Expatriate & Employment Tax Assistant

About us: 
Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

The Role:

As an Expatriate & Employment Tax Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality tax compliance and advisory services for internationally mobile employees and cross-border remote workers. Working closely with colleagues, assignees and external stakeholders, you will assist throughout the assignment lifecycle, ensuring tax obligations are met accurately and efficiently. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise in expatriate and employment tax, while leveraging technology and AI tools to drive process improvements and enhance service delivery.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of expatriate and employment tax services for international assignments and cross-border remote working arrangements, ensuring a high standard of client service and compliance.

• Act as a key point of contact for UK tax compliance queries, providing guidance on tax returns, PAYE tax codes and payroll-related tax matters for international assignees.

• Manage and maintain global tax payment and refund schedules, ensuring records are accurate, up to date and well documented.

• Coordinate activities across the assignment lifecycle, including tracking outstanding information requests, obtaining questionnaires and supporting documentation, and facilitating the timely completion of HMRC requirements.

• Review cross-border remote working requests, researching relevant tax legislation and employment tax implications across multiple jurisdictions and escalating potential risks where appropriate.

• Assist with assignment cost projections and tax-related research to support mobility planning and identify potential tax efficiencies for employees and the business.

• Collaborate with colleagues across HR, Payroll, Mobility and external advisers to resolve tax-related matters and deliver a seamless experience for internationally mobile employees.

• Support UK compliance reporting activities, including maintaining Short-Term Business Visitor records, coordinating documentation from employees and assisting with HMRC submissions, while leveraging technology and AI tools to improve processes and reporting accuracy.

• Collaborate with colleagues across HR, Payroll, Mobility and external advisers to resolve tax-related matters and deliver a seamless experience for internationally mobile employees.

• Support UK compliance reporting activities, including maintaining Short-Term Business Visitor records, coordinating documentation from employees and assisting with HMRC submissions, while leveraging technology and AI tools to improve processes and reporting accuracy.

What we’re looking for:

• A genuine interest in developing a long-term career in expatriate and employment tax, with a proactive approach to learning and professional development.

• Previous experience within a UK tax environment is desirable, ideally gained in an accountancy practice, in-house tax team or similar professional services setting.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work accurately to multiple deadlines.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, with confidence in handling data and producing accurate reports.

What's on offer:

This role can be based in our London offices, with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance

• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships

• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options

• Income protection and life assurance

• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes.

• Emergency family care

• Additional holiday/birthday leave.

• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.

• Travel insurance and season ticket loan

• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

Data Management, Data Verification, Document Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Process Automations, Records Management, Regulatory Compliance, Tax Accounting, Tax Law, Tax Optimization, Tax Planning, Tax Reporting, Tax Structures, Transfer Pricing

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).