Tax and Partner Finance Assistant

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Tax and Partner Finance Assistant to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves supporting the Partner Finance Manager with key financial processes, ensuring accurate reporting and timely payments. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of tax or accounting, along with intermediate Excel skills. Join a high-performance environment that values diverse backgrounds and fosters inclusion, providing a platform for your professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Proactive assistance in Partner Finance matters.
• Preparation of Partner remuneration paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist with payments to partners and reconciliation of accounts.
• Support tax computations and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Initial tax or accounting qualification

Understanding of basic accounting

Intermediate MS Excel skills

Education

ATT

AAT

ACCA

Job description

Tax and Partner Finance Assistant, London

Client: Herbert Smith Freehills

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Description:

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills provides premium quality, full-service legal advice. We value the skills, knowledge, and ideas of all our people and offer a high-performance environment with rewards and opportunities tailored to individual goals.

The Opportunity

Key Internal Relationships:

• Head of Partner Finance, Tax Processes & Controls
• Tax & Partner Finance team
• London and regional Business Finance teams

Key External Relationships:

• Lloyds bank
• Barclays bank

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Partner Finance Manager and assisting with Partner Finance matters and wider Tax & Partner Finance team activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing relevant workings and paperwork for Partner remuneration.
• Assisting with timely and coordinated payments to Rest of World partners, including monthly and quarterly drawings, lock-up incentive scheme results, distributions, and issuing advisory emails.

Supporting reconciliation of Partner Drawings, Current Accounts, allowances, and sundry debtors.

Processing recharges such as CIGNA, life assurance, PHI, and other insurances.

Administering and reconciling partner capital, including maintaining information packs, managing capital calls, and preparing partner payments and statements.

Assisting the TRPC team with tax reserve releases, tax computations, and ad hoc projects.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Proactive team assistance, accurate data maintenance, and clear stakeholder communication.

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

• Initial tax or accounting qualification or current studies (e.g., ATT, AAT, ACCA).
• Understanding of basic accounting and journal entries.
• Intermediate MS Excel skills.

Team: Business Finance

Working Pattern: Full time

Location: London

Contract type: Permanent

Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and fostering a respectful, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. This aligns with our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.