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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Role

We are seeking a US Manager within our Global Mobility Services (GMS) team to deliver US tax compliance services across a variety of clients.

Role and Responsibilities

 

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of US tax compliance tasks, serving as the central coordination point between the client and internal teams

• Review of US tax returns, and review of US tax equalisation calculations
• Conduct US arrival/departure briefings
• Review of various payroll reporting forms related to business travellers to the US, including Form 1042, Form 1042-S, and Form 8233
• Review and support clients with US payroll reporting requirements including year-end calculations
• Contributing to client service teams, helping ensure they function smoothly and effectively
• Preparation of written US advice for clients, and helping to advise clients on US GMS issues
• Project management of advisory projects carried out for clients
• Ensuring clients are provided with recurring updates of tax compliance status and adherence to SLAs
• Managing, coaching and training more junior team members
• Coordination with overseas member firms to provide cross border advice and tax compliance issues
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring accuracy in client invoices

 

Deal Advisory Tax 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.

Deal Advisory Tax is a dynamic and successful area of KPMG’s Tax & Legal business.  We have an inclusive and collaborative leadership strategy and are making bold changes to our culture and how we work.  A constantly changing and high-profile field, we work in a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding environment, and can offer a broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

The Role

Deal Advisory Tax provides market leading services to both Corporate and Financial investors.  Whilst we have teams focused on clients in four key markets Corporates; Private Equity & Credit; Real Estate and Energy & Infrastructure, we are a national and connected team, working and learning with each other.

• Corporates:  We work alongside some of the most forward-thinking FTSE 100 and 250 businesses, as well as Corporates across the UK, supporting them with strategic acquisitions, carve outs, de-mergers, disposals, and joint ventures both in the UK and cross-border. Our corporates business is a multi-sector business, including Consumer, Life sciences, TMT, Industrials, ENR and Banking & Insurance. 
• Asset Management:  We work with Private Equity, Infrastructure, Renewable/ Energy transition, and Real Estate Funds, both large and mid-cap, as well as institutional investors such as Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds.  Our clients have UK, European and Global investment strategies and will often have teams across multiple asset classes which allows our people to experience different types of transactions.

The Deal Advisory Tax team provides advisory services across the whole deal spectrum including buy-side due diligence and structuring, sell-side vendor

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