Head of Tax and Partnership Accounts - Career Legal : Job Details

This rapidly expanding US law firm is the legal destination of choice for many of the worlds finance houses. The firm is known for its work in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securitizations. They have a network of offices across Europe, North & South America, and the Far East.

They now are looking to hire Head of Tax and Partnership Accounts. This role will liaise closely with the firms tax team in the US who currently handle all US and foreign compliance tax matters and global partnership accounting.

Responsibilities

• BEPS Pillar Two drafting and compliance.

• Issuing inter-company invoices for re-charges and income recognition.

• Liaising with the Firm’s NY tax team regarding global tax reporting & compliance predominantly for the partners located outside the US.

• Liaising with Firm’s NY tax team on US foreign tax credit reporting for US partners.

• Understanding the firm’s overall entity & tax structure and helping advise on efficient tax structuring.

• Maintaining non-US partners tax reserves for review by the US Tax Team.

• Developing global model(s) of partner income and distribution.

• Managing the relationships outside the US with the firm’s external professional advisers, lead tax partners in various offices and local tax authorities as needed.

• Proactively monitoring the potential consequences of changes in tax legislation and of the firm’s economics and advising the business on appropriate actions.

• Other ad hoc duties related to international taxation matters and partner remuneration and accounting.

Candidate Profile

• ACA or ACCA qualified accountant or qualified by equivalent experience.
• International law firm experience
• Knowledge of US, UK and foreign tax required
• Good experience with transfer pricing required
• A good understanding of a multi-currency environment
• An ability to present complex information in a clear and simple way
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and influence executive-level stakeholder decisions
• An understanding of costs and balance sheet accounting

Important Notice

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