More than you expected

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Job Description:

Grant Thornton’s Alternative Funds Tax team sits within the wider Financial Services (FS) Tax team, working with fund managers across all asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure. The FS Tax team provides tax advisory, transactions and compliance services to a variety of clients in the Financial Services market ranging from large international banks, insurance companies and asset managers to UK based private equity and alternative funds and start-up fintech companies. We combine technical expertise with a commercial approach, to build a strong trusted adviser relationship with our clients.

We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Associate Director with strong UK tax compliance and advisory experience to join our team in London. The alternative funds industry is dynamic, technically demanding and global, giving you the opportunity to work on domestic and international structuring, transactions and UK tax compliance and advisory matters, in addition to working with the wider Grant Thornton International network.

You will be responsible for managing the full suite of tax compliance and advisory services for asset managers themselves and the funds they manage, across the entire investment lifecycle including fund structuring, structuring carried interest arrangements, structuring the investment and divestment of assets and ongoing tax compliance and investor reporting.

Part of the role will focus on working alongside the partner group in building out the practice, building strong client relationships within the current and target client base. Working in practice means that the job is, by its nature, different every day and we want someone who is actively looking for this challenge. An agile approach to working with different projects and people is therefore essential.

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 Financial Services Tax team you will:

• Provide highly technical tax advice to asset managers and the funds they manage throughout the investment lifecycle of the fund, including transaction and tax structuring support
• Deliver partnership tax and corporate tax compliance services to asset management businesses, ensuring their tax reporting obligations and compliance deadlines are met
• Assist with investor reporting to enable clients to effectively communicate taxable results to their individual investors
• Manage your own diverse client portfolio, ensuring a high level of client service
• Work closely with our colleagues cross the Grant Thornton Financial Services Group and international network to identify opportunities from both new and existing clients
• Assist in winning working by proactively managing existing relationships and contributing to winning new clients
• Proactively train and develop more junior members of the team, including through the delivery of bespoke training sessions

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Financial Services Tax 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.

• Strong tax technical skills and an interest in the financial services sector (previous experience of working with one of the asset classes (private equity, venture capital, private credit) is preferred but is not essential
• Mix of corporate and partnership tax compliance experience
• A track record of leading projects, with a focus on accountability, high quality and timely delivery.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels (internally and externally)
• Strong and motivated team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with Alphatax, CCH personal tax, Power BI, Microsoft Office, and other relevant software.
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior team members.

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.