Tax Manager (Flexible Hours!) in Cambridge

Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career. Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.Our Private Capital corporate tax team specialises in looking after exciting entrepreneurial businesses - we focus on the tax affairs of privately owned and private equity backed companies. These are exciting businesses to work with, they are dynamic, entrepreneurial and often fast growing and they need us to help them navigate their increasingly complex tax compliance obligations and support with a range of tax advisory projects as they grow, restructure and consider succession planning.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.We are part of a much wider national tax practice that also consists of corporate and multinational (who deal with groups with significant multi-national footprint and in-house tax functions) and our specialist services (innovation tax, employment taxes, VAT and real estate). We are able to draw on this specialist expertise to support our Private Capital clients as they grow.A look into the role As a Manager within our Private Capital Corporate Tax team you will have the opportunity to work with a varied client base, from owner-managed business to private equity backed businesses. Be advising a broad range of clients on a range of tax issues, covering a broad range of compliance and advisory projectsBe actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queriesEngender trust and respect from clients by producing high quality tax advice accurately, delivering on expectations and deadlinesLead from the front in regards to delivering client work, engaging with the wider Tax teams to ensure correct skill utilisation on all projectsTake responsibility for developing more junior team members, understanding their career aspiration and support in this deliveryProvide 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.Knowing you’re right for us Joining us as Manager, 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 conceptsYou’ll have reviewed work and supervised people in a tax environmentYou’ll have gained experience working within a professional services environmentYou’ll have experience of managing a large portfolio of tax clientsYou’ll have demonstrable Business Development experienceAn eagerness to develop deep knowledge of the firm’s services and capabilitiesKnowing we’re right for you 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. It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us you’ll also get: Tailored development programmes and access to coaching Flexible bank holidays - allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice And more. 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. Life is more than work, the things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles. We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. CambridgeType: Full time