Tom Maggs has recently qualified as an ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) Chartered Accountant at Charter Tax. Over the past three years, he has passed a series of rigorous examinations in financial management, auditing, business strategy and taxation, which will see him admitted to the membership of the ICAEW and able to use the letters ACA after his name.
Throughout the months of study, Client Manager, Charlie Goss, along with the senior management team have been very supportive and on hand to mentor him and the firm’s other trainees
“Charter Tax is well regarded for its trainee programme and we are really proud to have yet another fully-qualified accountant in our team,” says Charlie. “To combine a career with studying takes a huge amount of dedication – particularly so during 2020, when life has been even more challenging.”
Tom began studying for his ACA qualification in 2017 and had, until the spring of 2020, been heading to London for his exams. However, Covid-19 saw him complete his final exams remotely.
“I must admit that this didn’t worry me too much,” says Tom. “While I’ve missed the personal interaction with my colleagues this year, I have settled into working – and studying – from home.”
Tom joined Charter Tax straight from school in July 2014, shortly after completing his A levels. He initially studied for and achieved his AAT qualification.
Having studied maths, economics and IT at A level, accountancy was certainly on the list of careers I was interested in and as I wanted to work towards further qualifications but had already decided that I didn’t want to go to University, I was delighted to be offered a trainee position with Charter Tax.
At Charter Tax, Tom is based within the corporate team, where his role involves working within the outsourced FD function, supporting businesses with VAT and tax returns and other FD related tasks.
“I particularly enjoy the variety which my role offers - no job is ever the same” says Tom. “I carry out work for many clients, all operating in a variety of business sectors. This ranges from clients that operate in the sporting industry to clients that operate in the agriculture industry.”
While he has only worked at Charter Tax, Tom says the firm stands out with its experience and expertise in dealing with international taxes and more recently the firms ability to carry out probate work.
When he’s not at work, Tom likes to be out on the golf course most weekends.
