Provides employment tax compliance and advisory services for diverse clients. Responsibilities include PAYE, benefits-in-kind, P11D, ERS, PSA, IR35, CIS, cross-border employment tax, share incentive arrangements, risk assessments, HMRC disclosures, and tax due diligence. The role involves preparing technical reports, managing deadlines, developing client relationships, supporting business development, and collaborating across regional Employer Solutions teams.
Tax Executive – Employer Solutions
About the Role
We are looking for a Tax Executive to join our growing Employer Solutions team in Northern Ireland.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with a broad range of clients, from owner-managed businesses and private equity-backed companies to large corporates, providing employment tax compliance and advisory services. As part of our expanding all-Ireland Employer Solutions practice, you will gain exposure to a wide variety of employment tax matters while developing your technical expertise and building strong client relationships.
Working closely with managers and senior team members, you will assist in delivering services including:
- PAYE compliance and employer compliance processes.
- Employee expenses and Benefits-in-Kind reviews.
- P11D preparation and year-end reporting, including Employment Related Securities (ERS) returns, PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSAs) and Short-Term Business Visitor (STBV) reporting.
- Off-payroll working, employment status (including IR35), and agency worker matters.
- Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
- Termination payments.
- Salary sacrifice and Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA).
- National Minimum Wage compliance.
- Employment tax risk assessments and health checks.
- HMRC disclosures and employer compliance reviews.
- Cross-border employment tax and internationally mobile employees, including A1 applications and Appendix 5 agreements.
- Design and implementation of share incentive arrangements, including EMI, CSOP and growth share plans.
- Employment tax support on buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence projects.
Main Responsibilities
You will:
- Build strong relationships with clients and develop an understanding of their employment tax requirements.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Employer Solutions teams in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK.
- Deliver high-quality employment tax compliance services and meet agreed deadlines.
- Prepare technical reports and client correspondence with support from managers.
- Maintain high standards of quality and compliance with the firm's risk management procedures.
- Assist in managing work in progress and ensuring assignments are delivered efficiently.
- Contribute to business development activities and identify opportunities to support clients.
- Take ownership of your professional development and continue to build your technical knowledge.
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have:
- ATT qualified or studying towards CTA.
- A minimum of two years' experience within the tax department of a professional services firm.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- The ability to manage multiple deadlines and work on their own initiative.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
- A genuine ambition to develop a successful career in tax.
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A Career at GT
Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.
What does this mean for you?
A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.
At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.
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About the TeamEquity, diversity and inclusionAt 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, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.
We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.
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. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.
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