Corporate Tax Associate Director

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

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in Leicester is seeking an Associate Director for its Private Capital corporate tax team. This role involves advising clients on tax issues, managing a large client portfolio, and developing junior staff. The ideal candidate will have strong UK corporate tax knowledge and significant experience in business development. Flexible working options are available, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension and life assurance

Shopping discounts and gym memberships

Qualifications

• Confidence in managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business clients.
• Experience working within a professional services environment.
• Supervisory experience in a tax environment.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on tax issues and compliance projects.
• Engage with clients and provide high-quality tax advice.
• Develop junior team members and support their career aspirations.

Skills

Knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation

Managing portfolio of clients

Business Development experience

Education

Professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Alternatively, Grant Thornton

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.

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, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. We have the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

A look into the role

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 business to private equity backed businesses.

Role level — Associate Director within our Private Capital corporate tax team, you will:

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.

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as an Associate Director, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business 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:

• You’ll possess strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and a working knowledge of international concepts
• You’ll have reviewed work and supervised people in a tax environment
• You’ll have gained experience working within a professional services environment
• You’ll have experience of managing a large portfolio of tax clients
• You’ll have demonstrable Business Development experience
• An eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm’s services and capabilities

Knowing we’re right for you

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart; we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

It’s not just about our culture and values; in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, you’ll also get:

• 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

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. We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. It’s how it should be.