We are looking for an experienced KPMG colleague to join the OGC Commercial team to assist in contract review and negotiation. The role's primary function will be contract review and negotiation and a focus on support of our Audit client facing teams. Candidates should have a good understanding of KPMG’s risk appetite, as they will be handling requests for changes to engagement letters, General Terms of Business, and Additional Terms. Experience in negotiating contracts with clients or audited entities would be an asset.

The role involves a focus on contracts for Advisory, Tax, and Audit services. In particular, there will be an emphasis on contracting for Audit, which includes assisting with responses to tenders for new audit relationships. The candidate will need to provide positive responses without compromising on our risk appetite or regulatory obligations. Additionally, they will negotiate terms with clients for Advisory and Tax work, in consultation with Quality & Risk Management, focusing on Master Services Agreements.

Essential skills are:

• Knowledge of our Audit practice and contracting approach
• Negotiating skills
• Common sense and a pragmatic attitude within our risk appetite and regulatory environment
• The ability to collaborate with colleagues in the UK and offshore

Useful skills include:

• Client/Audited entity facing experience
• Experience with Information Systems (the incumbent has helped manage our presence on Connect and other systems)Strong organisational skills”

Job Overview

This exciting role is within our International Tax Team based in the London office, focussing on multinational businesses. You’ll join a high performing team advising some of the largest and most complex organisations.

We are looking for a talented individual at Assistant Manager level to support our continued rapid growth. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic and challenging working environment, supported by a strong and ambitious leadership team.

Job Description

You will work with a diverse portfolio of clients across UK listed and take on a variety of projects, including tax structuring, international expansion, and operating model redesign.

Previous experience of working with multinationals is helpful, but strong technical skills, drive and curiosity are essential.

Key roles and responsibilities will include:

• Working as a key member of the team to provide International Tax Advisory services to support our clients in achieving their commercial objectives.

• Supporting the successful delivery of technically excellent advice including tax structuring, refinancing, legal structure optimisation, pre/post transaction reorganisations, tax authority enquiries and providing technical support to the wider corporate tax team.

• Liaising with specialists in other departments and overseas offices to oversee their input into tax advisory projects.

• Starting to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and understanding of their business in order to create opportunities to help with the provision of tax and other services.

• Supporting on proposals for new work, including delivering tender documents, presenting at client pitches and identifying solutions for client issues.

• Being a role model for KPMG’s values.

Qualifications and Experience

• ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent qualified with strong corporate tax and accounting knowledge.

• Strong interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.

• Well-developed analytical skills.

• Ability to multi-task – to manage a wide range of projects and relationships.

• High level of drive and enthusiasm with a positive attitude.

• Dedication to continuously develop technical knowledge.

• Inquisitive with attention to detail.

Service Line Information

KPMG's International Tax practice is a dynamic and successful area of our business. A constantly changing and increasingly high-profile field, International Tax can offer an exciting broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

Working in the International Tax business at KPMG will give you the opportunity to develop relationships with clients assisting them with all their strategic tax requirements. This involves giving advice on corporate planning and restructuring projects both in the UK and Internationally.