Tax Manager

This international law firm has over 20 global offices delivering a full range of legal services, especially those of a complex, high-profile and multi-jurisdictional nature. Their core sectors are aviation, insurance and reinsurance, international trade and energy and shipping.

Their Finance Department is looking to hire a UK Partner Tax Manager who will be responsible for Tax compliance in North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Understand both at entity (partnerships / corporates) and individual (partners) level tax filings and payments which include corporate tax, income tax plus relevant social security contributions, withholding tax and VAT/GST.
• Responsible for the tax review of all entity / individual tax filings and payments including corporate tax, income tax, VAT/GST, PAYE & social security obligations.
• Ensure that Global Tax Team is fully involved in the end-to-end process of tax filings.
• Maintain full understanding of local tax legislation / updates and pro-actively manage impact on the firm.
• Review and develop policies, working with the global mobility manager and UK tax manager, detailing tax considerations concerning secondments / mobile employees/partners.
• Ensure implementation and policing of policies and associated tax filings.
• Review the accounting system to ensure all associated tax costs and fees have been approved and fully reconciled.
• Line manage one person (Non-UK Tax).
• Review work performed by the Non-UK Tax Accountant.
• Coach and support them where necessary.
• Working alongside other Tax Managers to both review and maintain the global tax compliance calendar.
• Understand and advise on profit extraction methodologies.
• Build relationships with finance managers to ensure that the Global Tax Team is embedded within the local teams.
• Understand where permanent establishment exposure exists and advise the firm of mitigation strategies.
• Fully understand the firm’s use of 3rd party advisers and identify areas which may be transitioned in-house.
• Understand any withholding tax exposure and advise of possible solutions.
• Work closely with the Transfer Pricing Manager to ensure full understanding of impact of Group Transfer Pricing
• Prepare tax accounting reconciliations for inclusion in the group consolidated tax note.
• Assess any deferred tax requirements.
• Non-UK tax resident partner matters
• Review of all non-UK tax resident partners who are members of a local partnership their tax reserves and equalisation accounts.
• Calculate and update tax equalisation charges for Non-UK tax resident partners who are members of local partnerships
• Review of valve partner tax filings including calculation of foreign tax credits.
• Advise of profit sourcing requirements for local partners including pre-year planning to ensure sufficient level of valve members.
• Co-ordination with UK Partnership Tax Manager and third party advisers of UK tax filings for non-UK tax resident partners.
• Working alongside preferred external tax advisers to ensure that partners are aware of their tax positions.
• Potentially may be involved in entity structural matters (i.e. disposals, mergers or acquisitions). This may include supporting the Global Head of Tax, performing initial tax risk assessments, liaise/co-ordinate with external tax advisers to obtain tax structuring advice or due diligence.
• Deputise to the Global Head of Tax when required.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA
• Relevant experience in a tax related role
• Excellent Excel skills
• Experience using an accounting system
• Experience of international partnership structures with global profit pools
• Experience or familiar with double tax treaties
• ADIT qualified

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