Job ID: R1033551

Job type: Permanent

Time type: Full time

Categories: Tax

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Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.  

 

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. 

 

You will be part of the Global Compliance and Reporting Solutions (GCRS) team whose goal is to help multi-jurisdictional businesses manage their compliance requirements and risk. You’ll liaise with Grant Thornton UK and Grant Thornton International member firm individuals, ensuring that our clients compliance obligations are met alongside key SLA’s. GCRS is an extension of the client’s central team covering tax, accounting, and payroll matters. 

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life. 

 

A look into the role  

 
As a Global Compliance Administrator in Accounting and Tax Compliance within our GCRS team you will: 

  • Take the lead of a wide range of contract management duties, ensuring delivery of a quality back office support function 

  • Handle invoicing queries on behalf of national and global partner teams, working to a high degree of accuracy and to deadlines 

  • Closely monitor the delivery of multiple compliance deadlines across multiple jurisdictions, with ownership of the central dashboard on behalf of the client, carried out by Grant Thornton International member firms for allocated portfolio of clients 

  • Assist in the compilation of proposals, supporting the client delivery teams with a range of administrative tasks 

  • Assist in the preparation of documents to be sent to the client, to agreed timescales and SLAs, ready for review 

  • Prepare global fee collation and pulling together proposal materials for new opportunities 

  • Organise and attend internal and external meetings and when appropriate answering client queries, take minutes and proactively ensure follow up on agreed actions 

  • Keep in regular contact with key management personnel at the clients, as well as forming a strong network with contact at Grant Thornton International member firms and Grant Thornton UK 

  • Have the opportunity to work with some of our fast-growing clients, learning how to expand into new markets and establish businesses. GCRS often is the first point of call for some clients needed assistance in a wide variety of matters needing quick attention and high-quality advice and support 

 

Knowing you’re right for us  

 

  • Joining us as a Global Compliance and Reporting Project Coordinator, the minimum criteria you’ll need is experience of working in a finance or compliance environment, with intermediate Excel skills and a demonstrable ability to deliver quality work to deadlines.

You’ll need to be a confident and clear communicator. 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 develop along the way. 

  • Experience of PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook 

  • Excellent visualisation and typography skills. 

  • An eye for detail and highly organised. 

  • Be able to work independently once fully trained and be able to take ownership of workload 

 

Knowing we’re right for you 

 

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.  

 

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.  

 

It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us you’ll also get: 

  • Tailored development programmes and access to coaching  

  • Flexible bank holidays – allowing you to celebrate the days that are important to you  

  • Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits 

  • Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice  

 

 

 

How we work 

 

We have a trust-based way of working, driven by responsible people who have the best interests of our firm and our clients at heart. Our how we work framework gives flexibility in where, how, and when we work to deliver the best results for our clients, whilst helping you keep a balance between work and life. Life is more than work, the things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.  That is how it should be. 
 
We’re looking for people who can help drive the business forward, who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be. 

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