Tax Manager (Trusts Tax)

Grant Thornton UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income protection

Matched pension

Life cover

Private medical (Doctor@Hand & Stronge

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is looking for a Manager to join the National Trusts Tax team in Manchester. You will manage a diverse client portfolio with support from senior leadership and colleagues, delivering tax compliance and advisory services timely and accurately.

The role offers flexibility in working patterns, including reduced hours or job shares, and opportunities to grow within GT’s extensive tax network.

Qualifications

• CTA or STEP qualification with post-qualification experience.
• Experience managing a portfolio of trust clients.
• Knowledge of Trusts Tax and related compliance.
• Private Client advisory experience including inheritance tax planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large and varied portfolio of trust clients with senior leadership support.
• Lead client meetings, provide tax advice, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Develop junior team members and support their career growth.
• Contribute to high-quality tax compliance and advisory work within the team.
• Collaborate across Grant Thornton's wider tax network.

Skills

Trusts Tax knowledge

Portfolio management

Client meetings

Mentoring juniors

Tax compliance experience

Private Client advisory

Communication skills

Education

CTA or STEP qualification

Job description

• 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
• We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life
• Be afforded the opportunity to manage your own interesting portfolio of varied trust clients with the support of an outstanding management team. You’ll be trusted to work effectively and any ideas for improvements to service will be listened to by senior management
• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspirations and support in this delivery
• Be actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queries
• Be involved in supporting senior management in producing high quality tax compliance and advice accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlines
• Have an opportunity to join a large and high performing team within Grant Thornton. We’re looking for individuals who are prepared to grow their internal network as you will have the opportunity to work with the wider Tax teams together with the wider GT network

Benefits

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

Joining us as a Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (CTA or STEP) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a portfolio of clientsWe’re always on hand to offer support and guidance and are looking for colleagues who are invested in their professional and personal developmentIt 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 wayYou will have a working knowledge of Trusts Tax and will have experience of managing a client portfolioTrust compliance experienceTrust and / or Private Client advisory experience (including advice on potential changes to Trusts, tax efficient trust payments, and Inheritance Tax planning)Experience with a varied portfolio of trust clientsA working knowledge of onshore trusts but if you have experience of offshore trusts would be desirable but not essential