At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability comes from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

KPMG’s Fixed Asset Tax Services Team (capital allowances) is made up of tax advisers, accountants, chartered surveyors and ex-HMRC inspectors who deliver expert advice to a broad range of clients across almost every industry sector. As one of the largest teams in the industry, our continued investment and desire to grow means that we seek a capital allowances specialist in London.

Our team works with clients ranging from owner-managed businesses to large multinational organisations. We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our London team, focusing primarily on the real estate, infrastructure, banking, and insurance sectors, who has a background in capital allowances, tax or accounting.

Role and Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be:

• A client facing individual who will work collaboratively with engagement teams both locally and nationally to prepare capital allowances claims, elections and allowances statements.
• Actively involved in delivering ad-hoc advisory work such as entitlement reviews, transaction input (such as tax due diligence, structuring and modelling) and significant one-off consultancy projects.
• Supporting the engagement team on mandatory risk procedures.
• Keeping documentation up to date and managing junior team members.
• Sharing knowledge.
• Starting to work with local stakeholders and peers to establish a strong network of referrals and business development opportunities.
• Helping the team with business development opportunities and assisting in the preparation of proposals.
• Assisting in the preparation of technical queries from other parts of the firm.

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Role Purpose

The role of the Solution Architect is to help the Firm deliver its business strategy through technology. They must work with technology delivery projects to translate the business requirements into detailed solution architecture designs; ensure that solutions align with the relevant technology and capability roadmaps; ensure that transformation projects deliver the business and technology strategies; influence business and technology stakeholders to adopt the strategic technology solutions; guide technology projects through the Technology Assurance processes and escalate risks, issues and critical dependencies to the appropriate leaders as required to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

You will be required to maintain your core knowledge of wider technology trends and the KPMG technology ecosystem; build conceptual and detailed solution architecture designs; and ensure alignment with the Firm’s technology policies and standards.

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.

Service line Information 

Enterprise-Wide Technology (EWT) is an internally facing, dedicated team of over 450 technologists and other specialists, focused on keeping technology running seamlessly for everyone in KPMG.

The Team

Strategy & Architecture sit within EWT. The team provide technology solutions to the firm, covering Design, Assurance and Strategic Direction to the firm.

Core Knowledge

Extensive Solution Architecture Experience

· Work with Capability CTOs, technical SMEs, and specific projects to analyse and translate business requirements into technical requirements, ensuring that these are feasible

· Maintain a high level of technical knowledge incl. current, emerging and future technology market trends and their impact on the business

· Develop and maintain expert knowledge of KPMG’s technology ecosystem, incl. the main applications and technologies that support one or more KPMG Capabilities, e.g., Tax, Audit, etc.

· Develop and maintain expert knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics domain.

· Develop and maintain expert knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics supporting ecosystem. To include; third party applications, data architecture, process automation, integration, MSFT Power Platform etc.

· If required, provide advice to and/or seek to learn from other Member Firms, client teams and/or clients that are seeking to implement or improve their use of Microsoft Dynamics or the supporting CRM/Sales Ecosystem.

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

Manage a portfolio of work, whilst supporting the Solution Architecture team as they work on a diverse range of projects and programs.

· Create and develop the requisite documentation – conceptual and detailed solution architecture design documents.

· Contribute to governance processes where applicable – this will include helping the project navigate the Technology Assurance Process

· Work closely with the Strategy & Architecture team, development teams, other architects and 3rd party suppliers.

· Create & maintain a detailed view of existing architecture in order to help manage the transition to future state architecture.

· Identify business/project risk and mitigate or communicate as necessary.

· Ensure progress updates are communicated to relevant parties both formally and informally.

· Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed

104825 Tax Manager – Advisory & Compliance

Why Join KPMG as a Tax Manager: Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance

KPMG's Tax practice is a dynamic and successful area of our business. A constantly changing and increasingly high-profile field, Tax can offer a surprisingly broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

Our London region CTAC team is a fast growing part of our Tax practice with a diverse client base ranging from PE-backed, owner managed and family businesses through to UK listed and multinationals.
Working in our successful CTAC business will give you the opportunity to develop relationships with clients as you manage the tax compliance process together with getting involved on various advisory projects such as, business reorganisations, tax authority enquiries, pre/post transaction reorganisations, refinancing, cash repatriation, interest deductibility and the impact of global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS Pillar 2).

