Tax Reporting Associate Director

Overview

As an Associate Director in Grant Thornton’s tax reporting team, you lead tax audit and reporting for major audit clients, focusing on the public interest market. You’ll develop cross-border tax expertise, guide complex compliance, and work with overseas firms while shaping thought leadership and training on accounting standards. You’ll also help manage the team, support business development, and contribute to the firm’s growth with a proactive, collaborative approach.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible bank holidays
• pension
• life assurance
• private medical
• holiday purchasing
• gym memberships

Responsibilities

• Provide tax audit services to large audit clients with a focus on public interest market
• Develop relationships with overseas member firms and handle complex UK and international tax matters
• Deliver tax reporting and complex corporate tax compliance for clients and support related advisory projects
• Act as a key contact for tax reporting and audit matters, contributing to thought leadership and training on accounting standards
• Provide operational support to the tax reporting team (resourcing, training, quality reviews)
• Engage in business development activities to support growth in audit and tax services
• Collaborate with Partners and Directors to ensure timely, high-quality service delivery
• Mentor and supervise staff in tax environments
• Develop deep knowledge of firm’s services and capabilities
• Contribute to a culture of inclusion and performance

Key requirements

• Professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience
• Ambition to build a specialism in tax reporting
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and international concepts
• Strong tax accounting knowledge with familiarity of IAS 12 and FRS 102.29
• Experience undertaking tax audits as a tax specialist
• Experience in a professional services environment with multi-stakeholder delivery
• Experience reviewing work and supervising people in tax environments
• Eagerness to deepen knowledge of the firm’s services

• Ambition and drive
• Adaptability and pace in changing markets
• Curiosity and questioning mindset
• UK corporate tax legislation
• International tax concepts
• Tax accounting knowledge (IAS 12, FRS 102.29)

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