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Assistant Manager - Trade & Customs

Location: London

Business Area: Indirect Tax

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Tax Manager - FS Corporate Tax

Location: London

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

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Manager - Alternative Funds - Real Estate

Location: London

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

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GCT - Tax Technology - Manager

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Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

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Manager - Transaction Services

Location: Multiple locations

Business Area: Transaction Services

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Assistant Manager - Trade & Customs

Location: London

Capability: Tax & Law

Business Area: Indirect Tax

Experience level: Associate/Assistant Manager

Employment type: Full Time or Part Time

Contract type: Permanent


Job Title

 

Assistant Manager (Trade & Customs)

 

KPMG Overview

 

Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here.

 

 

Job Description

 

KPMG has one of the leading Indirect Tax & Customs practices in the UK.

We work as a national practice providing advice and support in all aspects of Indirect Tax (VAT, Customs Duty, Green taxes) to a broad range of business sectors including large multi-nationals, household name retailers and public sector organisations.
The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 21 partners and approximately 200 professional staff in the UK.

The role in question is with the Trade & Customs team.

Trade & Customs

KPMG has a large team of Trade & Customs specialists located across the UK, working to support our national portfolio of clients with a variety of Trade & Customs issues. Within the team we have deep specialists in areas such as valuation, classification, origin and customs special procedures.  We work closely with our colleagues in Indirect Tax, other areas of Tax such as Transfer Pricing, and the wider Advisory business to deliver value to KPMG’s clients for whom we offer a wide range of services including customs advisory, compliance reviews and preparation of duty reclaims.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will be a key member of our team:

 

  • Providing high quality Customs & Trade advice on a broad range of issues to a wide range of clients.
  • Supporting senior members of the team in the delivery of client projects and business development initiatives
  • Day-to-day, direct contact with clients and developing long lasting, positive relationships.
  • Working with and developing Tax Assistants within the team.
  • Helping to identify opportunities to implement and develop technology solutions to deliver compliance and advisory projects.
  • Working with and contributing to the diverse and friendly team.


Experience and Skills
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to be part of a successful and growing team. You should be someone who has relevant Trade & Customs experience and has:

 

  • A commitment to develop existing knowledge / skills.
  • An eagerness to develop wider skills e.g., communication, networking, business development.
  • The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • An ability to manage and prioritise work.

Manager - Lead AI Engineer

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham & Other locations

Capability: Audit

Business Area: Cloud Engineering, Data & Analytics & Other business areas

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


The Audit Technology team at KPMG is driving innovation at the intersection of auditing and advanced technological solutions, reshaping the future of audit delivery. By combining expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and Software Development, the team is revolutionising the auditing process to deliver smarter, faster, and more reliable outcomes.

As a Lead AI Engineer, you will report to AI Engineering Squad Lead and lead the technical delivery of AI projects within your squad, collaborating with data scientists, engineers, developers, cloud architects, and audit professionals to create scalable AI systems that improve audit quality, efficiency, and insights.


Tax Manager - FS Corporate Tax

Location: London

Capability: Tax & Law

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


KPMG’s FS Corporate Tax team has an immediate need for a Manager to support delivery of a range of engagements across corporate tax, help us manage our existing portfolio of clients and help us win additional work in the Financial Services marketplace.

The work required by the role would be varied and dynamic and requires a decent level of UK corporate tax knowledge and experience. The role will also require the candidate to be able to work as part of a team both with more senior and more junior staff.

The KPMG FS Corporate Tax Team has a strong market reputation working with leading Global and UK banks, insurers and asset managers on a range of tax services. There is a strong pipeline of project and advisory work. Our team is friendly and supportive with staff members based around the country. The team are used to working with each other remotely for much of the time and therefore we are open to applicants based anywhere in the UK.


The Role

•    The role would involve working on corporate tax advisory engagements for financial services clients
•    Delivery of tax advice, including potentially Pillar Two advisory work
•    If a candidate has an interest in compliance the role could also involve managing and reviewing tax compliance

•    The role will involve interacting with clients directly and managing client relationships and commercial arrangements
•    Potentially providing tax audit support on our financial services audited entities

The Person
 
•    Ideally the candidate would have knowledge and experience of financial services (Banking, insurance, asset management or more broadly) however that is not essential, and we would consider suitably qualified candidates who do not have financial services experience as training can be given as needed.

•    Client and Relationship Management: Developing and leading relationships across a portfolio of clients is crucial. This involves managing client work effectively, maintaining good financial discipline, and proactively identifying areas for additional services.


Manager - Alternative Funds - Real Estate

Location: London

Capability: Tax & Law

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


The KPMG real estate tax team is a fast-growing part of the KPMG tax practice. We are looking for excellent candidates who are seeking a dynamic and challenging working environment within a strong supportive leadership team.  

 

For the right candidates, there are huge opportunities to be part of an expanding business and to progress quickly as the team grows. The work is interesting and diverse, getting involved with cutting edge developments and working with some of the best-known real estate and infrastructure firms as well as mid-size and new market entrants and supporting their business as they rapidly grow.

