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Start Your Career (or Restart It!) in Business/Finance Technology with Innovate Tax!

Looking to start your first professional role after graduation? Or ready for a career change into something exciting, future-focused, and full of opportunity?

Join Innovate Tax, a multi-award-winning global tax technology consultancy company, as a Trainee IT Consultant, focusing on Business and Finance. Whether you’re a recent graduate, about to graduate, or someone seeking a fresh start, this is your chance to begin a rewarding career in the growing world of technology and business consulting.

You don’t need experience in Business, Finance or IT — just curiosity, motivation, and a willingness to learn. We’ll teach you everything you need to succeed.

Who we are

Innovate Tax is a global tax technology consultancy helping businesses automate and manage their VAT and other indirect taxes (GST) using well-known, reputable IT systems. We also implement compliance tools, including e-invoicing, globally, as well as developing our own tools, incorporating AI technology.

We’re headquartered in the UK and have offices in Bognor Regis and Monmouth. We are also established in the USA, UAE, and India, and we will have remote team members and contractors across the UK, Europe and beyond. Our environment is friendly, fast-paced, and focused on helping people reach their potential.

Innovate Tax IT Consultants are the lifeblood of our business.

Many of our current consultants started as trainees — now they lead teams and travel the world implementing solutions across the major ERPs, including Oracle, SAP and Workday, using both Native and External Tax Engines for some of the biggest global brands (take a look at our website) across over 150 countries.

What You’ll Do (With Full Support and Training)

As a Trainee IT Consultant, you’ll work alongside experienced consultants and gain hands-on experience in business, finance and technology. You’ll learn how large organisations use software systems to manage their global operations and taxes.

Your day-to-day might include:

• Supporting consultants on live projects for major international clients (see who we work with on our website).
• Learning how to configure and document software systems like Oracle and SAP.
• Helping create and update internal training materials and client guides.
• Providing first-line support to clients with the guidance of senior team members.
• Researching global tax trends and contributing to blog posts or newsletters (we’ll teach you how!).
• Gaining the opportunity (once trained) to visit client sites in the UK or abroad.

Every day is different — you’ll be learning new skills, building confidence, and developing a clear career path in technology consulting.

Who You Are

We are seeking candidates who are:

• Enthusiastic about learning and open to exploring the world of IT, business, finance and technology.
• Enjoy tackling challenges and being solution-focused
• Able to communicate and enjoy working in a busy team and helping others.
• Organised, reliable, and have a great attention to detail
• Positive, curious, and ready to grow in a fast-paced environment.

No experience in Business, Finance (tax) or IT is required — just the right mindset and a desire to learn.

What You’ll Get

• Comprehensive training and mentoring from experienced consultants.
• Clear career development opportunities — many of our team started as trainees and now lead global projects.
• 20 days’ annual leave, plus public holidays (increasing yearly, with service).
• Company Sick Pay.
• Royal London Pension Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme & Wellness Hour initiative.
• Casual dress code and your birthday off!
• Exciting company events and social activities.
• A friendly, supportive environment that celebrates success and individuality.

Our Core Values

We’re proud of the culture we’ve built — one that’s based on collaboration, respect, and continuous learning.

Our five core values guide everything we do:

• Respect – for ourselves, our colleagues, our clients, our differences – everything!
• Look for opportunity – we always aim to innovate and improve, never accepting the status quo.
• Make your good better – we always strive to excel at the things we are good at and seek to improve our knowledge, expertise and ourselves.
• Always deliver – we take ownership of what we do and if we say we’ll do something, we’ll do it!
• Above and beyond – we always make the effort to go the extra mile to impress ourselves and our clients.

If you are keen to learn and interested in a career working in the Business/Finance technology sector, there’ll be lots of options open to you. Whatever your ambitions, we will give you all the support and encouragement you need.

Please note: this role is office-based, so you must be able to travel to and from our Bognor Regis or Monmouth office daily.