Graduate Tax Trainee - Belfast

At Grant Thornton, we're not your run of the mill Audit, Tax and Advisory firm. We always go beyond the norm, challenge convention and deliver creative solutions. We're always looking for changemakers. You can feel it the second you walk in: you're surrounded by passionate people. Our unique approach has helped us become one of Ireland's fastest-growing professional services firms. We're looking for creative thinkers with fresh ideas and traditionalists who dream big. We're not just looking for grads with a business background; we want grads from all disciplines. We know that the right people come from many different places and spaces. Our mission is to empower our people and clients to achieve their ambitions.

We are currently recruiting for a graduate trainee to join our Tax department in Belfast. Our Tax team works across the entire spectrum of Tax, from personal financial planning to international businesses and everything in-between. We aim to deliver the best innovation and proactive solutions for our clients. In Tax, you will gain exposure to various compliance obligations of a wide array of clients along with complex assignments and projects across various industries/sectors. Tax is always evolving, and you will have to keep an eye on changes that might affect our clients. By being adaptable, you will get to develop tax strategies and solutions customised to client needs. You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of businesses, from sole traders to SMEs, from multiple industries too!

Through your training, you will gain the relevant professional qualifications while undertaking a variety of Tax work across a diverse client base.

Essential Skills & attributes:

• Possess a strong academic record (minimum 2.1 award in a third level qualification or international equivalent);
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint;
• Can communicate ideas, function as part of a group and take a leadership role;
• Strive to make a significant contribution to a firm;
• Set challenging goals for themselves;
• Self-starter and proactive mind-set;
• Curiosity for tax and business in general;
• Possess the ability to help others solve problems;
• Live the values of the firm.

The Academy gives you regular business training that empowers you to develop the skills you want, at your own pace. As part of The Academy, you'll get exam support including tutorials and practice exams. We're going beyond to give you everything you need to get the results you want. We've created a well-rounded induction programme, so you can dive right in the deep end and get stuck in. And with our buddy system, you'll always have someone you can turn to who knows the ropes.

You're in the driving seat of your career when you work with us. You'll have loads of chances to develop your skills through relevant work experience that puts theory into practice. Our unique Trainee Progression System lays out all your important milestones, so you can hit them all. And we reward you when you do. At Grant Thornton, exam success and professional development of our staff is at the top of our priorities and this is reflected in our Exam Hub for students of all professional qualifications.

We're on the lookout for bright, confident people, just like you. If you're on track to get a minimum 2.1 in your degree and have strong IT skills, then we want you to work with us. We're seeking out new grads who can communicate their ideas, work well both as a team member and team leader, and who want to make a real difference to the firm. If you're willing to challenge yourself, help others solve problems and are on board with what we stand for, then what are you waiting for? Become a changemaker with Grant Thornton.

Application process: Please send an up to date CV to the following email and we will review your application and provide you with an update asap.

About Us: Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed wherever they’re located.

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At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it. Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently. What does this mean for you? A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients.

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People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued. We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm.

Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer.