Real Estate Tax Associate Director

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At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity and genuine partnership. We empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work‑life balance.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. In Real Estate Tax we pride ourselves on helping transform our clients’ real estate into greater assets. We advise real estate funds, global institutional investors, REITs, private investors and the public sector on investment into UK and pan‑European real estate, providing tax structuring, tax compliance and tax due diligence advice across all real estate sectors.

• Be part of a high‑performing team with a great deal of tenure within the firm and the sector. We offer opportunities to work with high‑profile clients and on challenging projects.
• Take responsibility for developing more junior team members and understanding their career aspirations.
• Work with the biggest names in the market on multi‑jurisdictional transactions across real estate and infrastructure, with current transactions in the £60m, £250m and £500m ranges and recent deals over £1bn. The growing number of large clients now working with us means huge opportunities for rapid promotion at all levels.
• Own your own work – we are a team of self‑starters and will give you the opportunity to cut your own path within the role. 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 Real Estate 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 qualification
• UK corporate tax experience, ideally within the Real Estate sector
• Experience of monitoring junior team members’ work and coaching / career development

Preferably, you’ll also have experience in the UK Real Estate market and demonstrable business development experience, including working collaboratively with Partner and Director teams to build relationships on key accounts.

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 manner
• International tax advice and due diligence services on cross‑border transactions
• Participate in and lead business development initiatives and proposal activity
• Tax compliance – advising our clients about ongoing tax requirements
• Setting up property funds including UK Real Estate Investment Trusts

Embracing 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.

Life is more than work. We look at flexible working options for all our roles and will always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job – from secondments to fundraising for local charities to investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society.

It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.