Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

Grant Thornton UK LLP; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK advisory firm is seeking an Assistant Manager with a UK corporation tax background to join their Corporate Tax team. You will advise clients on tax compliance and advisory projects, manage tax provisions, and support junior members. This role offers flexible working options and a collaborative culture focused on development and empowerment.

Benefits

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension and life assurance

Private medical benefits

Access to shopping discounts

Gym memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum post-qualification experience required.
• Ability to manage a recurring portfolio of tax clients.
• Experience with tax provisioning and advisory projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a range of tax issues.
• Manage preparation of tax provisions and returns.
• Prepare tax technical advisory reports.
• Support client communications and solutions delivery.
• Manage budgets and overall project running.
• Provide support and coaching to junior members.

Skills

UK corporation tax technical skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Familiarity with Alphatax

Self-motivated and strong team player

Education

Professional qualification (ATT, CTA, ACA, ICAS or ACA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

We combine technical expertise with a commercial approach, to build a strong trusted adviser relationship with our clients. We work with sophisticated tax teams, which means that the work we do is technically challenging and international. We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for a curious, self‑motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Manager with a UK corporation tax background to work within our team. We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life. A look into the role As a member of the Corporate and Multinational tax team, you will have the opportunity to work with a varied client base, from listed groups to large Private Equity backed businesses. As a Corporate Tax Assistant Manager you will:

• Be advising a broad range of clients on a range of tax issues, covering a range of compliance and advisory projects.
• Manage the preparation of tax provisions and returns, and ensuring tax reporting obligations and compliance deadlines are met and a high level of client service is provided
• Be responsible for preparation of tax technical advisory reports
• Support on day-to-day client communications and, together with the senior team, deliver solutions for client advisory projects.
• Manage budgets, WIP and overall day to day running of client projects
• Provide on the job support and coaching to junior team members
  Joining us as a Corporate Tax Manager the minimum criteria you'll need is a professional qualification (ATT, CTA, ACA, ICAS or ACA) with post qualification experience, and an ability to manage a recurring portfolio of tax clients.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'll help you develop along the way.

• UK corporation tax technical skills, including experience with both tax provisioning and advisory projects.
• Experience in preparing corporate tax computations, including an awareness of the hybrid and other mismatch rules, interest deductibility, controlled foreign companies regime, Pillar 2, etc
• Self-motivated and strong team player. Curious and driven to learn.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with Alphatax, Power BI, Microsoft Office, and other relevant software
  At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.
• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
• Flexible bank holidays - allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you
• Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
• Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice
• And more. Visit our benefits section to read more. How we work We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. Life is more than work, the things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles. That is how it should be. We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.