Tax Manager - Global Mobility Services, Grant Thornton, London

At Grant Thornton we're driven by a purpose of shaping a vibrant economy, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive. By living our purpose and focusing on quality, we strive to be the go-to-firm for growth. We’ve created our own unique culture – one that offers the opportunities of a major organisation in a personal, close-knit environment and that's built around a Challenger Leadership style and a Shared Enterprise model.

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It's a well-known fact that people are a businesses' greatest asset. However, they can also be their biggest challenge. Our team of specialists take the time to learn about our client's challenges. From there, we provide pragmatic, realistic solutions for your people, pay and rewards. Our solutions embrace everything from designing and implementing incentive plans that help make client's an employer of choice, supporting their globally mobile workforce. Our specialists also deal with every aspect of reward packages and employment tax issues. In short, we can do everything it takes to help client's reduce costs and manage risk.
Job Description:

You will be a tax professional with an expatriate tax / global mobility background who is able to bring working experience of large corporate entities on UK and US tax matters.

Markets
• Builds an understanding of the potential for selling into clients and seeks to participate in business development opportunity.
• Develops an internal network within the tax department and other service lines.

Clients
• Builds good rapport with the client, with a clear understanding of client expectations and achieving high levels of client service.
• Provides general support to clients in the provision of tax advice.
• Regularly attends meetings; when appropriate, answering client queries. Takes minutes and proactively encourages the partner/manager to follow up on agreed actions.

Tax Delivery
• Provides general support to clients in the provision of tax advice.
• Prepares tax returns and computations in conjunction with agreed timescales; ensures the efficient and risk managed delivery of compliance.
• Prepares and files ruling requests on behalf of the client.
• Supports managers on tax planning and other ad hoc projects.
• Can produce a well supported piece of technical research.
• Assists with the production of tax reports and reviewing documents.
• Acts as a point of contact on specific projects for any queries from the business.

People
• Is an approachable and respected member of the team who takes a proactive interest in the team's performance and wellbeing.
• Inputs to all performance reviews on assignments for junior team members, and also completes self job and performance reviews including biannual reviews on a timely basis.

Technical competence
• Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge to undertake relevant area of work.
• Seeks solutions to technical issues and demonstrates a willingness to understand and recognise the breadth of possible technical issues.

Experience of Global Mobility Tax programmes, arrival and departure briefings, and expatriate tax return preparation essential.
ATT qualification essential.
CTA or Enrolled Agent desirable
Experience of US personal tax desirable.