Reporting Accountant - 4 Month Contract

We are seeking a qualified accountant to join us for an initial period of 4 months to assist with year end tax accounting. Applicants must have reporting experience, tax experience is not required.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

The Tax Department encompasses planning, advisory, compliance and investment product tax functions and managing the tax position of the Firm on a global basis. The department is based in several locations, with the primary centres being New York, Chicago and London.

Recognizing that significant benefits could be achieved by creating a dedicated Tax function based in Glasgow, a new team has being established to support global direct tax reporting, compliance and technical analysis needs.

The initial phase has comprised Transfer Pricing and certain European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and US Tax Compliance and Reporting functions and a further high calibre individual is required to join this team as it increases its coverage.

ROLE:

A Tax associate is required with a focus on the support of the EMEA Firm Compliance & Planning (FCP Tax) group, which is based in London and Glasgow. The group is responsible for all direct tax returns and audits in the EMEA region together with involvement in internal restructures, Firm acquisitions and Business Unit structures that are on the Firm's Balance Sheet.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintenance and ownership of the internal monitoring and reporting systems for EMEA Tax Firm Compliance and Planning (FCP) compliance and reporting that support key controls around company set up, entity closures, tax payment, return and audit status and particularly the quarterly ETR process.
- Assistance with Year end tax reporting
- Management of information between EMEA Tax FCP and US Tax, other Firm functions and external service providers.
- Preparation of tax payments for various EMEA jurisdictions including UK bank levy
- First review of disclosures in UK SPVs and certain overseas financial statements
- Monthly review and validation of ISG transfer pricing calculations
- Review of year end documentation for transfer pricing
- Other reporting as required eg Permanent Establishment analysis

SKILLS REQUIRED:

- Qualified ACCA/CIMA/CA accountant or qualified by experience
- Strong accounting knowledge with experience of tax accounting and disclosures would be advantageous (UK, IFRS and US GAAP knowledge), particularly in multi-legal entity environment (eg experience of consolidations).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment and be a team player.
- Experienced user of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel preferred
- Experience of US GAAP and the US tax system is advantageous but not essential
- Prior transfer pricing experience and/or an understanding of EMEA tax reporting requirements is advantageous but not essential.