Tax Manager - Reward Advisory Services

Grant Thornton (UK); Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Tax Manager to join their Reward Advisory Services team. In this role, you'll work closely with mid-market clients, providing expert advice on employee incentive arrangements and managing diverse projects. You'll collaborate across service lines, support the development of trainees, and contribute to business development efforts. The firm values diversity and offers flexible working options to help maintain a healthy work-life balance. If you're passionate about making a difference and eager to innovate, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Work-life balance support

Secondments and charity work opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum criteria include tax experience in Equity Reward and a professional qualification.
• Preferred skills include excellent client service and proactive project management.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly technical reward advice to mid-market clients.
• Manage client accounts and lead on client relationships.

Skills

Tax experience in Equity Reward

Designing employee incentive plans

Client service skills

Project management

Business development

Education

CTA / ATT / ACA qualification

Qualified lawyer

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, comprising over 76,000 professionals across more than 150 countries. We are a team of independent thinkers committed to quality, inclusion, and integrity. Globally, we bring diverse experiences to our clients, delivering a better, personal, proactive, and agile experience. That’s Grant Thornton.

Job Title: Tax Manager - Reward Advisory Services

Locations: Manchester, Birmingham, London, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, or Edinburgh

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Our teams help businesses and communities do what is right and achieve their goals. Our Reward Advisory Services (RAS) team is a vital part of our specialist Tax offering, working closely with clients to design and implement employee incentive arrangements for mid-market clients, including privately owned and PE-backed companies.

To grow our RAS practice, we seek specialist practitioners supported by our national RAS team and local stakeholders. We offer flexible working options, including reduced hours and job shares, to help you balance work and life.

A look into the role

As a Tax Manager in our national Reward Advisory Services team, you will:

• Work primarily with mid-market clients, providing highly technical reward advice in a practical and commercial context.
• Deliver and advise on equity reward projects, share plan implementations, and specialist tax support on transactions.
• Work on diverse projects such as tax-advantaged share plans, growth shares, cash plans, and transaction support.
• Create bespoke solutions considering clients’ unique situations, offering technical advice and insights aligned with their broader structuring needs.
• Collaborate across service lines including Corporate Finance, Valuations, and People Advisory.
• Manage graduates and trainees, supporting their development.
• Manage client accounts, lead on client relationships, and contribute to business development and market strategy.

Knowing you’re right for us

The minimum criteria to join as a Manager include tax experience in Equity Reward and a professional qualification (CTA / ATT / ACA) or equivalent, or being a qualified lawyer.

Preferred skills include:

• Designing and implementing employee incentive plans
• Excellent client service and time management skills
• Proactive project management, including billing and fee management
• Business development experience or interest
• Drafting, review, and modelling skills

Knowing we’re right for you

We value diversity and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can perform at their best and reach their potential. Our open culture encourages interaction with leaders who value your unique contributions. We support bringing your whole self to work and pursuing passions outside of work.

Beyond the job

We recognize life outside work is important. We offer flexible working options to help maintain work-life balance. Your impact extends beyond your role—through secondments, charity work, and supporting entrepreneurs worldwide, driven by our core values of purpose, curiosity, candor, and kindness.

We seek individuals eager to contribute, innovate, and go beyond expectations—people committed to doing what’s right for the firm, clients, colleagues, and themselves. That’s how it should be.

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