UK Tax Manager in Glasgow

The Opportunity: Ashurst has recently announced its intention to merge with US firm Perkins Coie. The merger will lead to a significant increase in the combined firm's tax compliance obligations so the Partnership Tax team is restructuring to create this new role. This is a permanent role to manage partnership, partner personal and service company tax compliance in the UK. Sitting within the Glasgow Financial Management Team, reporting to the Senior Partnership Tax Manager and supported by the UK Tax Advisor.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• First line review or preparation of approximately 185 UK resident partner tax returns, including collation and review of data received from the partners.
• Liaison with internal tax accountants regarding calculation of DTR claims for UK resident partners.
• Preparation of a Composite non-resident partner tax return.
• Co-ordination of tax payments for UK partner liabilities, including split of partnership and personal liabilities.
• Preparation of the main international partnership tax computation and review of associated UK partnership tax return.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working.

About you: The successful candidate will have:

• Significant post-qualification experience in UK personal and partnership tax, ideally in a professional services environment.
• UK corporate tax compliance experience including preparation/review of computations and returns.
• Demonstrable experience managing large compliance portfolios.
• Proven track record working with cross-border data and double tax relief claims.
• Self-motivated personality with high standards for quality of work, controls and accuracy.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) with advanced Excel skills.
• Tax professional qualification eg CTA (desired).
• Experience of CCH Central tax filing system (desired).

What makes Ashurst a great place to work? We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• Competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• Flexible working;
• Corporate health plans;
• A global professional development offering for all employees;
• An industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme. We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best. Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.