Senior Partnership Tax Manager

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The Tax Manager is a new role within the Partnership Tax team and will report to the Head of Partnership Tax. The Partnership Tax team is based in London and is part of the firm's Finance function.

• Manage the preparation of the UK LLP and UK Corporation tax computations.
• Manage the preparation of individual member tax returns.
• Ensure timely and accurate tax filings and tax payments.
• Handle HMRC correspondence.
• Deliver Member annual tax statements to include tax reserving and tax reserve reconciliation.
• Provide responses to Member queries.
• Manage the preparation of the PAYE Settlement Agreement.
• Manage other tax compliance obligations.
• Monitor tax environment and legislative developments and their impact on the firm and its members.
• Identify process and control improvements, including the implementation of technology solutions.
• Support the Head of Partnership Tax with tax technical analysis and reports on projects as needed.

• Highly organised and capable of designing, managing and delivering an annual tax compliance cycle.
• Willingness to undertake tasks, as well as reviewing.
• Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Managing workload of self and other team members proactively and independently.
• Speed and high degree of accuracy of input.
• Attention to detail and ability to investigate and provide solutions.
• Confident and clear when communicating tax matters to key stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player.
• Seeks opportunities to learn and develop skills of self and others.

• Appropriately qualified (e.g. CTA, ACA, ATT, ACA or equivalent).
• Strong UK tax compliance background.
• Experience of operating within professional services is essential, Legal sector experience is desirable.
• Experience of tax software packages and very strong excel skills.

• Hybrid working – offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week.
• Holiday – our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave – after one‑year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child.

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

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