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Assistant Manager, Further Education Funding

The Team

KPMG has one of the leading Education Skills and Productivity practices in the UK working across all key service lines. Our teams work extensively in the Further and Higher Education sectors on a range of significant projects for Government, Regulators and education providers.

We have exciting plans to further grow our Education Skills and Productivity business, but our success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services - and our people.  We are now seeking an Assistant Manager to join our Enterprise Risk team, specialising in the assurance and review of Further Education funding.

The Role

The role will work almost exclusively on the review, audit and investigation of further education funding and data. We work with the Department for Education (previously the Education and Skills Funding Agency) and a range of College, University and independent training providers to assess their compliance with the DfE funding rules and requirements. You will therefore demonstrate extensive experience of the DfE/ESFA funding rules and requirements and the related IT tools and systems.

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our midlands business working with a wide variety of clients both within the midlands region and nationally.

The Responsibilities

• Undertaking work at clients’ premises and liaising with clients at the highest level
• Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential
• Keeping managers and partners up to date with the progress of your team
• Acting as a first choice point of contact throughout the year for your clients and managing project costs, raising fees and agreeing dates for cash collection
• Drafting key documents and presenting to clients
• Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our advisory work.
• To work as part of a team or run funding audits, reporting directly to the senior manager or partner.

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Overview

This exciting role is within our South Region Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our South Central Or South West offices. 

Our clients include UK headquartered businesses and inbound groups across a range of sectors. 

Our work in the tax advisory space includes supporting clients with business and fiscal change. This can include advising on new jurisdiction entry, the development of new business areas, business reorganisations, tax authority enquiries, pre/post transaction reorganisations, refinancing, cash repatriation, interest deductibility and the impact global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS Pillar 2).

We work as a hybrid team where we get together in the office or at client sites at least twice a week to collaborate and learn together, with flexibility over how you spend the rest of your time. 

The Role

• Being one of the main points of contact on a portfolio of clients on day-to-day tax matters and working with Senior Managers and Managers on our larger client accounts
• Supporting on tax advisory projects by providing UK corporation tax input based on experience and researching topics and by 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.
• Supporting on 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 Managers and Senior Managers with client account management, including complying with appropriate quality and risk management procedures and financial management
• Support the leadership with business development opportunities.

The person

• Qualified CTA or ACA / CA or equivalent

• UK corporation tax experience
• Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates, and integrates information.
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear.
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for managing own work and juggling competing priorities.
• Continuously learns from experiences, seeking out feedback and development opportunities.
• Coaches less experienced staff, giving clear directions and constructive feedback.
• Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider community
• Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge, and experience.

Within Technology Strategy we deliver collaborative team engagements, working together across these capabilities to help our clients get the best from their IT services. We are growing our team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking your relevant expertise and experience to join us.

Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here.