Partnership Tax Advisor

Our client is an award-winning international law firm with offices in Europe, US and Asia. Their world-wide headcount stands at 700 staff. The firm’s client base is a mixture of corporate clients and high net worth individuals and families.

The Partnership Tax Advisor will provide support to the Global Head of Partnership Tax and the Partnership Tax Manager and will work collaboratively within Finance, HR, and Risk, as well as working in cooperation with client facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of UK tax computations and tax returns for UK limited liability partnerships
• Preparation of partners’ UK tax returns, including dealing with joining and leaving partners
• Liaising with third party advisers to complete US tax returns for UK partners
• Liaising with third party advisers to complete UK corporation tax computations and tax returns for various service companies
• Managing tax payments for partners and corporate entities
• Responsible for tax matters for the Italian office, including managing partners' tax and Cassa payments and reconciling partners' tax reserves
• Assisting in resolving tax and social security issues for globally mobile partners and staff
• Preparation of transfer pricing calculations and documentation as required
• Supporting the Tax Team in various projects and planning for the Withers Group, including opening new offices, restructuring existing offices and modelling the impact of changes in law and / or practice
• Assisting with other projects or tasks as and when required.

Candidate Profile

• Experience of UK partnership and UK partners tax compliance cycle, including preparation of tax returns
• Experience of working in an in-house role within a professional services partnership preferred
• Experience of working with international firms preferred
• Excellent IT skills, in particular Excel and CCH Personal Tax (or other tax return software)
• Pro-active approach, with initiative to solve problems and move projects forward
• Confident interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues
• First class written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail together with a methodical and organised approach

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.