Real Estate Tax Associate Director

Grant Thornton UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income protection

Matched pension

Life cover

Private medical + Doctor@Hand + Strong

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is seeking an Associate Director in Real Estate Tax (RET) to lead and develop a high‑performing team. You will work with high profile clients on complex, multi‑jurisdictional real estate and infrastructure transactions, while mentoring junior colleagues and collaborating with Partner and Director teams across Real Estate and Tax.

You will be tasked with driving business development, client relationships and delivering work to a very high standard, with opportunities for rapid

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent qualification.
• UK corporate tax experience, ideally within the Real Estate sector.
• Experience in the UK Real Estate market, with demonstrable Business Development experience including working with Partner/Director teams to build key relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop more junior team members and coach their career progression.
• Lead from the front when dealing with clients, delivering work and engaging with Real Estate and broader Tax teams.
• Own your own work and cut your own path within the role.
• Work with high profile clients on challenging, multi‑jurisdictional real estate and infrastructure transactions.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Business development

Client engagement

Team leadership

Education

ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified

Job description

• As an Associate Director within our Real Estate Tax (RET) team, you will:
• Be a part of a high performing team with a great deal of tenure within the firm and the sector
• We offer opportunities to work with high profile clients and on challenging projects
• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspirations
• Work with the biggest names in the market on some of the most interesting projects around – multi-jurisdictional transactions across real estate and infrastructure with current transactions on in the £60m, £250m and £500m ranges and recent deals over £1bn
• The growing number of large clients now working with us means there are huge opportunities for rapid promotion at all levels
• Own your own work – we are a team of self-starters and will give you the opportunity to cut your own path within the role
• With the support of the Partner and Directors, you’ll lead from the front when it comes to dealing with clients, delivering work and engaging with the Real Estate and broader Tax teams
• We’ll ensure that you are supported by a team of capable and engaged tax colleagues

Benefits

• Income protection
• Matched pension
• Life cover
• Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
• Professional subscriptions

Tax structuring - helping our clients to buy and sell properties in a tax efficient mannerInternational tax advice and due diligence services on cross-border transactionsParticipate and lead in business development initiatives and proposal activityTax compliance – advising our clients about on-going tax requirementsSetting up property funds including UK Real Estate Investment TrustsExperience of monitoring junior team members’ work and coaching / career developmentACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent qualificationUK corporate tax experience, ideally within the Real Estate sectorPreferably, you’ll also have experience in the UK Real Estate market, and demonstrable Business Development experience including working collaboratively with Partner and Director team to build relationships on key accountsIt 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 to develop along the way