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Job Title/Req Number: Corporate Tax Manager 107123

Base Location: Manchester plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG corporate tax team is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from Manchester 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 corporate 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 Corporate Tax Manager?

What will you be doing?

• Being one of the main points of contact on a portfolio of clients on day-to-day tax matters and working with Partners, Directors and Senior Managers on our larger client accounts
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and understanding the client’s business
• Managing tax advisory projects by providing UK corporation tax input and overseeing the successful delivery of commercially viable and technically excellent advice including working with other areas of tax and our overseas members firms to incorporate their input into our advice
• Ensuring our cli

Senior Paralegal - London hybrid

About KDN (KPMG Delivery Network)

The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology.  KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a global organisation that supports KPMG member firms in delivering global priority solutions to their clients across a number of different industries. KDN helps to enable growth, improve economies of scale, and discover new ways of collaboration and working.

You’ll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession’s most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to KPMG's clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve. You’ll be assisting KDN to accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm.

Role summary

The Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”) is a key part of KDN and is responsible for managing the organisation’s global legal risk. The OGC is seeking a highly experienced Paralegal who will work directly with OGC team members (including the General Counsel) to provide valuable organisational, technical and administrative support on a mix of corporate and commercial matters. This will include liaising with non-OGC stakeholders, both within KDN and across the wider KPMG organisation, including members of senior management. The successful candidate will support with a wide range of matters, including:

• Analysing new requests for support / queries received into the OGC team and taking / following detailed instructions.
• Reviewing processes and making suggestions to streamline them to improve efficiencies where appropriate.
• Assisting with matter-specific Board resolutions – including coordinating any local counsel review and assisting with execution
• Periodic (e.g., quarterly) reach out to local counsel to check if any new (including proposed) legislative updates
• Assisting with Board meeting preparations, including scheduling of meetings, collation and circulation of pre-read materials, plus coordination of Board Minutes
• Supporting team members in managing all phases of corporate and commercial matters, including ad-hoc projects as needed, administrative tasks and workflow management
• Collating, organising and updating transaction and project documents, including version control and scheduling periodic reviews of these as necessary
• Supporting with the preparation and maintenance of transaction documents, ensuring accurate record-keeping for completed matters
• Conducting legal and factual research as required, summarising findings for lawyers and keeping up to date with relevant legal developments
• Assisting with regulatory registrations, filings and related mattersSupport the team with workflow management, and ad-hoc projects as needed
• Coordination and collation of team member input on matters where a collective view is required (e.g., comments on / suggested edits for team web page)
• Liaising with Finance, Procurement and outside counsel to coordinate supplier onboarding and invoice settlement processes
• Coordinating the production, maintenance and storage of template / precedent documents, including identification of necessary updates based on regulatory changes

Skills required:

• University degree
• Significant relevant experi