Job description

Join KPMG's Global Compliance & Transformation team as a Managed Services Assistant Manager and help multinational and financial services clients manage complex global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations. You will coordinate large UK and international managed service engagements, bringing together tax expertise, transformation, technology and effective governance to improve client outcomes. The role offers broad exposure across indirect tax, withholding tax, transfer pricing, corporate income tax and statutory compliance, alongside opportunities to build trusted relationships with clients and KPMG teams worldwide. You will join a growing, collaborative team where you can develop your leadership, project management and digital compliance experience while contributing to the future of tax delivery.

About the role

The issues surrounding tax and legal services are constantly evolving, both locally and globally. Our Tax and Law experts are at the forefront of providing a range of specialist tax and legal knowledge and technologies to empower businesses. This is why you'll find KPMG the perfect place for you to build your expertise, progress your career and make your mark.

Our tax professionals have an impact on some of the most pressing global challenges of the day, such as climate change, incentives and transparency. We offer real scale and size in terms of the range of tax solutions we offer clients. Our services span: International Tax, Deal Advisory Tax and Transfer Pricing; Business Taxes, covering advisory, compliance, claims and incentives and transformation; People Taxes, advising on all aspects of employee reward, tax issues arising as a result of having a global workforce as well as advising high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurial families; and Indirect Taxes.

Within Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT), we help clients use compliance expertise, transformation and technology to achieve better visibility, greater efficiency and stronger risk management. Our growing team works across a diverse client base, from mid-market organisations to FTSE-listed groups, public sector bodies, real estate businesses and financial services clients. Delivery is supported by an established global network of specialist teams, delivery centres and the KPMG Digital Gateway platform.

As a Managed Services Assistant Manager, you will support the delivery of global and large UK tax and accounting compliance and reporting engagements. You will coordinate work across clients, KPMG teams and delivery resources, helping to maintain strong governance, resolve issues and implement sustainable managed service and transformation solutions.

The role combines client relationship management, project delivery, process improvement and technology enablement. You will work across tax and statutory compliance areas including indirect tax, withholding tax (WHT), transfer pricing, corporate income tax, statutory accounting and tax reporting, while helping clients understand legislative change and improve their operating models, processes and controls.

Role and responsibilities

• Project manage the delivery of global and large UK tax, accounting compliance and reporting managed service engagements.
• Coordinate the implementation and adoption of managed service, transformation and technology solutions across client business units.
• Act as a central point of contact for clients, KPMG overseas teams and delivery resources, enabling effective governance, issue resolution and escalation management.
• Lead regular governance and performance meetings, using qualitative key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide clear updates and discuss the impact of tax and statutory legislative change.
• Manage tax and statutory transformation activity, including process redesign, controls improvement, Centres of Excellence, upskilling and technology opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, progressing business development opportunities and supporting contract negotiation.
• Develop service offerings, standardised methodologies and delivery models that improve quality, consistency and value.
• Oversee and support team members and offshore resources, providing coaching, technical guidance and clear direction to deliver high-quality client work.
• Identify opportunities for additional services and connect clients with relevant subject matter specialists.
• Apply KPMG policies and best practice, taking personal accountability for quality, risk management and delivery.

Experience and skills needed

• Strong experience in tax and/or accounting compliance and reporting, VAT compliance or process management, or transfer pricing compliance and advisory work.
• Effective project management and coordination skills gained through global compliance outsourcing, tax or accounting transformation, or comparable complex engagements.
• Experience of process, risk and controls design, together with transition, change and stakeholder management.
• A practical understanding of technology and automation and how these can improve efficiency, manage risk and create value in compliance and reporting processes.
• Strong client relationship and engagement management skills, with clear written and verbal communication and the confidence to influence across international stakeholder groups.
• The ability to analyse complex issues, identify priorities, integrate information and maintain momentum under pressure.
• A collaborative and accountable leadership style, with experience developing others, overseeing delivery resources and maintaining consistently high-quality work.

Qualifications required

Applications are welcomed from candidates who are qualified by experience or hold a relevant professional qualification, such as ATT, CTA, ACA or an equivalent qualification. Project management qualifications and relevant transformation credentials, such as Lean Six Sigma, are also welcomed.