Tax Associate Private Assurance Trusts

Grant Thornton (UK); Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate for their Trusts Tax team. This role offers a dynamic mix of compliance and advisory work, allowing you to manage a diverse client portfolio while developing your professional skills. You'll engage directly with clients, prepare tax returns, and navigate complex tax regulations. The firm fosters an inclusive culture and supports your growth through ongoing training and secondment opportunities. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development support

Secondment opportunities

Community engagement initiatives

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Trusts Tax and managing a small client portfolio.
• Post-qualification experience in tax compliance and advisory.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied portfolio of clients and prepare trust accounts and tax returns.
• Conduct technical research and liaise with HMRC on clients' behalf.

Skills

Trusts Tax knowledge

Tax compliance

Advisory skills

Technical research

Client management

Education

Professional qualification (ATT)

Job description

More than you expected

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of a global network of independent audit, tax, and advisory firms, made up of some 76,000 in over 150 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion, and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Working as part of our National Trusts Tax team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage a large and varied portfolio of clients with support from an exceptional network of senior leadership and junior colleagues. We work to develop our internal talent and offer a great deal of client exposure and responsibility in return.

Our GT Private Assurance – Trusts and Estates team specializes in looking after all aspects of the tax affairs of trusts and estates. You will manage a client portfolio and deal directly with trustees and beneficiaries, preparing the annual trust and estate accounts and tax returns, and dealing with other HMRC reporting, such as Inheritance Tax reporting and the trust registration service. You will also have the opportunity to work on advisory projects, ranging from dealing with day-to-day queries from your clients to preparing the tax computations for non-UK trusts, to advising on complex structuring projects and family wealth planning. Working closely with dynamic individuals is an important part of the role and you'll need to be able to build rewarding relationships quickly. If you are looking for variety, and balance between tax compliance and advisory work this is the role for you.

Our Tax practice is comprised of over 15 different teams with over 40 partners, working with clients in sectors including media and entertainment, technology, finance, and non-for-profit. Joining the tax service line, you will be passionate about understanding the issues that are important to our clients and their businesses and helping them do what is right. There’ll definitely be challenges along the way, but you’ll be supported and able to meet each one with a solution. That’s how you excel here.

A look into the role

As Associate within our Trusts Tax team you will:

1. Get challenging on-the-ground experience in a mixed compliance and advisory role, meeting clients, and helping them to operate in a more tax-efficient manner to realize and preserve wealth.
2. Carry out technical research, produce tax reports to advise clients and liaise with HM Revenue & Customs on their behalf.
3. Have secondment opportunities and build internal networks.
4. Keep up to date with and monitor developments in UK and International tax regulation.
5. Engage in on-the-job learning, alongside support with gaining a professional qualification.

Knowing you’re right for us

You will have a working knowledge of Trusts Tax and will have experience of managing a small client portfolio. We’re always on hand to offer support and guidance and are looking for colleagues who are invested in their professional and personal development.

Joining us as an Associate, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ATT) with post-qualification experience.

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:

1. Some years of tax experience.
2. Company accountant experience.

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people. We never settle for what is easy; we look beyond to deliver the right thing for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

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, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people 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.

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