Corporate Tax Associate Director

Grant Thornton UK LLP; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in the UK is seeking a dedicated tax advisor to support clients in navigating complex tax compliance and advisory projects. The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification and experience managing portfolios of entrepreneurial businesses. The role emphasizes collaboration, client trust, and innovative tax solutions, offering a competitive salary and tailored development programs.

Benefits

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension and life assurance

Access to shopping discounts and gym memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum post-qualification experience managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business clients.
• Eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm's services.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on tax issues, covering compliance and advisory projects.
• Engage with clients confidently in meetings.
• Lead client work delivery and develop junior team members.
• Provide creative solutions to client tax issues.

Skills

Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation

Business development experience

Experience in professional services

Managing a large portfolio of tax clients

Education

Professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our Private Capital corporate tax team specialises in looking after exciting entrepreneurial businesses – we focus on the tax affairs of privately owned and private equity backed companies. These are exciting businesses to work with, they are dynamic, entrepreneurial and often fast growing and they need us to help them navigate their increasingly complex tax compliance obligations and support with a range of tax advisory projects as they grow, restructure, and consider succession planning. Our approach is to work hard to build a strong trusted adviser relationship – we listen to what they want to achieve from a business and a personal perspective and help them do so in the most tax efficient way. We are part of a much wider national tax practice that also consists of corporate and multinational work and our specialist services (innovation tax, employment taxes, VAT and real estate). We are able to draw on this specialist expertise to support our Private Capital clients as they grow.

Role Overview

As a member of our Private Capital corporate tax team you will have the opportunity to work with a varied client base, from owner‑managed businesses to private equity backed businesses.

Responsibilities

• Be advising a broad range of clients on a range of tax issues, covering a broad range of compliance and advisory projects
• Be actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queries
• Engender trust and respect from clients by producing high quality tax advice accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlines
• Lead from the front in regards to delivering client work, engaging with the wider Tax teams to ensure correct skill utilisation on all projects
• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspiration and support in this delivery
• Provide intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both reactively and proactively, taking an active approach to cross‑selling wider solutions for other teams around the GT network
• Lead on pitch/proposals. You'll actively grow the business by being present in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to clients and targets

Minimum criteria: a professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post‑qualification experience, and to be confident managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business clients.

Qualifications

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:

• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and a working knowledge of international concepts
• Reviewed work and supervised people in a tax environment
• Experience working within a professional services environment
• Experience of managing a large portfolio of tax clients
• Demonstrable business development experience
• An eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm's services and capabilities

What we offer

At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. We provide audit, tax and advisory services, empowering clients through strategic insight, curiosity and genuine partnership. We empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work‑life balance. The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, and we are known for creating environments where all our people can flourish.

Our culture is built on responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives the 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. We look at flexible working options for all our roles. We are looking for people who can drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations, and who want to proudly do what's right for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves.

With over 5,000 people in the UK and a presence in 150 global markets, we are on an ambitious journey from great to exceptional. We need the best people to help us achieve our potential and the opportunity to help redefine our industry and your career vision.

We offer a competitive salary and reward package, along with:

• 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
• Other benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships and financial advice