Tax Manager, Grant Thornton UK
Trusts Tax
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
Open for applications
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make businesses more personal by investing in building relationships.
Role
Who you are
- You will have a working knowledge of Trusts Tax and will have experience of managing a client portfolio
- We’re always on hand to offer support and guidance and are looking for colleagues who are invested in their professional and personal development
- Joining us as a Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (CTA or STEP) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a portfolio of 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
- Trust and / or Private Client advisory experience (including advice on potential changes to Trusts, tax efficient trust payments, and Inheritance Tax planning)
- Trust compliance experience
- A working knowledge of onshore trusts but if you have experience of offshore trusts would be desirable but not essential
- Experience with a varied portfolio of trust clients
What the job involves
- Working as part of our National Trusts Tax team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage a large and varied portfolio of clients with support from an exceptional network of senior leadership and junior colleagues
- We work to develop our internal talent and offer a great deal of client exposure and responsibility in return
- We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life
- Be afforded the opportunity to manage your own interesting portfolio of varied trust clients with the support of an outstanding management team. You'll be trusted to work effectively and any ideas for improvements to service will be listened to by senior management
- Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspirations and support in this delivery
- Be actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queries
- Be involved in supporting senior management in producing high quality tax compliance and advice accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlines
- Have an opportunity to join a large and high performing team within Grant Thornton. We're looking for individuals who are prepared to grow their internal network as you will have the opportunity to work with the wider Tax teams together with the wider GT network
Our take
Grant Thornton UK is a leading professional services firm that's part of a global network spanning over 150 countries and more than 76,000 people. With 23 offices across the UK and a team of over 5,000, they combine an international reach with deep local insight.
It specialises in audit, tax, and advisory services, but what really sets it apart is its focus on fresh thinking and building strong, personal relationships. From helping CFOs digitise their operations to advising on high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, Grant Thornton works across a wide range of industries to tackle complex challenges and unlock real progress.
Recently, the company has doubled down on its growth, welcoming hundreds of new trainees, launching digital-first roles, and promoting key talent into leadership. With investments in technology and talent development, it's building future-ready teams for clients and pushing into new markets.
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Company benefits
- Life cover
- Income protection
- Matched pension
- Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
- Professional subscriptions
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Malcolm Gomersall
(CEO)Malcolm has been at Grant Thornton since 2001, holding various roles including Office/Regional Managing Partner and Business Unit Leader. And he became CEO of the company in 2024.
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