Department Overview
Our Finance team continues to go from strength to strength and we are involved in exciting and innovative initiatives across the firm. Rather than being considered a necessary support function, our Finance department is an integral part of the strategy of the firm, and this is reflected both by the level of investment and how new initiatives are discussed at the most senior level.
Responsibilities
- Partnership Finance: Overseeing a team responsible for the accounting and reporting of partner remuneration, payments, capital contributions and other partner balances on a partner‑by‑partner basis for over 250 partners globally, leading on REM from a finance perspective.
- Tax: Proactively lead on the tax affairs for the Firm, collaborating with key members of the Finance team to deliver a first‑class service to the firm.
- Projects / Advisory: Utilize expertise and in‑depth knowledge of the Firm to draw all functions together and act in an advisory capacity to senior stakeholders (including at Board level) on strategic projects relating to potential mergers and acquisitions, both locally and internationally.
- Ultimate ownership and accountability for:
- Managing Partners' financial affairs (draw, distribution, profit reserving and partnership capital).
- Ensuring compliance of all filing requirements across all jurisdictions where the Firm operates, working with advisers where necessary.
- Managing the preparation and submission of Partners' UK and International tax returns, ensuring any issues raised by Partners or local tax authorities are dealt with in a timely manner.
- Liaising with external advisers on global tax reporting for partners.
- Managing the process of onboarding and exiting partners.
- Calculation of UK and International tax payments to relevant tax authorities, including payments on account.
- Lead on the REM process from a Finance perspective.
- Work with direct reports to proactively monitor the potential consequences of changes to tax legislation and advise the business on appropriate actions, if any.
- Support direct reports and actively manage the relationship with the Firm's professional advisers to maximise the value derived.
- Projects: Play a significant role in contributing towards advisory projects – including the structuring of new developments, acquisition, financing, capital allowance projects and transfer pricing.
Skills / Experience
- A relevant recognised qualification such as ATT/CTA/ADIT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA is required.
- Experience of working with senior (executive level) business stakeholders, demonstrating the gravitas and presence to inspire confidence.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels of seniority; capable of dealing with people in a calm, professional and effective manner.
- Able to demonstrate strategic‑level thinking, and to influence executive‑level stakeholder decisions.
- The ability to resolve problems methodically and logically.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong commercial skills.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
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