About the Role
Partnership Tax Accounting Manger
We are partnering with a leading global law firm to recruit a Partnership Tax Accounting Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class organisation with a reputation for excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
They are looking for an experienced accountant to join their Partnership Tax team in London. This is an additional headcount role designed to bridge a critical gap in managing partnership reserves and tax accounting processes. The successful person will play a key part in shaping how they handle complex tax and accounting requirements for a global partnership. You will report directly into the Head of Tax and will work alongside two other managers.
Whilst this role sits in the tax team, they are looking for someone with a strong accounting background with general ledger experience, reconciliations, who can handle high-volume data and it does not need someone with a technical tax background. The firm are also willing to consider someone part time as well as full time.
Key Responsibilities
Manage the calculation of reserves deducted from profit distributions to equity partners to settle global tax liabilities.
Reconcile tax reserves against payments and submitted tax returns, releasing residual balances in line with policy.
Oversee accounting for reserves, tax payments, and foreign tax credit claims.
Ensure accurate reconciliation between offline records and SAP accounting balances.
Identify and resolve foreign exchange differences on multi-currency tax reserves.
Review and adapt tax reserving policies to reflect business and legislative changes.
Support year-end processes including profit allocation, tax equalisation, and financial statement disclosures.
Communicate with partners, external advisors, and stakeholders on tax reserves.
Lead process improvements and contribute to system development projects
Oversee a small team (3 people)
Experience & Qualifications
ACCA or CIMA qualified, CTA or ADIT desirable.
Experience in a tax team or partnership accounting environment (ideally within an international law firm).
Manager-level experience with team leadership skills.
Willingness to learn partnership tax and work closely with tax specialists.
Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
Proficiency in General Ledger accounting and advanced Excel.