Tax and Partnership Analyst
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Preparation of partnership tax computations for the Firm as well as underlying UK subsidiary entities.
- Assist on all tax compliance areas.
- Monitor variances between partner tax reserves and tax liabilities for individual partners.
- Administering the partner capital process, including liaising with Partners and the Firm's bank.
- Maintenance and reconciliation of partner general ledger accounts.
- Communication with partners about individual balances and dealing with any queries raised by partners or their tax advisers.
- Working with Partners' tax advisers to reconcile payments due to HMRC.
- Reconciliation of historic tax reserve balances for all existing Partners.
- Support the Payroll Team with partner drawings calculations and, from time-to-time, preparation of employer end of year returns.
- Liaise with the Firm's tax advisers to determine any overseas filing requirements and assist with registration and ongoing compliance as appropriate.
- Support the Tax Team in dealing with tax queries received from various parts of the business, including withholding tax and employee mobility queries.
- Keep up-to-date and present changes in the tax environment for consideration to management.
- Maintain best practice in respect of tax risk management.
- Identify systems improvement opportunities for existing processes and controls and be a driver for positive change.
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant/tax advisor (ACA, ACCA, ATT, CTA) or equivalent.
- Experience in Partnership and/or Personal Tax, gained within a law firm or within practice.
- An understanding of tax reporting and financial analysis.
- Experience of dealing with advisors and auditors both at a Group and component level.
- Experience in working with wider finance functions.
- Strong Excel / data analysis skills: ability to manage and manipulate high volumes of data.
- Aderant and SQL experience is beneficial, but not vital.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships.
- Organised, analytical, pragmatic, methodical, inquisitive and curious, highly articulate and numerate.
- Flexible and adoptable - comfortable with ambiguity as the business grows and evolves.
- Multi-cultural approach - comfortable working with different cultures.
- Personable and hands-on, driven and determined to succeed with a can-do attitude.
- A team player capable of solving complex issues on his/her own.