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Corporate Tax Manager - Recovery & Reorganisation Team

Tax Practice

Central London

Permanent

Updated May 6, 2008

The Grant Thornton Tax Department comprises a specialised team of tax advisers who offer quality tax planning and compliance advice across the whole range of individual and business tax matters. A wide range of industries are serviced including motor retail, health and legal sectors, building construction, manufacturing, transport and financial services to name a few. In addition specialist advisers provide restructuring, recovery and insolvency services and advice to both the internal recovery and reorganisation department and externally. Outside the Big 4 Grant Thornton are the only advisers to have a credible specialism in this area.

As the Corporate Tax Manager you will act as an assistant/technical adviser to a Tax Partner specialising in recovery and reorganisation and will be a National contact for such technical enquiries.

Main responsibilities include:

• Planning and performing tax consultancy assignments, including tax planning for the sale of companies and assets, and corporate reorganisations.
• Taking steps to minimise professional risk, including appropriate documentation for the services provided, and adequate consultation and review.
• Have a role in marketing, identifying and developing tax saving ideas which are relevant to clients, and working with partners and other managers to promote the Firm's tax expertise to clients and target clients.
• Ensure the efficient and risk managed delivery of post appointment compliance.
• Development of assigned staff.

Who we're looking for
• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CTA or equivalent
• Strong general corporate tax experience
• Proactive in managing own workload
• Sound technical knowledge
• Ability to communicate issues clearly and effectively.
• Able to work under time pressure and make quick judgements
• Develop and maintain a network of both internal and external contacts
• Take an active part in selling and cross selling activities
• Contribute to team direction for achievement of team/office objectives
• Manage multiple projects/assignments
• Insolvency experience and Management experience is desirable but not essential

About our client
The national Recovery & Reorganisation practice of Grant Thornton has 43 partners and directors, nearly 300 staff and works out of 16 locations, making us one of the biggest dedicated Recovery teams in the UK.

We are at the hub of Europe's biggest and most important financial centre with decision-makers at all UK clearing/primary banks, major national and international law firms, investment banks and venture capital houses are, quite literally, on our doorstep.

We work with an increasingly diverse group of stakeholders, including lenders, corporates, boards of directors, creditors, public sector bodies and institutional shareholders. The complexion of our work is shifting away from traditional insolvency procedures, which means we are demanding greater creativity and flexibility from our teams. By joining us, you could be working in many newer areas such as operational restructuring, post-deal integration, accelerated M&A, and pension scheme advisory work.

Much of our work derives from the strong focus we have on particular sectors - automotive, healthcare, leisure, food, agribusiness and printing.

What's on offer
Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 20 7269 2224. Job Ref: 12915441
Your application will be sent to Alex Stirling.