Corporate Tax Manager - Private Capital

ALTERNATIVELY, GRANT THORNTON

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving

ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing

audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight,

curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real

opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on

an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to

help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help

redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

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.

• Our Private Capital corporate tax team specialises in looking after exciting
• entrepreneurial businesses - we focus on the tax affairs of privately owned and
• private equity backed companies. These are exciting businesses to work with,
• they are dynamic, entrepreneurial and often fast growing and they need us to
• help them navigate their increasingly complex tax compliance obligations and
• support with a range of tax advisory projects as they grow, restructure and
• consider succession planning.

• Our approach is to work hard to build a strong trusted adviser relationship - we
• listen to what they want to achieve from a business and a personal perspective
• and help them do so in the most tax efficient way.

• We are part of a much wider national tax practice that also consists of
• corporate and multinational (who deal with groups with significant
• multi-national footprint and in-house tax functions) and our specialist services
• (innovation tax, employment taxes, VAT and real estate). We are able to draw on
• this specialist expertise to support our Private Capital clients as they grow.

• A look into the role

• As a Manager within our Private Capital Corporate Tax team you will have the
• opportunity to work with a varied client base, from owner-managed business to
• private equity backed businesses. You will:

• Be advising a broad range of clients on a range of tax issues, covering a

broad range of compliance and advisory projects

• Be actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering

client queries

• Engender trust and respect from clients by producing high quality tax advice

accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlines

• Lead from the front in regards to delivering client work, engaging with the

wider Tax teams to ensure correct skill utilisation on all projects

• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding

their career aspiration and support in this delivery

• Provide intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both

reactively and proactively, taking an active approach to cross-selling wider

solutions for other teams around the GT network.

• Lead on pitch/proposals. You’ll actively grow the business by being present

in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to clients and targets.

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional

qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post qualification experience,

and to be confident managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business clients.

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:

• You’ll possess strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and a working

knowledge of international concepts

• You’ll have reviewed work and supervised people in a tax environment
• You’ll have gained experience working within a professional services

environment

• You’ll have experience of managing a large portfolio of tax clients
• You’ll have demonstrable Business Development experience
• An eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm’s services and

capabilities

Knowing we’re right for you

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we’re known for our

inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish.

The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform

at our best.

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and

decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people

who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and

candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.

[https://careers.grantthornton.co.uk/about-us/our-culture-and-values/]

It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary

and reward package, us you’ll also get

• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching

• Flexible bank holidays – allowing you to celebrate the days that are

important to you

• Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional

holiday purchasing and health benefits

• Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships,

financial advice

And more. Visit our benefits section to read more.

[https://careers.grantthornton.co.uk/life-at-grant-thornton/reward-and-benefits/]

How we work

We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the

best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework

gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results

for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. 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.  That is how it should be.

We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, 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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