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Interim Partnership Accountant
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Interim Partnership Accountant - Birmingham
A professional services firm is seeking an Interim Partnership Accountant to join their Birmingham office.
About the Role
This pivotal role provides you with the opportunity to manage partner financial arrangements within a respected LLP environment, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and clear communication with senior stakeholders. You will be at the heart of partner remuneration, capital accounts, tax reserves, and reporting, making a tangible impact on the business while enjoying flexible working opportunities and access to generous pension contributions.
What you'll do
As an Interim Partnership Accountant, you will play an integral role in overseeing all aspects of partner financial management within a professional services LLP. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve:
- Managing end-to-end partner financial arrangements including remuneration, drawings, capital accounts, tax reserves, and detailed reporting to ensure accuracy and compliance with the LLP Agreement.
- Calculating and processing monthly partner drawings as well as quarterly distributions, supporting annual profit allocation processes in line with internal policies.
- Maintaining up-to-date partner remuneration schedules covering both fixed and performance-related elements, preparing individual statements and summaries for partners.
- Forecasting partner profit distributions and associated tax payments to support cashflow planning and effective communication with partners.
- Administering partner annuity arrangements by calculating obligations, processing payments, and maintaining accurate records.
- Overseeing partner accounts management by maintaining capital, current, and tax reserve accounts; managing capital contributions, repayments, funding arrangements, and liaising with loan providers.
- Monitoring account balances for compliance with LLP Agreement requirements; overseeing reconciliations between schedules and general ledger systems.
- Coordinating partner tax payment schedules, acting as liaison with external tax advisers, supporting partner tax queries, and providing clear explanations of tax positions to partners and third parties.
- Preparing detailed partner-related reporting for audit purposes; supporting year-end processes including audit queries relating to partner balances.
- Contributing to onboarding new partners (capital setup, drawings initiation, tax briefings), managing retirements/exits (final accounts preparation), issuing mortgage reference letters, overseeing Gift Aid allocations, and maintaining strong audit trails.
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What you bring
- Extensive experience in partnership accounting within an LLP environment demonstrating a deep understanding of partner remuneration structures as well as capital/current account management.
- Advanced Excel skills coupled with strong financial modelling capability enabling you to deliver accurate forecasts and insightful analyses.
- High attention to detail supported by proven reconciliation ability ensuring precision across all financial records.
- Ability to handle confidential/sensitive information responsibly while maintaining credibility in discussions with partners/advisers.
- Excellent communication skills allowing you to explain complex financial concepts clearly/concisely to senior stakeholders or third parties.
- Good understanding of UK tax fundamentals relevant to partnership accounting including compliance testing under UK legislation/HMRC requirements.
- Exposure to partner tax processes/external advisers in multi-entity/jurisdictional environments is desirable but not essential.
- International/group exposure would be advantageous especially if you have worked across multiple jurisdictions or entities.
- Knowledge of financial systems such as SAP is preferred though not mandatory; familiarity with system improvements/process enhancements is beneficial.
- Understanding of LLP agreements/governance frameworks combined with commercial awareness focused on accuracy/risk mitigation.
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