Deliver tax compliance and advisory services for financial services clients. Prepare and review income and corporation tax returns under Irish tax legislation, research technical tax matters, identify planning opportunities, support client engagements, respond to client queries, and build strong client relationships. The role also involves collaboration with colleagues, knowledge sharing, deadline management, and continued development of technical expertise.
Senior – Financial Services Tax
About the Role
We are looking to hire a Senior to join our growing Financial Services Tax team at Grant Thornton. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of domestic and international clients, supporting the delivery of high-quality tax compliance and advisory services across the financial services sector.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering client engagements, developing technical expertise, and building strong client relationships while working closely with Managers and the wider Financial Services Tax team.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services for a portfolio of financial services clients, ensuring work is completed accurately and on time.
- Prepare and review income and corporation tax returns in accordance with Irish tax legislation and company law requirements.
- Research technical tax matters, identify tax planning opportunities, and assist in developing practical solutions for clients.
- Build strong client relationships by responding to day-to-day queries and providing timely, high-quality service.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the team, sharing knowledge and contributing to the successful delivery of client engagements.
Skills & Experience
- AITI/CTA qualified, with 1+ years' post-qualification experience in a tax practice environment.
- Strong knowledge of Irish tax legislation, with experience in tax compliance; financial services tax experience is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong client and team relationships.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a commitment to continuous learning and developing a career in professional services.
#LI-GK1
About UsWe 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. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.
At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.
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.
Our Benefits
Please follow this link for information on our generous benefits package.
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.
Grant Thornton Gibraltar Gibraltar Office
Similar Jobs
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • HR Tech • Information Technology • Productivity • Software • Automation
Leads strategic 360-degree deal execution across EMEA by coordinating sales, business units, finance, legal, sourcing, and revenue stakeholders. The role develops deal strategy, improves buying processes, identifies revenue opportunities, mitigates risk, supports complex transactions, and drives post-deal insights and continuous improvement. Success depends on accelerating deal velocity, improving execution consistency, scaling strategic processes, and balancing operational investment with revenue growth.
Top Skills:
AICRMCsmHcmServicenow
Financial Services
Leads a client service team supporting transaction processing, inquiries, complaints, fraud prevention, and operational efficiency. Develops strategic plans, automates processes, analyzes trends, resolves complex client issues, and manages stakeholder relationships. The role also requires team leadership, continuous improvement, banking systems expertise, mentoring, and project leadership within commercial or investment banking.
Top Skills:
Banking SoftwareData Analytics ToolsEmerging TechnologiesProcess Automation
Fintech • Legal Tech • Software • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Data Privacy
Supports the enterprise data governance program by developing policies, enabling data ownership and stewardship, governing metadata and data quality, coordinating compliance activities, facilitating stakeholder engagement, tracking governance initiatives, and reporting KPIs. The role promotes adoption of data catalogs, business glossaries, data standards, privacy requirements, retention controls, and governance best practices across business and technology teams.
Top Skills:
AlationCollibraInformatica CdgcInformatica Data CatalogMicrosoft PurviewSQL
What you need to know about the Dublin Tech Scene
From Bono and Oscar Wilde to today's tech leaders, Dublin has always attracted trailblazers, with more than 70,000 people working in the city's expanding digital sector. Continuing its legacy of drawing pioneers, the city is advancing rapidly. Ireland is now ranked as one of the top tech clusters in the region and the number one destination for digital companies, with the highest hiring intention of any region across all sectors.
