Tax Manager M&A in London

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. We pride ourselves on helping our clients achieve their strategic aims whilst maximising the tax exemptions available to them. Every day, we work with a diverse range of organisations, including University Groups, Social Housing Groups, Registered Charities, Mutual Traders, Local Authorities and Local Authority Trading Companies who undertake a mixture of both commercial and Public sector clients. We provide tax structuring, tax compliance and tax due diligence advice. With a relentless focus on quality and integrity, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish. We are part of the wider Real Estate Tax team, given that our large Social Housing and Local Authority client base means that a large amount of our work is focused on real estate transactions. These include tax structuring on collaborative regeneration projects involving both corporate and public sector entities, mixed tenure development schemes, student housing, and acquisitions / disposals arising from estate management projects. We advise on Stamp Taxes, Capital Gains, Corporate Tax and every other related niche in this market. We work very closely with our colleagues in VAT to ensure the partially exempt entities we work with receive holistic tax advice which goes beyond our specialism and ensures any all taxes are considered. We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life. A look into the role As a Manager within our Tax team, you will: We offer opportunities to work with high profile clients and on challenging projects. Work with the biggest names in the University, Charity and Social Housing sector on some of the most interesting projects around. The growing number of large clients now working with us means there are huge opportunities for rapid promotion at all levels. 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 clients and broader Tax teams. We'll ensure that you are supported by a team of capable and engaged tax colleagues. ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or equivalent qualificationUK corporate tax experience, ideally within the Real Estate / Not-for-Profit sectorExperience of monitoring junior team members' work and coaching / career developmentPreferably, you'll also have experience in the UK Real Estate or the Public sector 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: Tax structuring - helping our clients to buy and sell properties in a tax efficient mannerTax structuring – helping our clients maximise charitable exemptions via tax efficient group structures and gift aid policiesWorking collaboratively with Partner and Director team to build relationships on key accountsParticipate in business development initiatives and proposal activityTax compliance – advising our clients about on-going tax requirementsKnowing we're right for youEmbracing 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. 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, and we'll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you'll be giving back to society. We're looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. LondonType: Full time