Do you have previous finance experience in a professional services
organisation and a good understanding of VAT? If so, then this could
be the role for you. We are looking for a Tax Analyst to join our
Management Accounts team in Leeds on a part-time basis.
As a Tax Analyst you will be responsible for analysis of accounting
data through to inclusion in tax and VAT compliance submissions.
You'll be rewarded with an attractive package, plus an enviable
benefits package.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading
corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and
sovereign nations. With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40
offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local
connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal
services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific,
and Latin America. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham,
Manchester, Leeds and London.
Our Team
Our Finance team in Leeds is a large team made up of Management
Accounts, Accounts Payable, Database and Billing, Credit Control and
Client and Office Accounts. The team provides centralised support for
all the UK offices and take pride in providing a world class service
to the firm's internal and external clients.
Our Opportunity
Based in Leeds and reporting to the Group Tax Director, the
individual will be involved in expense analysis, analysis of accounts
from the general ledger, tax administration and delivering insight to
staff and Partners.
You will be required to work with other members of the Management
Accounts team to advise the Accounts Payable team on appropriate
coding. You will also review information in the UK LLP accounting
system, performing initial analysis on data in ledger codes for
classification within the UK LLP Tax Computations.
Additionally, you will be the first point of contact for review of
correspondence from tax authorities and other stakeholders. You will
have the ability to advise on positive changes in internal processes
in the partnership, working with stakeholders to drive these through.
This is a role requiring a diligent individual who would like to
expand their knowledge base, with an opportunity to continue their own
professional development. The Tax Analyst will be required to explain
details of tax and processes, for the benefit of the UK LLP, so a
willingness to learn and then maintain current knowledge within the
Tax team is vital.
20 hours per week across 5 days, flexibility required
You
You will have a minimum of five years' experience within finance in a
professional services environment. You will have a good understanding
of UK tax environment, specifically VAT. You will be pragmatic,
proactive and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to
different situations and personalities.
You will have good IT knowledge/skills and be competent with desktop
and Microsoft packages (Word and Excel) along with exposure to
accounting or legal software.
You will be an effective communicator and comfortable in dealing with
conflict situations, with well-developed questioning and listening
skills. You will be able to work alone as well as in a team
environment and support colleagues as required. Flexibility required
regarding additional hours as the occasion demands.
What you need to know
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers
in the first instance. We are unable to process applications sent
directly by email. Please complete an online application. No agency
CVs accepted at this time.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
