EMEA Tax Manager: Partnerships & Compliance Lead

White & Case LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension plan with matched employercon-

Yearly wellbeing fund

Income protection

Life insurance

Critical Illness insurance

Private GP services

Travel insurance

Dental coverage

Cycle to work

Holiday purchase

Job summary

White & Case LLP in London is seeking a Tax Manager, EMEA, to lead and coordinate the Firm’s tax compliance across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. You will work with senior leadership, regional finance teams and external advisers to provide trusted technical advice and manage complex tax projects.

This role supports the Firm’s global tax strategy during regulatory change, ensuring accurate partner remuneration, transfer pricing documentation and timely filings while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, economics, law or a related discipline.
• Professionally qualified accountant or tax adviser, ideally ACA, CTA, ATT or an equivalent UK‑recognised qualification.
• At least five years’ relevant experience in tax, accounting or finance, preferably including substantial experience of partnership tax compliance in the UK and/or wider EMEA region.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK partnership taxation and practical understanding of international tax issues affecting professional services partnerships, including cross‑border compliance and transfer pricing.
• Experience managing complex compliance workstreams, working with external advisers and engaging directly with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing and motivating team members.
• Excellent organisational, communication, analytical and project‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurately under tight deadlines.
• Strong commercial awareness, professional judgement and client‑service focus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end‑to‑end delivery of tax compliance in the EMEA region, including coordinating the preparation, review and timely submission of partnership and corporate tax returns, tax computations, partner reporting and other required tax filings across relevant jurisdictions.
• Maintain a robust compliance calendar for EMEA tax obligations, ensuring deadlines, reporting requirements and governance procedures are identified, monitored and met.
• Support the preparation, maintenance and review of transfer pricing documentation relevant to the Firm’s EMEA operations. Monitor transfer pricing developments and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisers on appropriate policies, methodologies and documentation.
• Provide support to the Firm’s partners concerning their personal tax position in respect of Firm income.
• Provide technical guidance on UK and international partnership tax matters, including the application of tax rules to partner remuneration, profit allocations, cross-border activities and other complex partnership matters.
• Monitor and interpret changes in UK, EU and other relevant EMEA tax legislation, tax authority guidance and reporting requirements. Assess the impact of changes on the Firm.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with partners, Firm leadership, Finance teams, legal and business services colleagues and external tax advisers. Provide clear, commercially focused updates and advice on tax compliance risks and developments.
• Identify, assess and mitigate tax risks. Recommend and implement appropriate controls, processes and escalation procedures to support accurate and compliant tax reporting.
• Mentor, train and develop junior Tax Team members. Provide timely feedback, share technical knowledge and promote consistent, high‑quality delivery across the team.
• Foster a culture of simplification, continuous learning and improvement, including the use of technology and process improvements to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and resilience of tax compliance processes.

Skills

Partnership tax

UK tax

Transfer pricing

Leadership

Project management

Policy interpretation

Education

ACA/CTA/ATT qualified

Bachelor's in accounting/finance

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

White & Case LLP in London is seeking a Tax Manager, EMEA, to lead and coordinate the Firm’s tax compliance across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. You will work with senior leadership, regional finance teams and external advisers to provide trusted technical advice and manage complex tax projects.

This role supports the Firm’s global tax strategy during regulatory change, ensuring accurate partner remuneration, transfer pricing documentation and timely filings while driving continuous