Tax Assistant

Slaughter and May; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Slaughter and May is recruiting a Tax Assistant to join the Tax Team within the Finance Department. You will work closely with the Senior Tax Manager to provide tax compliance and advisory services to partners and the firm.

The role suits someone with experience in partnership and personal tax, or someone with a keen interest in finance pursuing a career in tax. Working hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm with occasional extra hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Ideally working towards the ATT qualification.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Able to manage competing priorities effectively in a high-pressure environment.
• Capable of working independently using own initiative, as well as contributing within a team.
• Comfortable working under pressure while consistently meeting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates a professional, organised and methodical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the Partnership tax computation.
• Assist in the year-end tax reserving process.
• Support the annual partner tax cycle, including profit allocation analysis, tax payment forecasting and communication of tax obligations to partners.
• Assist with the preparation of the partnership tax return and disclosures.
• Assisting with maintaining partner capital account arrangements.
• Support compliance relating to PAYE, National Insurance, benefits-in-kind and employment tax reporting.
• Assist with the annual preparation of PSA returns.
• Research technical tax issues and prepare briefing notes, summaries and recommendations for senior members of the team.
• Support the implementation of legislative and regulatory changes affecting the firm.
• Assisting the partner tax compliance team during their busy periods.

Skills

ATT qualification (in progress)

MS Office proficiency

Prioritisation skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

ATT qualification (in progress)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Job description

We are recruiting for a Tax Assistant to join the Tax Team, a newly created role which sits within the Finance Department.

You will be working with the Senior Tax Manager and will be responsible for providing tax compliance and advisory services to the partners and the firm.

The role is suitable for an individual with previous experience in partnership and personal tax looking to further their career, or an individual with a keen interest in finance who would like a career in personal and partnership tax.

The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed. You may be required on occasion to work outside our normal working hours of 9:30am to 5:30pm.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation of the Partnership tax computation.
• Assist in the year-end tax reserving process.
• Support the annual partner tax cycle, including profit allocation analysis, tax payment forecasting and communication of tax obligations to partners.
• Assist with the preparation of the partnership tax return and associated disclosures.
• Assisting with maintaining partner capital account arrangements.
• Support compliance relating to PAYE, National Insurance, benefits-in-kind and employment tax reporting.
• Assist with the annual preparation of PSA returns.
• Research technical tax issues and prepare briefing notes, summaries and recommendations for senior members of the team.
• Support the implementation of legislative and regulatory changes affecting the firm.
• Assisting the partner tax compliance team during their busy periods.

Candidate profile

• Ideally working towards achieving the ATT qualification.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Able to manage competing priorities effectively in a high-pressure environment.
• Capable of working independently using own initiative, as well as contributing effectively within a team.
• Comfortable working under pressure while consistently meeting strict deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates a professional, organised and methodical approach to work.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who best meet the minimum or essential criteria for our Business Services roles. You are disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. For more information about the Disability Confident scheme, please see the government website here.

We welcome applications irrespective of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief or marital status.