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The Team

We are currently recruiting managers to join our successful Family Office & Private Client Compliance team in our Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow,

As a national practice our FO&PC team consists of 162 team members across the UK, led by 4 Partners, 7 Associate Partners and 19  Directors.  

We work with a variety of high net worth individuals – from stakeholders in privately owned and entrepreneurial businesses, executives of multi-national firms, landed estates and members of private equity firms, who may be tax resident and/or domiciled in a range of jurisdictions. We also specialise in providing advice to Trusts and Estates, and Partnerships. 

If you are a highly motivated qualified tax adviser/ accountant (ATT, CTA or ACA/ACCA) with experience of working in personal tax, then we’d love to hear from you.

We also recognise and value highly motivated individuals who are qualified through experience rather than exams and invite you to apply too. 
 The Role

The personal tax environment moves rapidly and our practice sits within a highly regulated environment.  Candidates should be capable of managing a diverse range of tasks and demonstrate an aptitude for project management whilst maintaining impeccable standards of client service.

The role entails managing a portfolio of, and holding the relationship with, compliance clients whilst identifying and actively seeking value-added advisory opportunities.  You will lead the provision of day to day advisory matters on your clients, introducing and working alongside advisory colleagues where appropriate. 

You will ensure the delivery of a high quality compliance service to our clients, including the review of complex and varied tax returns, capital gains calculations, land and property accounts and complex residence and remittance issues.  You will also manage the risk and regulatory considerations on your portfolio, budgeting, work in progress and ensure prompt billing and cash collection.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

The role will suit either a high performing Manager keen to work with an exciting client base and keen to progress, or a recently qualified individual looking to gain exposure to a dynamic and entrepreneurial team.

Candidates interested in this role should have the following skills and qualifications:

• A desire to work in a challenging but rewarding environment;
• Comfortable with building internal and client relationships in a hybrid working environment;
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to contribute ideas and actively participate in supporting business growth and practice development;
• Qualified accountant or tax advisor with experience working in a personal tax focussed environment with exposure to a varied client base and strong commercial acumen.
• Academically strong results in career to date coupled with a keen and insightful understanding of the issues facing private clients and partnerships.
• An understanding of the KPMG Values and their importance in our work together.
• Professional curiosity, enthusiasm for private client work and an aptitude for technical analysis perhaps with a desire to specialise in an area of interest alongside a strong general technical competence.

We are also open

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”