KPMG's transfer pricing practice is a highly dynamic and successful area within our tax business. A constantly changing and increasingly significant field, the transfer pricing team helps clients establish, document and defend market based pricing terms in relation to transactions between parts of multinational businesses.

We are a national team of over 140 transfer pricing specialists including 8 Partners mostly based in London and key UK cities.  There is a good mix of tax professionals, accountants and economists with backgrounds from industry, practice and HMRC.  This variety of backgrounds will give you the opportunity to work with people who are experts in their field, and help you to build a diverse skillset.

Tax Transformation (Data and Automation) – Assistant Manager

We are looking for talented Assistant 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 compliance, automation and reporting experience, particularly around indirect taxes, including EMEA compliance
• 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
• Tax technology implementation experience, including requirements gathering from a tax, IT & User Interface perspective, and creating and reviewing design documentation
• Tax transformation experience, including tax governance, process design and improvement
• Project management
• Client and engagement management

In addition to these key areas, other desirable but not essential skills include:

• Data, data bases, data transmission and data transformation including an understanding of structured query language (SQL)
• Analysing large volumes of data
• Designing cloud-based practical applications from a tax perspective
• Acting as a functionality translator, being the primary liaison between technology teams and tax teams

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Delivering tax transformation and technology projects, often as part of a wider finance transformation program
• Helping clients to design, build and deploy automation solutions which are designed for Tax
• Supporting our clients in designing systems which address tax requirements in different countries in the optimal way
• Working together with Tax Transformation and GCT colleagues as well as other teams in KPMG such as Consulting
• Helping clients develop robust global governance and control frameworks
• Develop our service offerings and service delivery models
• Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with our clients
• Manage graduate trainees and oversee the output from offshore resource in order to deliver client projects;
• Identify opportunities to provide 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

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, c

Transfer Pricing Assistant Manager

Base Location: London plus a network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

Why Join KPMG as a Transfer Pricing Assistant Manager within our Transfer Pricing Team based in the London region.

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.

The team is collaborative, with individuals based nationwide. We embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm! Our team has a mix of backgrounds and whatever your background we will give you the support, encouragement, and training to thrive at KPMG.

What will you be doing?

Working as a key member of the team to provide Transfer Pricing tax advice to a broad range of clients helping them to achieve their commercial objectives. This role involves working on a range of projects.

• Developing and maintaining client relationships

We are seeking an experienced, skilled, and proactive Platform Engineering Lead to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in establishing and leading a new engineering vertical within ATDT, shaping a modern engineering tower to support developers and cloud engineers. You will oversee the design, development, and maintenance of cloud platform solutions, enabling seamless integration of modern engineering techniques across the team.

In addition, you will lead a team of engineers, including specialists in both traditional infrastructure and Azure DevOps, ensuring the stability, availability, and security of the Azure platforms used by product developers.

MS Dynamics F&O Finance Consultant 

The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) business unit at KPMG is looking for a Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant with some demonstrable experience across different phases of large-scale, enterprise Dynamics FO projects, combined with a good practical understanding of Finance processes and procedures. With a hands-on approach you will be involved in end-to-end implementations along with the interfacing and integration of Dynamics 365 products to the wider Microsoft platform.  

The Dynamics FO Consultant is a core team member of KPMG customer delivery, with the successful applicant being involved in business processes and solution design as well as hands-on configuration and customisation of MS Dynamics FO solutions working with both onshore and offshore delivery teams. 

This role is an important element of KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions’ delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO. You will be provided with a combination of on-the-job and structured product training working with more senior colleagues, to help grow your skills and further develop your career. It is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business area within an established and market-leading global Big 4 firm. 

Responsibilities 

• Involvement in full end-to-end implementations and all phases of project life cycles, using your knowledge of Dynamics 365 FO finance capabilities, working closely with client teams and business stakeholders 

• Involvement with D365FO interfaces and Integrations 

• Assist with the gathering and documentation of functional requirements and completion of gap/fit analysis 

• Contribute to and create solution design documents 

• Communicate effectively with fellow team members to ensure that the solution being delivered meets the client’s requirements 

• Awareness of scope (creep) and use of change control processes 

• Delivery of end-user training to clients and colleagues where applicable 

• Provide on-site support and assistance to clients throughout the various project phases 

• Perform pre-Sales activities as required  

• Understanding of product roadmap and the content of future releases of D365 FO in functional areas 

• Demonstrate awareness around upselling and understanding of additional company capabilities  

• Partake in practice development activities and contribute to the creation and/or delivery of these to fellow colleagues 

• Promotes the Values of our company  

• Ensure timely completion of internal processes and mandatory training 

• Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by Directors 

• Represent KPMG MBS in a professional and positive manner at all times 

Requirements:  

Qualifications and Skills  

• Experience in consulting and good presentation skills 

• Ability to facilitate meetings and workshops, and to present to customers, colleagues and project stakeholders 

• Experience in and/or knowledge of the following areas of an implementation project life cycle 

• Requirements analysis and documentation 

• Business process mapping and modelling 

• Development testing and UAT 

• Data migration 

• Cut-over activities 

• Go-live support 

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations (D365FO) or AX2012 implementation experience including the following modules /