Tax Advisor

About Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading progressive global law firm with a rich history spanning more than 200 years. We are proud of our history and are future-focused, having expanded into new technologies through our NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, and our consulting arm. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing excellent standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law.

Department/Role overview

An exciting opportunity to combine UK and international personal tax and business tax responsibilities working in-house for a Global law-firm.

The role sits within the Partnership Tax and Partner Services Team based in the Glasgow Financial Management Team, reporting to the Senior Tax Managers.

Main responsibilities

• Working as part of a team to collect the necessary data and prepare 160+ UK partner personal income tax returns.
• Assisting with preparation of the non-resident partner UK composite filing income tax return (training provided if needed).
• Assisting with management of the UK partner income tax payments.
• Supporting the Global Mobility Tax Manager with preparation of 30+ UK secondee income tax returns and associated arrival / departure secondee tax briefings.
• Supervised preparation of the partnership tax computation for Ashurst LLP.
• Preparation of the tax computations for various UK subsidiary service companies and associated partnerships.
• Preparation of 20+ Hong Kong non-resident tax returns (training will be provided).
• Preparation of Withholding Tax exemption forms for fee receipt purposes (training will be provided).
• Provision of ad-hoc support to Senior Tax Managers as necessary plus opportunities to become involved in broader international tax matters as time allows.

Essential skills and experience

• Minimum of 5 years UK personal tax compliance experience.
• Preferably ATT or CIOT qualified.
• Experience of working with CCH tax software desirable but not essential.
• High level of MS Excel knowledge.
• Ability to communicate effectively with partners as personal tax clients.
• Attention to detail essential.

Background checks

In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.