Tax Manager - Japan Practice - Global Mobility Services: 104663

Base Location: London with a network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

Why Join KPMG as a Tax manager – Japan Practice within our Global Mobility Services Team

We are looking for a GMS Manager to work in the Japan Practice in Tax, Global Mobility Services team working on a mixed portfolio of clients. 

KPMG's Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice is a diverse and fast-growing area of our Tax business. We serve the biggest names in the Financial Services community, with high-profile engagements touching every corner of the world.

Our GMS engagement teams are “360-degree service oriented”, with tax technical, team leadership, and client-facing responsibilities as part of each successful manager’s remit. 

You’ll advise on complex people challenges, including future of work trends such as cross-border working, remote working and virtual assignments. Working alongside multi-disciplinary experts, such as tax, technology, immigration, and mobility administration services and using some of the best technology solutions in the market, you’ll have the support and tools to create opportunities for our clients – and for your career.  
 

What will you be doing?

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Tax Assistant Manager - Audit & Accounting Related Tax Services (AARTS)

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

The role

• Acting as the day-to-day contact on audit and tax reporting engagements, liaising with audit teams, the client and AARTS/tax managers
• Reviewing, testing and documenting technical tax disclosures prepared by clients and their independent advisers
• Delegating delivery of work to junior colleagues whilst maintaining control of quality and timetables.
  Developing and maintaining client relationships across a portfolio of clients.
• Developing and maintaining internal relationships with the audit teams, and other departments.
• Mentoring and developing of junior members of staff.
• Keep up to date and share technical insights with rest of AARTS team.

Deputy Chief Economist - Senior Manager

KPMG’s macroeconomics team works with the firm’s Chief Economist for EMEA to develop the firm’s views and advice on the economic outlook. The team produces a range of regular forecasts and economic outlook reports, as well as themed research on issues relevant to our clients. The team also provides bespoke client briefings and presentations.

Requirement:

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Chief Economist to join our team. Their responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the team’s activities and deliverables
• Developing the team’s relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Design and lead economic analysis on a range of topics relevant to our business
• Engage with our clients on economic issues, through speaking at public and KPMG events as well as client meetings
• Lead the team’s input into KPMG’s client work  

Experience required

• A 2.1 or First class undergraduate degree and a good Masters’ degree in economics from a top rated university with significant macroeconomics content
• Significant demonstratable experience in writing economic outlook reports and carrying out macroeconomics-related research
• Experience in modelling and forecasting 

Our Transaction Services team collaborate with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of Mergers and Acquisitions activity. We are an integrated team of specialists helping clients focus on the key questions during the critical stages of planning and executing a deal, creating and enhancing value.