Tax Reserves Manager

MCS Group are proud to be working with a global, world-renowned law firm experiencing massive growth, looking for a Tax Reserves Manager to join their expanding team

The Benefits:

• Market-leading salary
• Bonus
• Enhanced pension
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Career Progression

The Person:

The successful Tax Reserves Manager will meet the following criteria:

• Professional Accounting Qualification
• ACA/ACCA etc.
• Strong Accounting experience and understanding
• Personal and/or Corporate Tax experience to a senior level
• Tax Qualification (ADIT/CTA) is desired but not essential
• Strong General Ledger Accounting skills
• Team management experience

The Role:

As the successful Tax Reserves Manager, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Develop a detailed understanding of the tax systems of the territories in which the firm operates in relation to partner Tax Reserves.
• Set up of Tax Reserves both in GBP and in currency, for both equity and employee/consultant partners, and subsequent reconciliation and release of residual balances, including review of various tax equalisation arrangements.
• Coordination of work done by UK and international tax teams to obtain a consolidated view of partners’ overall Tax Reserves positions as part of ongoing reserves reconciliation and releases processes.
• Ongoing review of existing processes to ensure that they continue to be appropriate (e.g. to reflect impacts of business change transactions and external legislative developments), and to identify opportunities to improve these.
• Play a leading role in determining and putting in place appropriate processes for reconciling partner Tax Reserves for new offices and ensuring that these are maintained going forward.
• Support year-end work to deliver Tax Reserves calculations, tax equalisation calculations and relevant tax disclosures.
• Ensuring that positions taken in relation to partner Tax Reserves are correctly reflected in relevant accounting systems.
• Reconciliation and ongoing maintenance of deferred tax control accounts
• Build awareness of technology solutions that could generate efficiencies in the tax reserving process and propose recommendations on how these could be implemented.
• Communications with partners, CFOs and other stakeholders in relation to tax reserving matters
• Liaising with external advisors where required

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Connor Day, Specialist Recruitment Consultant at MCS group on or s

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