Corporate Tax Manager - Private Capital

ukgrantt; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored development programmes

Flexible bank holidays

Pension & life assurance

Private medical insurance

Discounts

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is seeking a Manager in the Private Capital Corporate Tax team. You will manage a portfolio of entrepreneurial clients, deliver tax compliance, and provide advisory support with a focus on growth and value creation.

You will lead client engagements, supervise the team, and contribute to business development. The role emphasizes building trusted adviser relationships, delivering high‑quality tax advice, and collaborating across the GT network to serve Private Capital clients

Qualifications

• Professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and international concepts is preferred.
• Experience managing a large portfolio of tax clients in a professional services environment.
• Demonstrated business development experience and ability to grow client base.
• Ability to develop deep knowledge of the firm’s services and capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the corporation tax compliance cycle for a portfolio of clients.
• Advise clients on a range of tax issues across compliance and advisory projects.
• Participate in client meetings and provide clear, high-quality tax guidance.
• Lead by example delivering client work and coordinating with wider Tax teams.
• Mentor and develop more junior team members and support their career growth.
• Support pitches/proposals and contribute to cross-selling wider GT services.

Skills

CTA/ACA/ACCA

UK corporate tax

Portfolio management

Business development

Client relationship

Job description

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're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON'T BREAK ITSELF.

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 (who deal with groups with significant multi-national footprint and in-house tax functions) 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.

A look into the role

As a Manager within 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. You will:

• Management the corporation tax compliance cycle for a portfolio of clients
• 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.
• Support on pitch/proposals. You'll actively grow the business by increasing your presence in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to clients and targets.

Knowing you're right for us

Joining us as Manager, 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. You can learn more about our values in practice here.

It's not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us 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