What will you be doing?

This exciting role is within our London region Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Canary Wharf  office.  We work as a region which comprises 5 other offices. 

The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships, develop junior staff, provide excellent client service and identify business development opportunities.

• Be market facing with allocated clients and target organisations.
• Liaising with the client service team and with colleagues in other tax disciplines as well as the audit and accounting discipline to provide a co-ordinated service to the client.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and identifying leads for new work 
• Ensuring that clients are kept up to date on developments within the corporate tax world that may affect their businesses.
• Hold conversations with stakeholders in the markets and be capable of introducing relevant specialists from across the firm.
• Lead by example with client relationships, technical quality and service delivery 
• Actively promote team and personal profile to internal networks in order to promote collaboration and increase internal leads.
• Being involved in business development and proposal activity
• Managing our engagement quality and risk processes and client financials
• Being a role model for KPMG’s values
• Managing teams, coaching, and developing staff procedures.

What will you need to do it?

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA or CTA or equivalent).
• Strong educational background (preferably 2:1 or higher University degree)
• Sound knowledge of UK corporate taxation.
• Sound knowledge of accountancy principles, in particular accounting for tax (including deferred taxation and accounts disclosures).
• Strong time and task management skills.  Able to remain calm when under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
• Monitors and upholds high quality of service and products to clients (internal and external). 
• A practical approach to problems with client focus and commercial awareness.
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work.  Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities.
• Ability to build good relationships with clients. 
• Communicates with impact in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear.
• Ability to work as part of a team.  Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback.  Coaches less experienced staff.
• Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider comm

KPMG’s Pensions Advisory business continues to build out its new pensions team, and requires individuals that can bring different skill-sets to the team. We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Manager to join our team, who will be responsible for working closely with colleagues in the area of pensions investments across both private and public sectors covering both defined benefit and defined contribution.

ax Manager, FS Asset Management, Alternatives

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability comes from our people – their different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our inclusion, diversity, and social equality targets – we are making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

KPMG's Financial Services Tax practice is a dynamic and successful fast-growing area of our business with transformational plans to accelerate growth. This role offers candidates the opportunity to join a business area which has wider leadership support to build upon its success and continue to grow.

What is the role?

Our Financial Services practice is diverse and comprises Asset Management (which includes Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Funds), Banking and Insurance and is a dynamic and successful area of our business.

We recognise the importance and value of corporation tax compliance within Financial Services, and we also recognise the value of our tax compliance and tax advisory teams working closely together to give the most varied, interesting career opportunities and the best outcomes for our clients and our people. That is why we work as one advisory and compliance team with specialists who focus on compliance working as a group within that team, known as the FS Compliance Hub.

A constantly changing and increasingly high-profile field, we can offer you the opportunity to utilise and develop Corporate Tax compliance skills in an innovative and supportive environment. We offer our compliance professionals flexibility and the opportunity to develop their careers in tax in areas that really interest them.

You really can shape your career in the way you want to being part of the Financial Services Compliance Hub. For example, our aim is to offer experience of both compliance and advisory work and also work across the different areas of Financial Services.

Of course, if you are already a subject matter expert or already have deep knowledge of, or interest in, a particular sector then we would welcome your focus on your area of interest. Flexibility to manage and build your career is fundamental to the aims behind the creation of the Hub.

We are looking for talented Managers with UK corporate tax experience to join us at this exciting time and help implement, shape, and develop the Hub as we expand and invest significantly in Financial Services tax.

What will you be doing?

In addition to delivering corporate tax compliance services there are opportunities to be involved in tax advisory work, the development of our innovative technology solutions and also to participate in client demonstrations and other aspects of business development, to keep your role varied and tailored to your interests where possible.

With our technology enabled solutions our compliance specialists can focus on technical excellence, opportunity spotting and managing the compliance relationship with clients.

We are offering both full time and part time roles with flexible working arrangements which include, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We would be happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest.
The core aspects of the role are:

• Maintain a portfolio of clients and take responsibility for ensuring the tax computations are prepared to a high standard, on a timely basis and finalised and submitted to HMRC within agreed deadlines.
• Oversee the work of assistant managers, providing coaching and technical guidance as part of the overall review proce