Trust Manager, Grant Thornton, Manchester

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Job Description:

In Trust our entrepreneur clients know how that it's important to start planning for the future of their business sooner rather than later. We help clients plan their succession, so that someone else can take their business to the next level, whether through a trade sale, management buyout or succession within the business. For many years, we've dealt with complex tax and family issues, including matters regarding succession planning, protecting family wealth, funding school fees, and ensuring tax-efficient sales. Our team provide advice on tax efficient structures to protect our client's family wealth; provide detailed and clear trust accounting information; establish tailored fiduciary and other arrangements to meet clients' long term plans; and provide a full range of fiduciary services ensuring arrangements meet objectives.

The Trust Manager must present solutions to increasingly complex technical issues, demonstrate sufficient technical knowledge in trusts in order to develop solutions to complex technical issues and manage a team in demanding assignments on a day to day basis.

You'll be considered a subject matter expert in their fields and will be asked to provide intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both reactively and proactively. In addition, the Trust Manager will be writing high quality tax reports, working autonomously and with minimal input from directors or partners.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the practice’s growth and be a role model for the wider tax team.

Who we're looking for:

You'll have a genuine interest in our clients. We want to provide a distinctive service and

unlock potential for growth in dynamic organisations.

You'll know that what you do matters. As an organisation we want to be known for how we

do business, not simply what we do. So, we need people who know that every act matters

from the simple things to the insights we bring to clients.

You'll seize opportunities. We want to adapt quickly and wisely to changing conditions to

optimise growth for both our clients and ourselves.

You'll apply critical reasoning to bring clarity and insight. We do it by asking great questions,

listening and drawing on our collective knowledge and experience to really help others grow.

Education, experience and qualifications:

you'll be technically strong and have advisory experience
you'll be CTA qualified

You’ll also ideally have a background working in trusts taxation