Corporate Tax Manager – Leeds

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The KPMG North Regional tax team is a fast growing part of the KPMG tax practice and we are looking for a Manager with a proven track record who is seeking a dynamic and challenging working environment within a strong, supportive team.  The marketplace is diverse with a client base of UK listed, PE backed, inbound and family-owned groups. 

The successful candidate will be an experienced Corporate Tax professional looking to build their career and grow their technical skills and client experience. The role will be based in our Leeds Office.

What will you be doing?

• Being one of the main points of contact on a portfolio of clients on day-to-day tax matters and working with Partners, Directors and Senior Managers on our larger client accounts
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and understanding the client’s business
• Managing tax advisory projects by providing UK corporation tax input and overseeing the successful delivery of commercially viable and technically excellent advice including working with other areas of tax and our overseas members firms to incorporate their input into our advice
• Ensuring our clients are kept up to date with emerging corporate and wider tax developments impacting their business
• Managing the delivery of UK corporation tax compliance services
• Supervising the work of junior members of staff and providing coaching to support their development.
• Assisting our Partners, Directors and Senior Managers with client account management, including complying with appropriate quality and risk management procedures and financial management

·        Seeking out and pursuing business development opportunities with clients and targets and actively participating with Senior Managers, Directors / Partners in business development activities

 What will you need to do it?

• Qualified CTA or ACA / CA or equivalent
• Strong UK corporation tax compliance and advisory experience, including tax accounting
• Ability to:

• • Analyse problems, identify core issues, investigate, evaluate, and integrate information
  • Communicate with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear
  • Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
  • Sustain a high level of drive, show enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work
  • Take personal responsibility and accountability for managing own work and juggling competing priorities
  • Continuously learn from experiences, seeking out feedback and development opportunities
  • Build teams and develop, coach and lead staff
  • Work in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider community
  • Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge, and experience

We are looking for an experienced KPMG colleague to join the OGC Commercial team to assist in contract review and negotiation. The role's primary function will be contract review and negotiation and a focus on support of our Audit client facing teams. Candidates should have a good understanding of KPMG’s risk appetite, as they will be handling requests for changes to engagement letters, General Terms of Business, and Additional Terms. Experience in negotiating contracts with clients or audited entities would be an asset.

The role involves a focus on contracts for Advisory, Tax, and Audit services. In particular, there will be an emphasis on contracting for Audit, which includes assisting with responses to tenders for new audit relationships. The candidate will need to provide positive responses without compromising on our risk appetite or regulatory obligations. Additionally, they will negotiate terms with clients for Advisory and Tax work, in consultation with Quality & Risk Management, focusing on Master Services Agreements.

Essential skills are:

• Knowledge of our Audit practice and contracting approach
• Negotiating skills
• Common sense and a pragmatic attitude within our risk appetite and regulatory environment
• The ability to collaborate with colleagues in the UK and offshore

Useful skills include:

• Client/Audited entity facing experience
• Experience with Information Systems (the incumbent has helped manage our presence on Connect and other systems)Strong organisational skills”