Corporate Tax Manager - Private Capital in Milton Keynes

At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. We provide audit, tax and advisory services, empowering clients through strategic insight, curiosity and genuine partnership. Our culture promotes real opportunity, inclusivity and work‑life balance.

Our Private Capital corporate tax team specialises in supporting entrepreneurial businesses that are privately owned or backed by private equity. We help them navigate complex tax compliance obligations and provide advisory projects as they grow, restructure or consider succession planning.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our approach is to work hard to build a strong trusted adviser relationship – we listen to what they want to achieve from a business and a personal perspective and help them do so in the most tax‑efficient way.

As a member of our Private Capital corporate tax team you will have the opportunity to work with a varied client base, from owner‑managed businesses to private equity backed businesses. As an Associate Director, you will:

• Be advising a broad range of clients on a range of tax issues, covering a broad range of compliance and advisory projects
• Be actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queries
• Engender trust and respect from clients by producing high‑quality tax advice accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlines
• Lead from the front in regard to delivering client work, engaging with the wider Tax teams to ensure correct skill utilisation on all projects
• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspirations and supporting them in delivery
• Provide intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both reactively and proactively, taking an active approach to cross‑selling wider solutions for other teams around the GT network
• Lead on pitch/proposals. You’ll actively grow the business by being present in the market and demonstrating our capabilities to clients and targets.

Joining us as an Associate Director, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (CTA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with post‑qualification experience, and to be confident managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business 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:

• You’ll possess strong knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and a working knowledge of international concepts
• You’ll have reviewed work and supervised people in a tax environment
• You’ll have gained experience working within a professional services environment
• You’ll have experience of managing a large portfolio of tax clients
• You’ll have demonstrable business development experience
• An eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm’s services and capabilities

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart; we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best. Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

Benefits include tailored development programmes and access to coaching, flexible bank holidays, pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits, shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice, and more.

We have a trust‑based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life.