M&A Tax Manager

Overview

As a Manager in M&A Tax at Grant Thornton, you’ll lead tax structuring and due diligence for private equity and corporate clients across buy-side and sell-side deals, including potential AIM/Main Market transactions. You’ll collaborate across Transaction Advisory and other teams, shaping deal outcomes with robust tax insights. The role blends technical tax work with high client interaction, requiring strong relationship management and clear communication. This is a growth-focused opportunity within a collaborative, flexible culture that values delivery and development.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible bank holidays
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Private medical
• Holiday purchasing
• Shopping discounts

Responsibilities

• Lead tax structuring and due diligence for buy-side and sell-side transactions
• Manage client relationships and coordinate with target management and external advisers
• Collaborate with FDD and SPA Advisory teams to align TAS outputs with deal needs
• Prepare and review structuring reports considering tax implications and transaction requirements
• Oversee due diligence meetings, supervising analysis and report quality before partner review
• Review forecast models, funds flows, and legal documentation with the team
• Support business development, preparing proposals and presenting to prospective clients
• Manage project budgets, billing accuracy, and debtors control
• Provide training and development to team members
• Build internal networks across TAS, Corporate Finance, and GT’s international firms
• Engage with external contacts (private equity, law firms, intermediaries) to drive opportunities

Key requirements

• Qualified chartered accountant or tax adviser (ACA, CA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent) and solid UK tax grounding
• UK corporation tax compliance and/or M&A experience
• Exposure to transfer pricing, R&D, VAT, employment taxes, stamp duty, share transactions/share option schemes
• Proven client handling and project management experience
• Experience advising on technical tax matters
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and meet deadlines
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills for client and target documentation

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Relationship management and stakeholder engagement
• Commercial awareness and business development mindset
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Tax advisory capabilities

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