You will work on the origination and execution of lead advisory mandates in the mid-market and specialise within London Regions – Business Services to help achieve the client’s strategic objectives of buying or selling their company from initial strategic review to successful completion. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates to join a growing and ambitious team as a sector specialist

Join KPMG's Financial Services Advisory practice and drive impactful change for our clients. As a Manager, you will lead and deliver complex Finance Transformation projects, working closely with senior stakeholders to design and implement innovative solutions that optimise their finance operations.

Successful candidates should have strong Financial Services Industry experience, knowledge of Finance Operating Models and Finance Systems and be willing to travel to the Middle East for client delivery as required.

Job Overview

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

We are looking for a talented individual at Assistant 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 tax structuring, international expansion, and operating model redesign.

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.

• Supporting the successful delivery of technically excellent advice including tax structuring, refinancing, 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

• Well-developed analytical skills.

• 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

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

Working in the International Tax business at KPMG will give you the opportunity to develop relationships with clients assisting them with all their strategic tax requirements. This involves giving advice on corporate planning and restructuring projects both in the UK and Internationally.

Summary of Role

The SAP CDL is accountable for the quality of delivery of all SAP engagements, both functional and technical, through a matrixed team of Engagement Leaders and Engagement Managers. The CDL enables the growth of our SAP business by validating dealboard submissions, driving resourcing (on, near and offshore), embedding scalable and repeatable methods, incorporating lessons learned to improve delivery, and providing delivery assurance to SAP engagements.

Responsibilities

Sales

• Provide constructive challenge through the Deal Board and Solution Review processes with strong focus on delivery risk, client obligations, fixed price contingency level and risks that could erode EP and impact delivery success
• Identify and initiate new opportunities from existing SAP engagements
• EQCR for complex SAP deliveries – opportunity through to engagement

Capability Build  

Resourcing

• Grow team of SAP Engagement Leaders and Engagement Managers to ensure strength in delivery management
• Approve EL and EM accreditation requests for SAP service lines
• Maintain tight visibility of pipeline to ensure to resourcing budgets and targets are aligned and agreed for each year
• Manage timely resource planning and recruitment of functional and technical resources for all SAP engagements across all locations – on, near and offshore along with global reach to other KPMG locations and third parties
• Ensure engagement team make up contains the right skills experience and diversity

The Role

We are seeking a Manager to support the delivery of our risk and regulatory services to investment managers active in the private markets space, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and private credit. Responsibilities include:

• Advising private markets clients on their regulatory obligations, the impact of regulatory change and current industry practice.
• Managing and delivering client projects related to risk and regulation for our private markets clients
• Supporting the development of new risk and regulatory services for our private markets clients
• Supporting business development activities in connection with our private markets clients
• Developing thought leadership in connection with private markets, including publications, blog posts and client roundtables and other events
• Keeping abreast of all latest market trends and new regulations that will impact our private markets clients and supporting the development of repeatable consulting propositions connected to these market developments

The Person

The required skills, knowledge and experience include: 

• Knowledge and awareness of private asset classes and alternative investment managers
• Knowledge and awareness of the key regulatory regimes applicable to alternative investment managers, including AIFMD
• An awareness of the different types of investment products and services offered by private markets participants
• Understanding of the UK/EU regulatory environment
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• The ability to evaluate technical issues, analyse facts, consult and deliver solutions to clients
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including an ability to communicate well with clients (internal and external) in writing and verbally and an ability to influence and communicate with senior individuals
• Understanding of regulatory developments and key current issues facing clients
• Experience in working with teams and the ability to work independently
• Understanding and awareness of broader wealth and asset management sector is an advantage, including business structures, governance frameworks, and process and control infrastructure