As a Tax Associate Director you will: 

• Work with the partner/director, with responsibility for the management of a significant portfolio of asset management clients. Whilst the work in this role is mainly tax compliance, covering both funds and asset managers, you would be responsible for the delivery of all tax compliance and advisory work, working with specialists in other areas or internationally as appropriate. 

• Be responsible for ensuring the work is completed in adherence with the firm’s QRM procedures and to deadlines for multiple engagements. 

• Be responsible for financial management including billing and debtor management 

• Develop junior team members through on-the-job training and coaching  

• Use and assist with the ongoing development of the firm’s Reporting Fund automation tool, where appropriate, for the preparation of the calculations, assisting with improvements to the tool and taking the tool to market 

Knowing you’re right for us  

Joining the Financial Services team as a Associate Director the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (CTA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent), and to be confident managing a portfolio of clients.  

It would be great if you also 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.  

• Knowledge of the offshore funds legislation and reporting fund regulations, taxation of UK OEICs, Investment trusts, VCTs, treaty eligibility and withholding tax reclaims, cross border investments and investors, and asset managers (both corporates and LLPs) 

• excellent tax technical skills and a desire to learn more in new areas 

• strong commitment to client service, looking to always add value 

• clear and effective communication style to work with clients and internal teams 

• self-motivated and strong team player  

• experience of coaching and developing more junior team members. 

• strong business development skills with a desire to grow the business and the team 

• familiarity with Alpha tax, CCH personal tax, Power BI, Microsoft Office, and other relevant software.  

Knowing we’re right for you 

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.  Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. 

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.  

Beyond the job   

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, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. 

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.