Tax Assistant Manager - AARTS

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

The role

• Acting as the day-to-day contact on audit and tax reporting engagements, liaising with audit teams, the client and AARTS/tax managers
• Reviewing, testing and documenting technical tax disclosures prepared by clients and their independent advisers
• Delegating delivery of work to junior colleagues whilst maintaining control of quality and timetables.
  Developing and maintaining client relationships across a portfolio of clients.
• Developing and maintaining internal relationships with the audit teams, and other departments.
• Mentoring and developing of junior members of staff.
• Keep up to date and share technical insights with rest of AARTS team.

The candidate will have some of the following skills, qualifications and experience:

We are seeking a talented Management Consultant with experience in Front Office / Customer Facing Transformation experience to support our People Consulting Corporates clients by applying Business Strategy and transformation expertise, identifying opportunities, and delivering end to end Advisory engagements.

You will join an established and highly successful Front Office / Customer Facing Transformation practice, with the opportunity to leverage our leading practice methodologies and continue our growth. You will be working closely with FTSE 100 clients across a broad range of industries including Energy, Telecoms, Retail, Media and Professional Services.

About KPMG International

Together with more than 275,000 colleagues in 142 countries throughout our member firms, people at KPMG imagine big ideas and bring solutions to life for clients both big and small. A role with KPMG International will open a world of opportunity in your career.

KPMG International helps set the strategy and protects the reputation of this global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We deliver value to our member firms and drive positive change in the communities we serve. By joining us you will gain a unique understanding of how a global organization operates and work on projects that impact the whole organization. From setting standards and best practices to developing innovative tech- enabled solutions for clients, you'll be part of a global team changing the way our business operates. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

About this Global Group

Global Consulting provides a broad range of services that support KPMG member firms to serve their clients, which includes assisting them to deliver on a near-continuous transformation agenda to drive value. The Global Consulting Solutions Hub (the Hub) is an integrated team of resources who lead the design, build and support of our Transformation offerings. They work collaboratively to define, prioritize, design, build, deploy and activate an expanding set of transformation propositions that help KPMG MFs to sell and deliver standard and efficient transformation solutions to their clients.

The Hub leverages a unified framework to create, maintain and evolve transformation methods, enablers, technology assets, and provides enablement and activation support to MFs, Sectors and account teams. The Hub also provides financial planning and analysis and reporting across our Transformation portfolio.

This team interacts with Global Consulting Leadership and Capability Teams (CoEs), Deal Advisory, Global Advisory Technology & Enablement (GATE), Analyst Relations, KDN and multiple other KPMGI/KISL teams (eg: GCM, L&D, etc). This team also engages with an extensive mix of stakeholders across the member firms.

About this team

Leads strategic transformation across Global Consulting by enabling stakeholder success in the rollout of Velocity. This role ensures each stakeholder group achieves its strategic objectives by identifying and removing barriers, aligning processes, and embedding change. Operating at the intersection of strategy and execution, the role supports the shift to intelligent, AI-enabled services—especially the focus on enabling intelligent enterprises, embedding AI, and evolving operating models with Velocity.  Success in this role requires deep collaboration across Global Advisory, including Member Firms, Global AI leadership, Alliances, Sector leads, Marketing, Internal Comms, GTM Specialists, and across the Velocity Hub, Strategy, Build, and Deployment teams.

This role will be instrumental in driving the company's growth, development, and achievement of strategic objectives. By guiding and leading change initiatives, you will contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Role Summary
The Velocity Project Officer plays a crucial role in the successful evolution of KPMG Velocity. This position is responsible for coordinating project activities, managing stakeholder relationships across member firms, and ensuring effective communication and reporting. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills to drive project progress and maintain alignment among diverse stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

Stakeholder Management:

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.