Manager, Tax

Our Finance team is responsible for ensuring accurate financial operations and plays a crucial role in managing the Firm’s financial health. Our team handles a wide range of financial activities including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, partner compensation, payroll, treasury and cash flow management to support the Firm’s strategic goals. We are responsible for inventory management including billing and collections, and analysis of client, matter and timekeeper profitability. We oversee statutory accounting and ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards. The Finance team also prepares financial statements, reports and analysis to provide insights into the Firm’s financial performance. We work closely with other functions to monitor expenses, optimize financial processes and implement cost-saving initiatives. Through meticulous financial management and strategic planning, the Finance team ensures the Firm’s financial stability and supports its growth objectives.

Position Summary

As Tax Manager, EMEA, you will play a key leadership role in our Global Finance Tax Team. You will lead the delivery of the Firm’s tax compliance obligations across EMEA, coordinating tax filings, partner tax reporting and compliance processes across relevant jurisdictions. Working closely with Firm leadership, partners, regional Finance teams and external advisers, you will provide trusted technical advice, manage tax projects and help translate complex requirements into clear, practical action.

This role sits at the heart of our global tax strategy during a period of continued tax and regulatory change. Your impact will help strengthen our approach to partnership tax compliance across EMEA, support the Firm’s operations and contribute to our collective success as one global team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of tax compliance in the EMEA region, including coordinating the preparation, review and timely submission of partnership and corporate tax returns, tax computations, partner reporting and other required tax filings across relevant jurisdictions.
• Maintain a robust compliance calendar for EMEA tax obligations, ensuring deadlines, reporting requirements and governance procedures are identified, monitored and met.
• Support the preparation, maintenance and review of transfer pricing documentation relevant to the Firm’s EMEA operations. Monitor transfer pricing developments and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisers on appropriate policies, methodologies and documentation.
• Provide support to the Firm’s partners concerning their personal tax position in respect of Firm income.
• Provide technical guidance on UK and international partnership tax matters, including the application of tax rules to partner remuneration, profit allocations, cross-border activities and other complex partnership matters.
• Monitor and interpret changes in UK, EU and other relevant EMEA tax legislation, tax authority guidance and reporting requirements. Assess the impact of changes on the Firm.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with partners, Firm leadership, Finance teams, legal and business services colleagues and external tax advisers. Provide clear, commercially focused updates and advice on tax compliance risks and developments.
• Identify, assess and mitigate tax risks. Recommend and implement appropriate controls, processes and escalation procedures to support accurate and compliant tax reporting.
• Mentor, train and develop junior Tax Team members. Provide timely feedback, share technical knowledge and promote consistent, high-quality delivery across the team.
• Foster a culture of simplification, continuous learning and improvement, including the use of technology and process improvements to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and resilience of tax compliance processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, finance, economics, law or a related discipline.
• Professionally qualified accountant or tax adviser, ideally ACA, CTA, ATT or an equivalent UK-recognised qualification.
• At least five years’ relevant experience in tax, accounting or finance, preferably including substantial experience of partnership tax compliance in the UK and/or wider EMEA region.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK partnership taxation and practical understanding of international tax issues affecting professional services partnerships, including cross-border compliance and transfer pricing.
• Experience managing complex compliance workstreams, working with external advisers and engaging directly with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing and motivating team members.
• Excellent organisational, communication, analytical and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurately under tight deadlines.
• Strong commercial awareness, professional judgement and client-service focus.
• Intellectual curiosity, creative thinking and the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Proactive, adaptable and collaborative approach, with the ability to work independently whilst contributing across global teams.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail, influencing and negotiating skills.
• A strategic mindset, resourcefulness and the confidence to take initiative.
• Flexibility, commitment and a team-first approach.
• Strong systems skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Location

• This role is based in London.
• Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a requirement for 4 days (Monday – Thursday) in the office per week.

What We Offer

When you join us, you’ll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values - to be pioneering, united and human - and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential. We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a business development professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

Firm Benefits 

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include: 

• Private medical insurance 

• Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5% 

• Yearly wellbeing fund 

• Income protection 

• Life insurance 

• Critical Illness insurance 

• Private GP services 

• Travel insurance 

• Dental coverage 

• Cycle to work 

• Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment) 

This role reports to

Director of Tax

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business—specific to the relevant office—before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. With a long history as an international firm, we are well-positioned to help clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may arise.

Operating across six continents and working in virtually every country, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality, full-service practice that competes at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in key financial markets and our expertise in handling complex cross-border work.

What sets us apart is not just our global network of offices but the interconnectedness of our Firm. Our people and clients value our collaboration across geographic and practice boundaries, which is why we attract and retain significant cross-border work.

Representing multiple nationalities from across the world and speaking a vast array of languages, our lawyers and Business Services professionals are globally minded, enterprising, and committed to excellence.