GCT Managed Services Director - Global Compliance & Transformation

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology.

The KPMG financial services 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.  

As a result of growth in our business, we have a number of roles across our Financial Services Operational Taxes

team, which has a diverse client base spanning the FS sector - providing services to banks, custodians, brokers,

asset managers, alternative investors, wealth and hedge asset managers and global institutional investors such

as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.  

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 FS 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, 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 work across our FS and Asset Management tax teams or to

specialise in operational taxes.

We would be really 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 operational taxes and related

areas.

• Supporting the management of client relationships and projects and becoming a focal point of contact

for clients within operational taxes.

• Understanding our client's business and working with teams across KPMG to identify areas for the

provision of operational 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 operational

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 operational taxes 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 operational taxes within a Financial Services context –

candidates with industry or professional services

Tax Manager - Family Office & Private Client

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

The KPMG Family Office & Private Client department is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from Leeds 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 FO&PC Tax Manager?

• Access to one of the largest private client teams in the north
• A varied and diverse role, encompassing areas such as trust work, inheritance tax and transactions

What will you be doing?

• Ensuring the delivery of a

2026 VAT Academy – Indirect Tax

Base Location: London, South, North, Midlands, Scotland 

KPMG’s Indirect Tax Team have a fantastic opportunity for individuals who have previous work experience and are now looking for a new career, with no prior Tax experience required.

We are currently seeking top talent to further enhance the team’s exceptional reputation If you like problem solving, working with people, really understanding how business works and developing strong client relationships, then the KPMG VAT Academy is for you!

We are looking to recruit motivated individuals across the UK who are seeking a real challenge to develop and be curious about the world around them.

The Assessment Day to be held in person on 1st December 2025 in Canary Wharf, London

If you are successful at Assessment, you will join us in undertaking a technical training programme for 10 weeks starting on 2nd March 2026. You will be assigned to a local office, and the training will be delivered partly remotely and partly in person at our Reading office with full support and ongoing on the job training.

We recognise that brilliant people with the skills needed to shine in our business have a huge variety of experiences and backgrounds.

Private Client & Reward Tax Academy – 2026

Base Location: London, South, North, Midlands, Scotland

KPMG’s Private Client & Rewards Tax Team have a fantastic opportunity for individuals who have previous work experience and are now looking for a new career, with no prior Tax experience required.

We are currently seeking top talent to further enhance the team’s exceptional reputation If you like problem solving, working with people, really understanding how business works and developing strong client relationships, then the KPMG Private Client & Reward Tax Academy is for you!

We are looking to recruit motivated individuals across the UK who are seeking a real challenge to develop and be curious about the world around them.

We recognise that brilliant people with the skills needed to shine in our business have a huge variety of experiences and backgrounds.

The Assessment Day to be held in person on 8th December 2025 in Canary Wharf, London

If you are successful at Assessment, you will join us in undertaking a technical training programme for 10 weeks starting on 2nd March 2026. You will be assigned to a local office, and the training will be delivered partly remotely and partly in person at our Reading office with full support and ongoing on the job training.

To apply all we ask for apply is that you have:

• At least 2 years of UK career experience in a relevant* background highlighting transferable skills
• The permanent right to work in the UK.
• You can start the training on 2nd March 2026

*Relevant = evident transferrable skills in areas such as sales, research, client management, communication, analysis and could include law, teaching, armed forces, finance, or comparable areas.

Why Join KPMG as an Assistant: Private Client, Equity Reward & Valuations?

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to be part of successful and growing teams.

The Family Office, Private Client, Valuations and Equity Reward practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 300 professional staff located across the UK.  We work to support our portfolio of clients with a variety of People Taxes issues. 

The team is collaborative, with individuals based nationwide. We embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm! Our team has a mix of backgrounds and whatever your background we will give you the support, encouragement, and training to thrive at KPMG.

What will you be doing?

Working as a key member of the team to provide Family Office, Private Client, Equity Reward and Valuations advice to a broad range of clients helping them to achieve their commercial objectives. This role involves working on a range of projects.

• Providing high quality tax advisory and tax valuation services across a broad spectrum of clients including private individuals, family offices and corporate clients.
• Maintaining, developing, and managing KPMG’s strong relationships with clients with regular interactions; helping to present reports and analysis and day-to-day management of projects.
• Developing innovative solutions and opportunities for our clients, and being part of initiatives to bring those solutions to market.
• Supporting sales initiatives and cultivating strong client relationships.
• In time, developing more junior members of the team from both a technical and commercial perspective.
• Working closely with seni