This exciting role is within our Corporate Tax Team based in the Manchester office. As part of a high performing team you will work with a diverse portfolio of large clients across UK listed, PE-backed, inbound and family-owned groups, and take on a variety of projects including BEPS Pillar 2, tax structuring and international expansion.

We are looking for a talented and technically-orientated Senior Manager level to support our rapid growth in international tax provision. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic and challenging working environment, supported by a strong and ambitious leadership team.

The role will suit either a Senior Manager wanting to drive their tax career forward or an ambitious Manager wanting to take the next step.

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

KPMG has one of the leading Indirect Tax practices in the UK. We work as a national practice providing advice and support in all aspects of Indirect Tax (VAT, Customs Duty, Green taxes) to a broad range of business sectors including large multi-nationals, household name retailers and public sector organisations. The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 220 professional staff in the UK.

We have a significant growth plan over the next three years and in order to support this we are looking to recruit motivated individuals who are seeking a real challenge, to build on our successes to date and help us achieve our growth targets.

This Manager role is Financial Services focussed. KPMG has one of the largest Financial Services Indirect Tax departments, advising banking, insurance, investment management, asset backed finance, real estate and private equity clients across a broad range of issues.

The Manager will be responsible for ensuring the quality of delivery at this specialist level and will be actively involved in managing the performance of junior colleagues within the team.

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

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.

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