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About the Role

This senior advisory role within the Partnership Tax Team is responsible for managing global indirect tax risk, compliance, governance, and advisory work. The role supports the development and implementation of indirect tax policies and processes across all operating jurisdictions, providing practical and commercial advice on VAT, GST, and equivalent taxes, and ensuring consistent and effective management of indirect tax matters firm-wide. It also includes line management responsibility for a team member based in Delhi.

Responsibilities

Manage key indirect tax matters globally, supporting effective risk management and compliance across the firm.
Line manage a team member based in Delhi, including allocating and reviewing work, providing guidance and feedback, supporting their development and ensuring effective day to day collaboration.
Build strong relationships with Partners, Finance, Billing, Systems, Risk & Compliance, external advisers and tax authorities.
Act as a trusted adviser to the business, providing pragmatic, commercial and proactive indirect tax support.
Advise on global indirect tax matters, including VAT, GST and equivalent taxes.
Support the business on a range of indirect tax related matters, including client matters, billing issues, engagement terms, systems changes, new office openings and cross border service delivery.
Monitor global indirect tax developments and provide training and guidance to relevant teams.
Support and provide advice on the firm’s global indirect tax compliance framework, including VAT/GST reporting, controls and reconciliations.
Work with local Finance teams to ensure indirect tax accounting and reporting processes are appropriately controlled.
Develop and improve global and regional policies and processes, including in relation to billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, e-invoicing and cross border arrangements.
Work with Risk & Compliance, in house Counsel and the Client Terms team to manage indirect tax risks and legal exposures.
Assist Partners and Billing teams globally to ensure matters are set up correctly from an indirect tax perspective.
Support strategic projects, including finance systems implementation, e invoicing, invoice coding reviews and process mapping.
Identify opportunities to manage indirect tax costs and cash flow efficiently, while ensuring the correct amount of tax is reported and remitted.

Requirements

Significant experience of UK, and preferably, global indirect taxes, including VAT, GST and equivalent taxes, from both a compliance and advisory perspective.
Experience in a professional services or international services business.
Experience managing indirect tax risks in a complex international organisation.
Experience working with accounting or billing systems and supporting projects, process improvements or systems changes.
Strong understanding of UK, EU, and preferably, global indirect tax principles.
Ability to keep up to date with technical developments and assess their impact on the firm.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex indirect tax matters clearly to senior stakeholders.
Commercial, pragmatic and proactive, with the ability to provide clear recommendations and take ownership of issues.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence colleagues and support change across a global business.
Able to work autonomously, exercise judgement and manage competing priorities.
Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to summarise key messages clearly and succinctly.
Good understanding of processes, controls, systems and data relevant to indirect tax compliance and risk management.
Experience of managing, supervising or coaching team members, including across locations, would be beneficial.

Location

Newcastle

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Senior advisory
Line management responsibility

Education Level

ACA or CTA qualified, or equivalent

Benefits

Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge through formal training, informal coaching and mentoring, technical training and on the job learning.
Access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits.

About the Company

One of the largest international law firms in the world with over 30 offices globally.
Strives to exceed client expectations by providing the highest-quality advice and legal insight, combining global standards with in-depth local expertise.
Offers a truly international perspective with a presence spanning jurisdictions, cultures, and languages.
Fosters an inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work, believing every career should be rewarding and stimulating.
Focuses on targeted growth led by client needs, supporting them with the firm's expertise across key sectors and geographies.
Serves clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations with world-class service.
Emphasizes an entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach across all teams.
Provides an innovative, diverse, and ambitious team environment where bright minds and the best colleagues meet.

Equal Opportunity

Committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.
This commitment applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.
Has a variety of flourishing employee networks for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change.
Aims to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in the firm.