Corporate Tax Associate Director

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. The Corporate and Multinational tax team
• specialises in working with large complex businesses to navigate the
• ever-changing corporate tax landscape, manage tax risk and ensure compliance
• with relevant tax laws and regulations. In everything we do our aim is to
• deliver tailored, proactive and value add service to our clients.

• We combine technical expertise with a commercial approach, to build a strong
• trusted adviser relationship with our clients.  We work with sophisticated tax
• teams, which means that the work we do is technically challenging and
• international. We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for an
• experienced, self-motivated and enthusiastic Associate Director with a strong UK
• corporation tax background to work within our team.

• We’re  happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares,
• we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

• A look into the role

• As a member of the Corporate and Multinational Tax team, you will have the
• opportunity to work with a varied client base, from listed groups to large
• Private Equity backed businesses.

As a Corporate Tax Associate Director 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 leading client relationships and, together with the senior team, deliver

solutions for client advisory projects.

• Managing the preparation of tax provisions and ensuring tax reporting

obligations and compliance deadlines are met

• Develop and lead your own client portfolio, ensuring a high level of client

service

• Work closely with our colleagues across the Grant Thornton’s tax practice, to

identify opportunities from both new and existing clients

• Proactively train and develop more junior members of the team, including

through the delivery of bespoke training sessions

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

wider Tax teams to ensure correct skill utilisation on all projects

• Actively contribute to business development activities by proactively

managing existing relationships and pitching work to new clients. You will

support the partner and director team on proposals. You’ll actively grow the

business by being present in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to

clients and targets.

• Have a thorough understanding and adhere to the firm’s risk management and

quality procedures

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Corporate Tax AD the minimum criteria you’ll need is a

professional qualification (ATT, CTA, ACA, ICAS or ACA) with post qualification

experience, and will be confident managing a portfolio of tax 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.

• Strong UK corporation tax technical skills, including leading domestic and

international advisory projects, and experience with tax provisioning /

interim and full year group reporting

• Strong corporate tax compliance experience – experience in advising and

awareness of the hybrid and other mismatch rules, interest deductibility,

controlled foreign companies regime, Pillar 2, etc

• A track record of leading projects, with a focus on accountability, high

quality and timely delivery.

• Self-motivated and strong team player

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and

written communication skills

• Experience of coaching and developing more junior team members
• A desire to network and play an active part in the growth of the broader team
• You'll apply critical reasoning to bring clarity and insight. We do it by

asking great questions, listening and drawing on our collective knowledge and

experience to really help others grow

• Familiarity with Alphatax, Power BI, Microsoft Office, and other relevant

software

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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