Assistant Manager – National Security (108863)

Base Location: London, Bristol or Manchester: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations 

The KPMG Defence Consulting and National Security function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London and Bristol we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  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 advise government and industry clients on their largest, most complex, and highest profile strategic issues. Our team combines deep sector insight, expert consulting capabilities and trusted client relationships to design and implement solutions that span all aspects of our clients’ operations. We become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as an Assistant Manager within our National Security function?
Defence and National Security is a KPMG priority sector. That means we are a fast-growing team which presents exciting opportunities for a manager to lead impactful projects, drive our ambitious growth agenda and seek career progression.

We are looking for a manager who possesses high quality consulting skills and a record of delivering outstanding results when leading complex consulting projects focused on delivering technology-enabled change activities on National Security engagements and to support KPMG’s growth in this market. Due to the nature of the work, it is essential for applicants to hold current 'National Security Vetting’ aligned to a National Security organisation.

The UK Company Secretarial and Global Entity Management (GEM) business sits within KPMG Law. Its ambition is to be a market-leading, technology-enabled governance and entity management business, supporting UK and multinational organisations with governance advisory services and globally co-ordinated entity management.

The business has a significant growth opportunity. Clients are seeking stronger subsidiary governance, better control of legal entity data, greater consistency across jurisdictions and alternatives to fragmented in-house and local-provider models. KPMG combines qualified governance expertise, a global network, a central GEM Hub and Digital Gateway to address these needs through advisory and managed services.

There are three pillars to the UK Company Secretarial and GEM practice:

• UK Entity Management – compliance and ad hoc support for UK entities, operated as a UK managed service.
• Global Entity Management – multi-jurisdictional compliance and ad hoc support for an international portfolio of entities.
• Governance Advisory Services – providing clients with corporate governance and board support services, including directors’ duties advice and training.

This Director (A Grade) role will take a role in supporting the overall build and growth of the UK Company Secretarial and GEM practice, with explicit accountability for revenue growth targets, market strategy and proposition ownership. Build senior client and internal relationships; lead complex pursuits and convert client needs into scalable, profitable solutions.

The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 20 partners and approximately 200 professional staff located across the UK.  We work to support our portfolio of clients with a variety of Indirect tax issues.  Within the team we have specialists in sectors such as Retail, Supply Chain, International Trade, alongside our Public Sector specialisms.  We work closely with our colleagues in Trade & Customs, Corporate and Employment tax to deliver value to KPMG’s clients.  

The team currently have a Senior Manager opportunity join their successful and growing team.

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