International Tax - Associate Director

Grant Thornton Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join our International Tax team. You will lead delivery of international direct tax services for multinational clients, advise on cross-border issues, and build trusted client relationships while working with a market-facing, collaborative team.

You will develop senior client relationships, manage multiple engagements, and contribute to business development.

Qualifications

• Six years' PQE in an international tax role within professional services.
• Strong technical knowledge of international tax principles and cross-border transactions.
• Experience leading client engagements and delivering commercial tax advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of international direct tax services to multinational and internationally focused clients.
• Advise on local and cross-border tax matters, including international tax structuring, transactions and global tax issues.
• Work closely with clients to understand their business, priorities and objectives, building trusted relationships.
• Manage multiple client engagements, ensuring timely delivery within budget and high quality.
• Collaborate with Irish and global tax teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Contribute to business development and help grow the International Tax practice.
• Coach and develop junior team members to foster a high-performing team environment.
• Contribute to the commercial management of the practice, including WIP and financial performance.

Skills

Cross-border tax

Client relationship management

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Organisational skills

Commercial acumen

Education

ATT, ACA, ACCA and/or CTA qualification

Job description

Job Description

Associate Director – International Tax

Build your career in a growing, ambitious International Tax team

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director to join our fast-paced and growing International Tax team. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to continue developing as a trusted international tax adviser, work with ambitious multinational and internationally focused clients, and play a visible role in shaping high-quality client delivery.

You will be joining a market-facing team that is scaling, collaborative and commercially focused. The role is suited to someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, wants exposure to complex cross-border tax matters, and is motivated by the opportunity to learn, contribute and grow with strong leadership support around them.

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and manage the delivery of international direct tax services to multinational and internationally focused clients across a range of sectors.
• Advise on local and cross-border tax matters, including international tax structuring, transactions and global tax issues, delivering practical and commercially focused solutions
• Work closely with clients to understand their business, strategic priorities and commercial objectives, building trusted relationships over time.
• Manage multiple client engagements, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Irish and global tax practices to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
• Contribute to business development, identify opportunities to support existing clients, and help grow the International Tax practice.
• Coach, support and develop junior team members, helping to create a collaborative, high-performing and learning-focused team environment
• Contribute to the commercial management of the practice, including work in progress, recoverability and financial performance.

What You Will Gain

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Work on high-quality international tax matters for multinational and internationally active clients.
• Develop your technical, commercial and leadership skills in a supportive team environment.
• Learn from experienced leaders who are invested in your progression.
• Take ownership of meaningful client relationships and delivery responsibilities.
• Contribute to a growing team with a clear market-facing focus.
• Play an active role in mentoring others and shaping how the team develops.

Who We Are Looking For

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• ATT, ACA, ACCA and/or CTA qualification.
• At least six years’ post-qualification experience in an international tax role within a professional services environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of international tax principles and cross-border transactions.
• Experience managing complex client engagements and delivering commercially focused tax advice.
• A proven ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people development skills.
• Excellent communication, project management and organisational skills.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive mindset, with an interest in identifying opportunities to add value for clients and help grow the practice

About Us

We are Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.

At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

Our Benefits

Please follow this link for information on our generous benefits package.

About The Team

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Reward And Benefits

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.