Corporate Tax Associate Director (Happy to talk flexible working)

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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 Scottish Tax team is looking for an Associate Director to facilitate the continued growth of the corporate tax practice. You will develop strong relationships with clients and across the firm, lead on delivery of complex cross border tax assignments and help grow our business through active business development. 

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 an Associate Director within our corporate tax team, you will:  

• Be advising a broad range of clients through to large multinational groups on a range of tax issues, coving a broad range of compliance and advisory projects
• Be a part of the Grant Thornton UK tax network, a team of over 700 professionals across the UK. Your home team will be within the Scottish Tax team where you will support Partners and Directors in advising clients on all corporate tax issues.
• Lead on delivering tax projects for our clients. You’ll drive and manage complex projects, including liaising with our international member firms and being the main point of contact for our external clients.
• Help coach and develop junior members of staff and lead on pitch / proposal sessions. You’ll actively grow the business by being present in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to clients, targets and external bodies.

Knowing you’re right for us  

Joining us as an Associate director, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CTA) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a large 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.  

• You’ll possess working knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and international concepts
• You’ll have reviewed work and supervised staff 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

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 CLEARR values – Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.  

We’re looking for people 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.