Tax Assistant Manager – US/UK High Net Worth Team

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Why Join KPMG as a Tax Assistant Manager within our US/UK High Net Worth Team

The KPMG Family Office & Private Client team is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the region with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

We are a network of specialists with a proven track record in Private Client Tax who can offer a forward-thinking working environment with a supportive structure and management team. We collaborate with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of tax solutions.

Why Join KPMG as a Tax Assistant Manager – Private Client (US High Net Worth Team)

We are looking to recruit a US Private Client Tax Assistant Manager to be based in our London office. The role will involve working closely in a strong team on a range of clients and exciting projects, collaborating with different teams and locations across the firm, as well as helping build a new US tax practice in a Big 4 firm.

Power & Utilities (P&U) is one of the largest business areas of the Infratstructure team  and encompasses work for large clients in the sector, including all energy and water companies in the UK as well as some of the largest utilities in Europe and beyond. We provide in-depth strategic and technical advice on corporate finance and corporate financial management, regulatory finance, regulatory policy, business and financial planning, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as in other areas directly affecting value. Our work combines elements of policy, finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing, supporting regulatory regimes and maximising shareholder value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as market leaders influencing the future of the utilities sector.
 

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.
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KPMG's Corporate Finance practice has an industry-leading reputation for delivering forward thinking and objective advice for our UK and global client base, as well as an envied track record in closing successful deals. Together, our firm's Corporate Financiers have advised on or arranged critical and sensitive equity and debt transactions for some of the world's largest corporations, financial institutions and governments.

KPMG is the leading mid-market M&A adviser in the UK, Europe and globally. Revenue growth means we are in the market for recruiting top talent, who are keen to contribute to the ongoing success of the business.

Deal Advisory Tax

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 come from our people: their different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds.

Deal Advisory Tax is a dynamic and successful area of KPMG’s Tax & Legal business.  We have an inclusive and collaborative leadership strategy and are making bold changes to our culture and how we work.  A constantly changing and high-profile field, we work in a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding environment, and can offer a broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

The Role

Deal Advisory Tax provides market leading services to both Financial and Corporate investors.  Whilst we have teams focused on clients in our three performance groups of Financial Services, Corporates and National Markets, we are a national and connected team, working and learning with each other.

• Financial Services:  We work with private equity, infrastructure, and real estate funds as well as institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.  Our clients have UK, European and Global investment strategies.
• Corporates:  We work alongside some of the most forward-thinking FTSE 100 and 250 businesses, supporting them with strategic acquisitions, carve outs, de-mergers, disposals, and joint ventures both in the UK and cross-border.
• National Markets:  We work across the UK with mid-market corporates and PE funds, looking to invest across key UK sectors to grow our local economies.

The Deal Advisory Tax team provides advisory services across the whole deal spectrum including buy-side due diligence and structuring, sell-side vendor assist and vendor due diligence, refinancing and listing support. Deal sizes can be anywhere from £10m to +£10bn – we work with a variety of clients and on a variety of deals.

We help our clients understand historical tax issues and structure transactions, with a continuous focus on maximising value throughout the investment cycle. Working collaboratively across the KPMG network, our work often involves advice on multiple countries, taxes, and work streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Partners and/ or Directors on complex transactions to deliver exceptional advice and service
• Support in the pursuit of new opportunities, working on proposals and joining pitches
• Develop and maintain client relationships alongside Deal Advisory
• Be a key KPMG point of contact for clients, legal advisers, and other KPMG teams to facilitate effective delivery
• Coach and develop colleagues, collaborate with peers and be constantly learning
• Prepare/ oversee detailed technical advice covering a range of UK and international tax issues
• Perform/ oversee detailed analysis of tax related documents/ data, highlighting key issues and articulating the commercial impact of these to the client
• Collaborate with other UK and overseas tax specialists, critically analysing and challenging their input
• Demonstrate up-to-date tax technical knowledge in respect of key UK and OECD developments
• Understand financial models from a tax perspective
• Input on Deal Advisory Tax thought leadership

The Person

1. • Qualified CTA or ACA/ CA or equivalent
   • Enthusiastic and a keen interest in working on transactions
   • Good interpersonal skills
   • Good oral and written communication skills
   • Good UK corporate tax knowledge
   • Good analytical skills, curious