Job Title: Legal Operations & Transformation Services - Assistant Manager

KPMG’s Legal Operations and Transformation Services (LOTS) team supports clients in optimising their legal function to achieve operational excellence.  

There are 2 core service offerings within LOTS: a powered contracting practice, based on Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) technology, and a legal operating model transformation service.  Across LOTS, we are winning new clients and are growing our team as a result of these successes and as a new role, it is an exciting time for a candidate to come in, make a big impact on the function and shape the role.

We are looking for talented Assistant Managers to join us in growing the legal operating model transformation practice within LOTS, through managing and developing external client relationships and building out our offerings. 

The candidate will gain experience across the lifecycle of a transformation project and in developing a new offering for KPMG, working closely with other KPMG LOTS teams globally as well as interaction with other services within KPMG such as CIOA and People in Change.  The wider LOTS team has a focus on legal technology and automation and the candidate will have the opportunity to work across all client bases, from mid-market to FTSE listed companies, from public sector to financial services to FMCG. 

—    Provide subject matter expertise and industry insights to our clients undergoing legal transformation
—    Support and contribute to the development of go-to-market strategies, collateral, methodologies and alliance partner relationships
—    Contribute to and lead workstreams within complex, multi-national engagements for our clients, comprising of multi-disciplinary teams —    Taking ownership of micro service offerings as they develop and taking an active role in determining their direction and focus
—    Acting as the conduit between some of our services internally (e.g. Procurement, Finance Transformation, CIO Advisory, Risk Consulting, Legal,     People and Change etc.) and able to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary solutions and teams

Leadership & Management:

The role will report to the Head of Legal Operating Model Transformation. The primary objective will be to support them to help shape and grow service offerings and supporting methodologies within the legal operating model transformation practice. 

As the team and business grows, the candidate will be expected to contribute to the development of people and culture within the team, ensuring continuous development and support for more junior members.

The candidate will also be expected to support with activities related to business development, marketing and communications and collateral development to feed in to the wider LOTS business, in the UK and globally.

Stakeholder Interaction & challenges:

Candidates will be expected to have a strong track record at engaging with and managing stakeholders across different seniorities, functions and industries. 
Candidates will need to manage both internal and external stakeholders self-sufficiently as part of on-going engagements and through business and strategic development.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:
This role will assist in the growth and development of the practice and service offerings in LOTS, and KPMG Law as a whole by extension.
The successful candidate will contribute to the growth and development of the practice and service offerings in LOTS. The candidate will be responsible for adhering to KPMG standards regarding risk and quality of their work and the work performed by their team within workstreams they oversee.

Experience
Essential
—    Experience in

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Managed Services, Tax Technical - 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.

The Tax Technical team is a critical enabler to all tax activities within GCT and provides expertise into KPMG’s complex tax audits.  Audit quality is of paramount importance and to do this efficiently, we maintain a dedicated and enthusiastic team of tax specialists.  We are also the engine room of the tax reporting, compliance, governance and low-level advisory work undertaken by the wider GCT team – servicing large domestic compliance clients as well as our Global Compliance clients.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Builds and develops positive constructive relationships inside and outside KPMG;
• Manages tax technical input on a mix of listed and non-listed multinational groups including involvement in the audit of tax in financial statements;
• Supporting clients with their group/statutory Tax Reporting needs;
• Provide advice to clients on GAAP conversion projects;
• Provide technical input to tax accounting project work;
• Manage the delivery of corporate tax compliance engagements and helping to lead compliance outsourcing contracts;
• Provide advice to clients on the tax and tax accounting implications of new legislation;
• Responding to client requests for ad hoc technical advice;
• Supporting on sales activities by working with more senior members of the team to generate additional work opportunities for both existing clients and targets; supporting proposals and propositions across functions, sectors and accounts;
• Coaching, career management and technical support for other team members;
• Follow KPMG best practice and policy;

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong working knowledge and experience of corporate tax legislation and its application;
• Knowledge of tax accounting is an advantage but not essential
• Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills;
• Communicating with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear;
• Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value;
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work;

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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 future state operating model.

We are winning new clients and are rapidly growing our team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of an established KPMG network of expert teams and delivery centres, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. Delivery is underpinned by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform. This is an exciting time to be part of our GCT team at KPMG where reimagining tax is a strategic priority for our UK and Global business.  We have a diverse client base, from mid-market to F

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