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KPMG’s Fixed Asset Tax Services Team (capital allowances) is made up of tax advisers, accountants, chartered surveyors and ex-HMRC inspectors who deliver expert advice to a broad range of clients across almost every industry sector. As one of the largest teams in the industry, our continued investment and desire to grow means that we seek a capital allowances specialist in London.

Our team works with clients ranging from owner-managed businesses to large multinational organisations. We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our London team, focusing primarily on the real estate, infrastructure, banking, and insurance sectors, who has a background in capital allowances, tax or accounting.

Role and Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be:

• A client facing individual who will work collaboratively with engagement teams both locally and nationally to prepare capital allowances claims, elections and allowances statements.
• Actively involved in delivering ad-hoc advisory work such as entitlement reviews, transaction input (such as tax due diligence, structuring and modelling) and significant one-off consultancy projects.
• Supporting the engagement team on mandatory risk procedures.
• Keeping documentation up to date and managing junior team members.
• Sharing knowledge.
• Starting to work with local stakeholders and peers to establish a strong network of referrals and business development opportunities.
• Helping the team with business development opportunities and assisting in the preparation of proposals.
• Assisting in the preparation of technical queries from other parts of the firm.

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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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We provide in-depth advice on strategic, financial, regulatory and commercial issues driving investments in infrastructure across Transport, Power & Utilities, and Social Infrastructure in the UK and globally. Our work includes market and policy design, economic and regulatory analysis, deal structuring and execution, as well as strategic and transaction advice to enable private and public capital to fund infrastructure. We work closely with other functions within KPMG to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, valuations, tax, accounting, and due diligence.

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The Role

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The Projects business is focussed on designing new markets and advising on in-house and competitive delivery models for major infrastructure projects and programmes.  We advise companies, developers, bidders and regulators on all aspects of delivering major infrastructure assets and competitive procurements. Some of the projects we have advised on include Hinkley Point C, potential investor in Sizewell C, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Hydrogen Transport Business Model, multiple Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) projects, OFTOs, Special Infrastructure Projects Regime (SIPR), Cap and Floor Interconnectors, Competitively Appointed Transmission Owners (CATOs) and new nuclear projects (NNPs). Our clients are typically based in the UK and across Europe.

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─ Strategic and policy advise to major developers, bidders and other stakeholders, including government bodies and regulators on delivering utilities infrastructure and in particular large projects

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