Associate Director - Tax Dispute Resolution

Grant Thornton; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton seeks an Associate Director for its Tax Dispute Resolution team in Bristol. The role involves leading projects dealing with HMRC disputes, managing a client portfolio, and delivering technical research. Successful candidates will possess significant tax experience, UK tax qualifications, and strong client management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a varied client portfolio.
• Demonstrable experience in a corporate/international tax team.
• Strong technical research skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects dealing with HMRC disputes.
• Manage and expand a portfolio focusing on large corporate clients.
• Compose and review correspondence for tax enquiries and disclosures.

Skills

Relevant tax experience

Client portfolio management

Knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation

Education

UK tax qualifications (CTA / ATT)

Job description

Job Description

Dealing with an HMRC tax dispute can make you feel like David facing Goliath. Yet, having an expert adviser by your side who understands the process and knows HMRC well makes staying compliant easy. Our unique Tax Dispute Resolution (TDR) service offering is tailored to support our clients through disputes and find the right way forward.

Our service offering covers a full suite of disputes, from routine HMRC enquiries to more serious cases of fraud. We also provide disclosure services, helping entities wanting to regularise their historic tax affairs to find the best route into HMRC.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, supporting you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As an Associate Director within our TDR team, you will:

• Lead on both large and small projects with colleagues across the wider team.
• Build and manage your own portfolio – likely focusing on large Corporate clients.
• Support Partners and Directors to manage tax disputes, completing analysis and computations to quantify the client’s taxable position.
• Compose, review, and deliver formal correspondence to progress HMRC enquiries and disclosures, aiming to minimise potential penalties.
• Produce well-supported technical research using relevant legislation, guidance from tax authorities, and the firm’s resources.
• Interact with HMRC to bring disputes to resolution for our clients.
• Attend meetings and proactively follow up on actions with Managers/Partners.
• Expand your internal network at Grant Thornton and support other teams with existing clients involved in HMRC disputes.
• Act with integrity and in line with our organisational values.

Knowing you’re right for us

The minimum criteria for joining as an Associate Director are:

• Relevant tax experience and/or progress with UK tax qualifications (CTA / ATT).
• Experience managing a varied client portfolio.
• Demonstrable experience working in a corporate/international tax team (in practice or industry).
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation.

Knowing we’re right for you

At Grant Thornton, we value diversity and inclusion, fostering an open and accessible culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and pursue their passions. We believe that your unique contributions help us deliver the right solutions for our clients and colleagues.

We support flexible working options to help you balance your work and personal life. Beyond the day-to-day, you can make a broader impact through secondments, charity work, and supporting entrepreneurs globally, grounded in our CLEARR values: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility.

We seek individuals eager to contribute, innovate, and exceed expectations—people committed to doing what’s right for the firm, clients, colleagues, and themselves.

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