Assistant Manager - Real Estate Tax

Grant Thornton LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial advisory firm is seeking an Assistant Manager in Real Estate Tax to join their Birmingham office. The role includes working with high-profile clients, leading client engagements, and participating in business development initiatives. The ideal candidate will be ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified with UK tax experience. The firm promotes flexible working to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified, or equivalent.
• Experience in UK Tax is essential.

Responsibilities

• Be a part of a high performing team working with high profile clients.
• Lead client dealings and engage with the Real Estate and broader Tax teams.
• Participate in business development and proposal activity.

Skills

UK Tax experience

Business development initiatives

Education

ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

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We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

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. In Real Estate Tax we pride ourselves on helping transform our clients’ real estate into greater assets. Every day, we provide a diverse range of organisations with the kind of business and financial advice it takes to do this. Our ideas and insight empower our clients to make big decisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth. With a relentless focus on quality and integrity, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish. We’re advising real estate funds, global institutional investors, REITs, private investors, and the public sector on investment into UK and pan-European real estate providing tax structuring, tax compliance and tax due diligence advice. We work in all real estate sectors including commercial, office, student housing, industrial logistics, retail and hotels.

As an Assistant Manager within our Real Estate Tax (RET) team, you will:

• Be a part of a high performing team with a great deal of tenure within the firm and the sector. We offer opportunities to work with high profile clients and on challenging projects.
• Work with the biggest names in the market on some of the most interesting projects around – multi-jurisdictional transactions across real estate and infrastructure with current transactions on in the £60m, £250m and £500m ranges and recent deals over £1bn. The growing number of large clients now working with us means there are huge opportunities for rapid promotion at all levels.
• Own your own work – we are a team of self-starters and will give you the opportunity to cut your own path within the role. With the support of the Partner and Directors, you’ll lead from the front when it comes to dealing with clients, delivering work and engaging with the Real Estate and broader Tax teams. We’ll ensure that you are supported by a team of capable and engaged tax colleagues.

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent qualification
• UK Tax experience

Preferably, you’ll also have experience in the UK Corporate Tax market, and 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 to develop along the way:

• Participate in business development initiatives and proposal activity
• Tax compliance – advising our clients about ongoing tax requirements

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.

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 firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations.

It’s how it should be.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. 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.