Corporate and Transactions Director
Corporate and Transactions DirectorApply locations Dublin Cork Galway time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id JR7246
We are Grant Thornton Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they're located.
At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located.
We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future.
The Role We are seeking an experienced Tax Professional to join as Director in our growing Tax department.
As a Director, you must demonstrate depth of technical knowledge in your own service area and apply this knowledge to develop solutions to complex technical issues together with managing a team in complex and demanding assignments on a day to day basis.
Excellent opportunities exist for ambitious and driven candidates to progress within the firm.
The position attracts a competitive remuneration package and ongoing career development.
Main responsibilities: Takes responsibility and ownership of the client relationship at the appropriate level in the client's organisation;Manages portfolio of client assignments that are sizable in both scope and scale by providing intelligent and creative solutions to client tax issues both reactively and proactively;Has experience with working with large UK corporates including large UK groups as well as UK corporates in multinational groups.
Has sound understanding of all the specific tax issues associated with these size of corporates;Proactively seeks out business development opportunities and meets own financial targets set;Participates in the tendering process for new client pitches including developing personalised proposals for each potential client;Act as the focal point for the delivery of sophisticated tax advice to clients and the business;Consults on a variety of technical areas, including the ability to identify those able to provide support in relation to technical risk;Write high quality tax reports, professionally presented documents;A sound awareness and adherence to the firm's risk management processes and procedures;Takes responsibility for financial management of client accounts;Leads, manages, motivates and coaches managers and junior team members;Proactively manages own career, seeking out opportunities to work on a variety of assignments to build on existing experience;Demonstrate an understanding of the full range of the firm's products, services and capabilities.Skills and attributes: ACA/ACCA or CTA qualified;Proven post-qualification experience of working in a tax department of large practice (ideally Big 6);Strong technical knowledge and proven ability to identify opportunities for clients;Approachable and respected member of the team who takes a proactive interest in the team's performance and wellbeing;Capable of working on your own initiative while taking responsibility and ownership for wider team issues;Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and the team.Equity, diversity and inclusion At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues.
We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda.
Reward and benefits Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish.
We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.
Recognition We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours.
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