 

The team is diverse and collaborative, with individuals based across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh, we embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm!

Our team has a mix of backgrounds, people who have spent their entire career in professional services, or those with tax, legal, accounting, and regulatory backgrounds as well as a number of people who have joined from industry and bring real practical experience to the way we can help clients. Whatever your background we will give you the support, encouragement, and training to thrive at KPMG.

 

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to specialise in real estate taxes.

 

We would be happy to have an informal chat with you to discuss opportunities in more detail.

 
The Responsibilities:
The role involves a mixture of both compliance and advisory responsibilities, with specific duties including:

  • Developing and maintaining a high level of technical knowledge across real estate taxes and related areas including REITs.
  • Supporting the management of client relationships and projects and becoming a focal point of contact for clients within real estate taxes.
  • Understanding our client's business and working with teams across KPMG to identify areas for the provision of real estate tax and other services.
  • Developing and advising on cutting edge client propositions.
  • Being involved in business development and proposal activity.
  • Collaborating with KPMG teams across the UK and globally to provide the highest quality real estate tax support to our clients.
  • Participating in the development of new client propositions, which will include working with technology teams to develop new solutions, taking these to market and building the delivery model to ensure the highest quality services are provided.
  • Being an advocate for KPMG and the real estate tax team and helping us grow the business through the delivery of relevant and high-quality services to our clients.


The Person:  

The successful candidates are likely to have some or all of the following skills:

 

  • Evidence of deep technical ability relating to tax or financial services – e.g., this might be a qualification in tax, audit, finance, law, regulation, or significant practical experience gained in an industry role.
  • Practical experience of dealing with real estate taxes within a Financial Services context – candidates with industry or professional services experience.
  • An understanding of financial markets, participants, investors (e.g., property rental businesses, hotels, institutional, investors, custodians, asset managers, private equity etc) and products.
  • Good knowledge of Corporation Tax compliance, CIR, Anti-hybrids, REITs., QIPS.
  • Excellent project management, delegation/coaching and client facing delivery skills.
  • Familiarity of and enthusiasm to work with emerging technologies and ability to combine this knowledge with evolving tax regulations.
  • Ability to take advantage of new tax developments and create client propositio

GCT - Tax Technology - Manager

Location: London & Manchester

Capability: Tax & Law

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time or Part Time

Contract type: Permanent


Tax Transformation ERP – Manager

 

We are looking for talented Managers to join us in Canada Square, London (although flexibility on location will be considered) with experience in a broad range of areas including:

 

  • Tax transformation experience – the ability to analyse tax requirements, design tax processes and implement tax technology solutions
  • Strong and practical ERP finance and tax experience, specifically in SAP S4 HANA, Oracle or Workday, as a foundation for tax processes
  • Experience of design and configuration of ERP systems for tax purposes
  • Experience of implementing VAT determination engines and bolt-ons, such as Vertex O-Series, Thomson Reuters OneSource Determination, or Meridian VAT Add-On
  • Tax technology implementation experience, including requirements gathering from a tax, IT and users and creating and reviewing design documentation
  • Tax process knowledge, for example indirect tax, direct tax and/or transfer pricing
  • Familiarity with end-to-end finance processes (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Record-to-report) and their integration with tax
  • Advising on appropriate tax technology to support compliance and reporting processes
  • Project management
  • Client and engagement management

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Project managing the overall delivery of global and large tax transformation and technology projects, often as part of a wider finance transformation program
  • Helping clients to design, build and deploy ERP and tax automation solutions which are designed for Tax
  • Supporting our clients understand the importance of Tax, the optimal way to address tax requirements in their countries and the value that it can bring
  • Working together with our other Tax Transformation colleagues as well as other groups in KPMG such as Consulting
  • Helping clients develop robust global governance and process frameworks
  • Develop our service offerings and service delivery models
  • Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients
  • Line manage assistant managers and graduate trainees and overseeing output of offshore resource in order to deliver client projects;
  • Identify opportunities to identify additional services that the client may need and liaise with subject specialists.
  • Coaching and technical support for other team members.
  • Follow KPMG best practice and policy.

 

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value
  • Experience in process, risk and controls design
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
  • Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work
  • Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information
  • Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience 
  • Awareness or experience of tax and accounting compliance processes (e.g. Direct/Indirect tax returns, statutory accounting).

 

Global Compliance & Transformation (our Team)

 

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology. 


Manager - Transaction Services

Location: Birmingham, Bristol & Other locations

Capability: Advisory

Business Area: Transaction Services

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time or Part Time

Contract type: Permanent


Our Transaction Services practice comprises approximately 500 people across the UK, organised to align to KPMG’s market orientated structure, and is at the heart of the Firm's agenda to increase its penetration of boardrooms and work with clients across the economic and transaction cycle. Our team works closely with colleagues across Deal Advisory as well as Tax, Audit and other Advisory teams; it is a multi-disciplinary and international environment that sits right at the heart of our One Firm agenda. We are recruiting Managers in our Private Equity, Financial Services, Corporates and Capital Markets teams across the UK to support the growth of our TS business.


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