The Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG) at KPMG UK (ca. 400 FTEs) provide in-depth advice on strategic, financial, regulatory and commercial issues driving investments in infrastructure across Power & Utilities, Transport, Social Infrastructure, Government, Major Projects, in the UK and Europe. Our work includes market and policy design, economic and regulatory analysis, deal structuring and execution, as well as strategic and transaction advice to enable private and public capital to fund infrastructure. We work closely with other functions within KPMG to advise clients on due diligence, transactions and valuations.

Power & Utilities (P&U), led by Dr Matt Firla-Cuchra, counts c85 FTEs is the largest business area of IAG and encompasses work for major clients in the sector, including all UK utilities as well as some of the largest energy and water companies in Europe and beyond. We provide in-depth strategy, market, regulatory, cost assessment, corporate finance, transaction and energy transition advice to players and investors in the utilities sector. Our work combines elements of policy, finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing, supporting regulatory regimes for the benefit of customers as well as maximising shareholder value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as market leaders influencing the future of the utilities sector.

At KPMG we want to build and maintain positive and constructive relationships individually amongst our people, and collectively between the firm and our people. We believe that a positive climate in the workplace enables greater employee engagement and commitment, with a positive impact both on employee well-being and business outcomes.

Now is a great time to join us and be part of our new expert ER Function firmly anchored around our firm-wide values. The team will be responsible for end-to-end case management and for coaching / upskilling the business to more effectively address ER matters in the business line

We are introducing a best practice tiered approach to service delivery, including self-service for generic questions and effective triaging of incoming concerns promoting routes to resolution outside of formal cases. We have a separate team within the ER function responsible for formal investigations

By firmly anchoring Employee Relations expertise in the ER function, we are professionalising the service and creating tangible and rewarding career opportunities for ER professionals

We are committed to continuous improvement so that we can evolve our Employee Relations (ER) services and support mechanisms to be the best they can be, encouraging open communication, ensuring our colleagues can thrive both professionally and personally and building trust within our organisation. 

KDN is a global network of people, processes, centers, tools and technology aimed at accelerating the delivery of global solutions across KPMG member firms. Within KDN Advisory, the Financial Crime, KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) capability focuses on delivering repeatable solutions across customer due diligence, onboarding, screening, transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory compliance, supporting KPMG’s global banking, fintech, and regulated industry clients. 

Transfer Pricing

Grade: D

Job Title: Transfer Pricing Assistant Manager

Recognised in the marketplace for our technical excellence – Transfer Pricing at KPMG is an integral part of the firm’s global community. Our diverse team focuses on compliance and/or advisory services, providing sustainable tax advice to clients, that not only helps to deliver compliance, but also supports their wider commercial objectives. And with prominent technology companies choosing to partner with us, you’ll find that you’re also working with the very best in market-leading tech.

The Responsibilities/Job Description

This role involves working on a range of projects.

The work involves:

• Developing and maintaining client relationships
• Interviewing clients to understand activities and value drivers for our clients’ businesses
• Determining key industry features across varied industries that influence the pricing of transactions
• Benchmarking market prices across industries and transaction types
• Documenting and designing pricing policies
• Drafting transfer pricing reports
• Supporting clients with tax authority enquiries and Advance Pricing Agreements
• Involvement in global documentation projects where we prepare transfer pricing reports for clients across multiple jurisdictions
• Coordinating with KPMG’s transfer pricing, international tax, indirect tax and other teams across the business on a range of topics
• Coaching and developing junior members of staff
• Assisting with the team’s business development and marketing initiatives.

The Person

We are looking for candidates with the following skills/experience:

• Either a CTA, CA, ACA, ACCA qualification or attained a Bachelors or Masters degree in economics, finance, law, accounting or equivalent qualification.
• Prior transfer pricing experience, preferably including experience of preparing transfer pricing documentation, tax value chain analyses, benchmarking, supporting with tax authority enquiries/Advance Pricing Agreements, project management and managing junior team members
• Sound judgement, including the ability to identify and evaluate risk issues and know when to involve others.
• High level of analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
• High level of drive and enthusiasm with a positive attitude
• Good commercial awareness and a desire to develop a technical specialism
• Ability and willingness to keep up to date technically
• An appreciation of and/or understanding of ethical/risk issues within a client service environment
• Strong people skills for engaging with our clients and team members
• Excellent communication and project management skills