Corporate Tax Manager – Advisory & Compliance

Why Join KPMG as a Tax Manager: Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance

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

Our London region CTAC team is a fast growing part of our Tax practice with a diverse client base ranging from PE-backed, owner managed and family businesses through to UK listed and multinationals.
Working in our successful CTAC business will give you the opportunity to develop relationships with clients as you manage the tax compliance process together with getting involved on various advisory projects such as, business reorganisations, tax authority enquiries, pre/post transaction reorganisations, refinancing, cash repatriation, interest deductibility and the impact of global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS Pillar 2).

What will you be doing?

This exciting role is within our London region Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Canary Wharf  office.  We work as a region which comprises 5 other offices. 

The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships, develop junior staff, provide excellent client service and identify business development opportunities.

• Be market facing with allocated clients and target organisations.
• Liaising with the client service team and with colleagues in other tax disciplines as well as the audit and accounting discipline to provide a co-ordinated service to the client.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and identifying leads for new work 
• Ensuring that clients are kept up to date on developments within the corporate tax world that may affect their businesses.
• Hold conversations with stakeholders in the markets and be capable of introducing relevant specialists from across the firm.
• Lead by example with client relationships, technical quality and service delivery 
• Actively promote team and personal profile to internal networks in order to promote collaboration and increase internal leads.
• Being involved in business development and proposal activity
• Managing our engagement quality and risk processes and client financials
• Being a role model for KPMG’s values
• Managing teams, coaching, and developing staff procedures.

What will you need to do it?

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA or CTA or equivalent).
• Strong educational background (preferably 2:1 or higher University degree)
• Sound knowledge of UK corporate taxation.
• Sound knowledge of accountancy principles, in particular accounting for tax (including deferred taxation and accounts disclosures).
• Strong time and task management skills.  Able to remain calm when under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
• Monitors and upholds high quality of service and products to clients (internal and external). 
• A practical approach to problems with client focus and commercial awareness.
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work.  Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities.
• Ability to build good relationships with clients. 
• Communicates with impact in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear.
• Ability to work as part of a team.  Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback.  Coaches less experienced staff.
• Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider community

Corporate Tax Compliance, Managed Services – Manager  

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. More information about our team is at the end of this job description.

Our Corporate Tax Compliance business is made up of a dedicated and enthusiastic team of Corporate Tax Compliance specialists working with our cutting-edge technology platform and our advisory teams to provide a first-class service to our diverse client base which includes global and large domestic compliance clients with complex and interesting tax profiles. We are growing quickly, so it’s an exciting time to join the team.

We are now looking for talented Managers. The successful candidate will have good UK Corporate Tax Compliance experience, be able to build strong relationships, develop junior staff and provide excellent client service.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of clients and take responsibility for ensuring the tax computations are prepared to a high standard, on a timely basis and finalised and submitted to HMRC within agreed deadlines.
• Ensuring that clients are kept up to date on developments within Corporate Tax that may affect their businesses, including the implications of new legislation.
• Oversee the work of junior colleagues, providing coaching and technical guidance as part of the overall review process.
• Identify and resolve complex technical issues and opportunities, reviewing technical analysis and involving specialists as appropriate.
• Respond to client requests for ad hoc technical advice and working with KPMG specialist teams to deliver an excellent and co-ordinated service to the client.
• Build and develop positive constructive relationships within your team, across KPMG and your client base.
• Opportunities to support clients with their group reporting needs and support with tax audit work.
• Manage aspects of the team’s operations and performance including coaching, career management and technical support for other team members.
• Follow KPMG best practice and policy.
• Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong UK Corporation Tax experience including reviewing computations and returns and acting as a client liaison through the compliance process.
• Knowledge of tax accounting (FRS 102. IFRS desirable but not essential).
• Ability to analyse problems, identify core issues and demonstrate curiosity around new ideas approaches and perspectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for own work.
• Sustain a high level of drive, enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team.
• Excellent teamwork and organisational skills, including monitoring timetables and budgets.
• Display an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in a respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community.

