Job Overview

This exciting role is within our International Tax group based in the London office, focusing on large inbound and outbound multinational businesses. You’ll join a high performing team advising some of the largest and most complex organisations in the world.

We are looking for a talented individual at Manager level to support our continued rapid growth. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic and challenging working environment, supported by a strong and ambitious leadership team.

Job Description

You will work with a diverse portfolio of clients across UK listed and take on a variety of projects, including corporate tax and multi-jurisdictional international tax structuring, business reorganisation, international expansion, operating model redesign, tax controversy support and responding to ongoing global tax policy change including BEPS 2.0.

The role will suit either a Manager wanting to drive their tax career forward advising international businesses, or an ambitious Assistant Manager wanting to take the next step. Previous experience of working with multinationals is helpful, but strong technical skills, drive and curiosity are essential.

Key roles and responsibilities will include:

• Working as a key member of the team to provide International Tax advisory services to support our clients in achieving their commercial objectives.

• Managing and supporting on the successful delivery of technically excellent advice including tax structuring, refinancing, business and legal structure optimisation, pre/post transaction reorganisations, tax authority enquiries and providing technical support to the wider corporate tax team.

• Liaising with specialists in other departments and overseas offices to oversee their input into tax advisory projects.

• Coaching and developing more junior members of the team.

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and understanding of their business in order to create opportunities to help with the provision of tax and other services.

• Managing proposals for new work, including delivering tender documents, presenting at client pitches and identifying solutions for client issues.

• Seeking out and pursuing opportunities with targets and actively participating with Directors and Partners in business development activities.

• Being a role model for KPMG’s values.

Qualifications and Experience

• ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent qualified with strong corporate tax and accounting knowledge.

• Ability to develop, coach and lead staff, as well as manage stakeholders.

• Strong interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills are key, as is a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice.

• Pro-active in identifying and progressing business opportunities for the long-term benefit of both KPMG and the client.

• Ability to multi-task – to manage a wide range of projects and relationships.

• High level of drive and enthusiasm with a positive attitude.

• Dedication to continuously develop technical knowledge.

• Inquisitive with attention to detail.

Service Line Information

The International Tax group is a dynamic and successful area of our business. A constantly changing and increasingly high-profile field, we offer an exciting broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

Working in the International Tax business at

We are building a national team of advisory tax professionals focused on providing international tax advice to the largest and fastest growing businesses throughout the UK, be it listed, privately owned or private equity.  

This role will be entirely advisory focussed with no tax compliance responsibilities; however, we welcome applicants with either tax advisory and/or compliance background.

This is a dynamic, collegiate and supportive environment for someone to join a great team where they will be invested in and given opportunities to grow their experience and achieve their potential.

This team works with some of the most exciting and prestige organisations throughout the UK and internationally.

We are committed to providing opportunities for tax professionals to access the most interesting work and opportunities wherever they may be based within the UK.

The KPMG Infrastructure Advisory Group function is a cornerstone of our Deal Advisory business.  Operating from London we do work those 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.

Within the Infrastructure Advisory Group are a team full of subject matter experts, but that’s not all. We are responsible for providing best in class support on everything from: finance, economics, construction, engineering, QS, forensic assurance, asset management, PMO, strategy, regulatory work and project finance.

Power & Utilities (P&U) is the largest business area of the 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 strategic and technical advice on strategy and business planning and analysis, corporate finance and corporate financial management, regulatory policy, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as in other areas to help our clients create value for both shareholders and customers. 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.

This area continues to grow and we are looking for a high quality candidate to support our Power & Utilities business with a particular focus on giving strategic advice to clients in relation to the evolving regulation and policy framework affecting the energy networks.

Job Title/Req Number: Tech Risk Assistant Manager - SAP Controls (106701)

Base Location: London or Birmingham, plus network of 20 offices nationally: KPMG Office Locations

The KPMG Technology Risk Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London and Birmingham, 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.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, 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 a Tech Risk Assistant Manager - SAP Controls? Technology Risk Consulting (TRC) is a fast growing department that currently consists of about 200+ professionals across different sectors of which roughly half are based in our Canary Wharf office in Canada Square in London. We have a mix of Sector, FS and IGH clients like BP, Booking.com, HSBC, LSEG, HMRC and NHS. Our engagements often take place in an international context which requires us to provide services across the globe, often in close cooperation with other KPMG offices.

Our services are of both an assurance and transformation in nature and include:

• General IT and ERP controls, design and implementation of GRC operating models and solutions, IT Security and Risk Management, control automation, design and implementation of SOX 404 control framework, design and implementation of controls for S/4 HANA programmes and Independent Project Assurance.

Within this team a key objective is to grow our capability and size of our SAP offerings into the market, as part of a wider strategic plan to grow our ERP & Business Systems team. The services we provide include External and Internal Assurance, Controls Transformation, Process Optimisation and GRC implementations. This work is delivered through stand-alone assignments, or as part of internal audit engagements.

Typical activities include:

• Responsibility for quality, value add and timely delivery of the overall output from client engagements.
• Scoping, financial management, managing delivery risk, production and review of deliverables.
• Building and managing excellent client relationships.
• Actively identifying and progressing business development opportunities, as well as managing sales activities such as proposal writing and assisting with client presentations.
• Coaching and developing team members on engagements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide consulting and advisory services to clients that operate SAP systems including SAP GRC Access Controls and Process Controls.
• Help clients enhance their SAP controls capability and increase control automation.
• Work stream lead / SME on SAP / GRC control and/or Data Analytics engagements.
• Building and managing excellent client relationships across a range of clients.
• Developing internal networks and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues across KPMG, but in particular in the wider Advisory areas.
• Contributing to practice management, e.g. innovation, training, knowledge management.
• A good understanding of SAP and SAP GRC technology platforms.
• Ability to identify and assess complex SAP risks and controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly t

KPMG’s Strategy & Performance Transformation practice is looking for exceptional candidates for a Director role.  The role will focus on Deal Strategy within the Media industry as part of the wider Telecommunications-Media-Technology sector, but with scope to work on the wider range of services including Growth Strategy, Deal Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation.

The Strategy & Performance Transformation team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team of over 150  practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business.