KPMG has one of the leading Indirect Tax practices in the UK. We work as a national practice providing advice and support in all aspects of Indirect Tax (VAT, Customs Duty, Green taxes) to a broad range of business sectors including large multi-nationals, household name retailers, public sector organisations and Financial Services.  The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with approximately 200 professional staff located across the UK.  We work to support our portfolio of clients with a variety of Indirect tax issues. 

In order to support our plans for our North of England Indirect Tax team, we are looking to recruit a motivated individual with a commercial edge who is seeking a real challenge, at Director level across our Indirect Tax business, to build on our successes to date and help us achieve our growth targets.

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.

Assistant Manager – Security Operations Centre (SOC) – IGH (108752)

Base Location: Birmingham/Bristol/Manchester

Other Office locations available nationally:  www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The Security Operations Centre - Assistant Manager role will provide the pivotal function of planning, designing, building and sustaining SOC and Next-Generation SOC services, operating within the uppermost levels of Government. You will work as part of an elite team of specialists, advising government and industry clients on their largest, most complex, and highest profile strategic issues.

Our team combines deep sector insight, expert consulting capabilities and trusted client relationships to design and implement solutions that span all aspects of our clients’ operations. We become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Operating from Birmingham, Bristol or Manchester we do work that matters, providing technical and advisory expertise to help our clients securely craft and deploy security control systems and operations technology.

Reporting to the Head of Employee Relations, with a dotted reporting line into the HR Director in the Partnership Office, the ER Manager-Partnership is accountable for managing end-to-end Employee Relations activity relating to Partners (salaried and in some instances Equity), providing expert, commercially pragmatic ER support and risk-based advice.

The role will involve high-sensitivity casework from initial issue identification and risk assessment through to outcome, working closely with senior stakeholders and specialist teams (including the Partnership Office, HR Directors and the Employment Law Advisory Team (“ELAT”). The ER Manager-Partnership will ensure fair, consistent and compliant outcomes, with high standards of confidentiality, judgment and documentation. 

The ER Projects Manager is an agile role working across the Employee Relations (“ER”) and wider People teams. The role leads the coordination and delivery of key ER projects across KPMG, ensuring consistent planning, governance, and outcomes.  Projects may include the introduction of new ways of working, policy change, as well as high-profile firmwide change programmes. 

The role provides oversight and subject matter direction to ensure effective project execution and risk mitigation. Working with senior business leaders, the HR Projects Team, Employment Law Advisory Team (ELAT), HRBPs and other stakeholders, this role sets priorities, drives delivery, maintains clear reporting and communication, and ensures appropriate documentation and controls.

The role also supports the Head of ER, Head of HR Projects and ER Lead with programme planning and delivery, managing escalations and providing ad hoc expertise to the wider ER team and individuals involved with projects

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. From our inclusive leadership strategy, to our diversity and inclusion targets – we are making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

Overview

This exciting role is within our London Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Canary Wharf office. 

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

• Working closely with Partners, Directors and/or Senior Managers on complex projects to deliver technically excellent advice and service

• Managing UK and cross border teams on advisory projects, liaising with specialists, overseas member firms and external advisers, critically analysing and challenging their input to deliver successful projects and expertise to our clients
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients
• Managing teams and coaching and developing junior members of staff both in respect of technical delivery and soft skills
• Managing our engagement quality and risk processes and client financials
• Being a role model for KPMG’s values

You'll also have the opportunity to get involved in UK corporation tax compliance and reporting if that interests you.

The person

• Qualified CTA or ACA / CA or equivalent

• UK corporation tax experience
• Sustains a high level of energy, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team
• Displays an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in a respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider community
• Brings insight and effectively applies knowledge to business and client problems
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills, curious and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
• Strong project management skills, including ability to work as part of a team and to show initiative to drive projects forward
• Ability to multi-task and manage a range of clients, projects and relationships
• Effectively develops and coaches junior team members

• Dedication to continuously develop skills and technical knowledge