The Central Tax Team (CTT) are responsible for providing strategic tax advice, implementing tax policies, managing tax risk and ensuring / monitoring adherence to tax compliance obligations across DLA Piper internationally.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The role covers the UK, France and Ireland.
UK
PAYE Settlement Agreement:
* Management of the annual PSA calculation, including:
* Liaising with key internal stakeholders to obtain data;
* Review of tax sensitive employee expense accounts using data analysis software;
* Preparing a draft PSA calculation for management review;
* Liaising with external tax advisors on employment tax technical points;
* Organising PAYE payment to HMRC;
* Allocation of costs to the correct cost centres.
Partnership taxation:
Preparation / review of the UK income tax computations for manager review:
* Prepare / review the UK income tax analyses and finalise for manager review, together with specific issues for clarification;
* Prepare / review the analysis of year end accounts;
* Prepare / review the analysis of general ledger accounts;
* Ensure all necessary backup documentation is obtained for files;
* Prepare initial technical tax analysis of transactions outside of the performance of professional services (e.g. property changes, etc);
* Preparing notes for external advisors to aid review.
Preparation / review of the UK Capital Allowance computations for manager review:
* Prepare / review the UK capital allowances calculations and finalise for manager review, together with specific issues for clarification;
* Oversee the analysis and categorisation of fixed asset movements;
* Review the reconciliation of all movements to the notes in the final accounts.
Periodic / Year-end tasks:
* Assist with the yearly budgeting process;
* Assist with the reconciliation of the UK profit allocation to taxable profits
Ireland
* Calculate the split of remuneration for Irish partners;
* Prepare pension illustrations for Irish partners;
* Prepare tax reserves for the Irish partners for inclusion in the annual position statements;
* Hold briefing calls with all new Irish partners to advise how their profits from DLA are taxed and how the firm supports them;
* Manage periodic tax reserve releases;
* Managing leavers processes;
* Review or calculate tax charges for inclusion in statutory accounts for Irish corporate entity;
* Review Ireland year end consol packs;
* Review the externally prepared Irish partnership and corporate tax computations;
* Prepare interest on tax reserves calculations;
* Support in ad hoc project work as required;
* Support in periodic tax compliance reviews - which will include travel to Ireland;
* Managing tax risk, including review of PE exposure;
* Monitoring tax enquiries, providing support in response to tax authorities where necessary;
* Support the Transfer Pricing team in respect of NCC process and compliance with local TP requirements;
* Working closely with local Finance team and external advisors on all compliance matters and projects, including managing quarterly catch up calls.
France
* Calculation of advance tax distributions to French partners;
* Review of the French income tax calculation;
* Managing allocation of excess French profits to nonresident partners;
* Preparing individual profit statements and interest on capital summaries for partners and tax advisors;
* Managing French tax return and payments processes with external advisors;
* Hold briefing calls with all new French partners to advise how their profits from DLA are taxed and how the firm supports them;
* Managing leavers processes;
* Prepare interest on tax reserves calculations;
* Review French year end consol packs;
* Support in ad hoc project work as required;
* Support in periodic tax compliance reviews - which will include travel to France;
* Managing tax risk, including review of PE exposure;
* Monitoring tax enquiries, providing support in response to tax authorities where necessary;
* Support the Transfer Pricing team in respect of NCC process and compliance with local TP requirements;
* Working closely with local Finance team and external advisors on all compliance matters and projects, including managing quarterly catch up calls
Other/Ad-hoc work
* Assist on CTT project work;
* Assist with ad hoc requests from the business;
* Review the local to group reconciliations to ensure that accounting differences are minimised;
* Develop relationships with key personnel;
* Provide cover and support when the Tax Accountants and Tax Managers are unavailable.
ABOUT YOU
* An experience of working in tax and ability to apply that existing knowledge and experience to new situations / scenarios;
* Qualified or part-qualified or willing to work towards appropriate professional qualification, such as ACCA, ICAEW, CIMA, ATT, CTA or ADIT.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, coupled with the ability to influence, negotiate and persuade;
* Flexible and collaborative personal working style;
* Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across all levels within the organisation
* Well-developed interpersonal skills, ability to work as part of a larger team to deliver seamless services to the partnership;
* Experience in working alongside more senior colleagues;
* Strong planning and organisation skills;
* Comfortable with multi-tasking and working to conflicting timescales and multiple priorities in a robust and fast-paced environment;
* Ability to balance a high volume of work and deliver consistently high-quality work under pressure;
* Logical, analytical thinking;
* Proactive approach with an ability to work independently as well as being part of a team;
* Client/Stakeholder Centricity;
* Partnership tax experience is desirable but not essential;
* International tax experience is desirable but not essential;
* Accounting systems experience, especially SAP experience, is desirable but not essential.
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