Global Compliance & Transformation (our Team)

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). Our clients leverage KPMG’s compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency and improved risk management across their organisation.  Ultimately we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance helping them develop a sustainable, technology- enabled and holistic futu

Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people: their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy, to our diversity and inclusion targets – we are making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

Overview

This exciting role is within our Corporate Tax Team based in the South region, with a choice of base office in either Bristol or Cardiff. You’ll join a high performing team advising on a broad range of clients from privately owned businesses to some of the region’s 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.

You will work with a diverse portfolio of clients across UK listed, PE backed, inbound and family owned groups, and take on a variety of projects, including tax structuring, international expansion, operating model redesign, tax compliance and tax accounting.

The role will suit an Assistant Manager wanting to drive their tax career.

Role and Responsibilities: 

Working as a key member of the team to provide corporate tax advice to a broad range of clients helping them to achieve their commercial objectives. 

• Supporting the successful delivery of technically excellent advice including: tax structuring, compliance, governance, 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.
• 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
• Supporting the preparation of proposals for new work, including preparing tender documents and presenting at client pitches
• Supporting Directors and Partners in business development activities
• Being a role model for KPMG’s values

Qualifications, Experience and Skills: 

• ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent qualified with strong corporate tax and accounting knowledge 
• Ability to develop, coach and mentor staff, as well as manage stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and written communication skills
• Well-developed analytical skills and 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

We are seeking a talented Senior Manager with experience leading large client Organisational Transformation programmes. Typically, these programmes would cover at least one of the following areas: Workforce Transformation (inc. AI), Organisation Design, Change Management, HR Transformation, Digital Transformation, Learning and Development. Our work is incredibly varied, but would typically cover:

• Leading complex people centric projects and transformation workstreams with a team of consultants, to drive business change, integrating across large multi-disciplinary programme teams and providing leadership on the people side of the solution/ implementation.
• Providing specialist advice and working closely with client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes
• Contributing to business development and sales, working with account teams to scope opportunities and developing compelling proposals to win new clients
• Contributing to the development of methods, tools and thought leadership
• Build and shape relationships with clients on a daily basis
• Action as a career coach for their team members, helping them to develop and progress their careers

The role will be subject to MOD and UK Govt public sector governance and controls.  Therefore, you will either already hold Security Clearance, or be able to obtain clearance when you join us.

The KPMG financial services corporate 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.  Our team has a diverse client and target base spanning the Financial Services sector - providing services to traditional asset managers and financial services institutions, private equity funds, alternative investors, the real estate sector, wealth and hedge asset managers, UK pension funds and global institutional investors. 

The role is in our Alternatives, Asset Management tax team, with a particular focus on our Private Equity and Credit fund client base. 

We are looking for a candidate with a particular interest in providing clients with corporate and income tax advisory and compliance services, ideally with experience in the Alternative funds market sector.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a good level of core corporate tax technical or income tax knowledge and a confident outward facing skillset willing to invest time and effort in the marketplace.

We would be happy to have an informal chat with you to discuss opportunities in more detail.

The Responsibilities

The role involves a mix of tax advisory services and compliance management. This will include:

• Developing and leading client relationships and the KPMG team (including where relevant the wider client service team).
• Understanding the client's business and working with the team to identify areas for the provision of tax and other services.
• Ownership of the provision of tax advice on a wide range of projects, undertaking detailed technical research.
• Where relevant, taking responsibility for the finalised deliverables in the tax compliance process (partnership tax returns, corporation tax returns and investor reports) and undertaking tax accounting work to assist clients with their statutory reporting process.
• Working with Senior team members to support and help junior team members develop their technical and soft skills.
• Involvement in business development activity, including developing and advising on cutting-edge client propositions.
• Ensuring all risk procedures are adhered to.

The Person

The successful candidate will have the following skills:

• Qualified CTA or ACA/CA or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax or income tax and an awareness of other tax and accounting areas. Previous experience within the financial services sector would be an advantage but is not a requirement.
• Strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice.
• Ability to work as part of a multifunctional team.
• Strong task and team management skills.
• Ability to build client relationships.
• Good computational and excel skills.
• Good technology skills - experience of Alphatax would be advantageous but not essential