KPMG’s national Incentives, Reliefs & Innovations team is made up of tax, engineering, science, and technology specialists delivering expert advice to a broad range of clients across almost every industry sector. As one of the largest teams in the industry, our continued investment in innovation advisory means that we seek engineers and scientist to join us on the next exciting phase of our growth.

Our team works with clients from owner managed business, to large multinational organisation, and we are looking for a Manager with a strong scientific/ engineering background to assist clients across a suite of innovation advisory services including R&D tax credits, Patent Box, R&D Allowances, Grants and Innovation Advisory services.

Join our dynamic and rapidly growing Tax Technology & Innovation team at KPMG, where we are leading the way in transforming the tax industry through technology. As part of KPMG’s $5bn investment in technology over five years, you will play a key leadership role in helping both our clients and our internal teams harness the power of technological advances, particularly in artificial intelligence, to better manage tax obligations and drive business value.

In this role, you will oversee a portfolio of innovative projects and propositions, leading a team of business analysts and project delivery leads. You will work closely with clients to co-create and implement cutting-edge solutions that address their most pressing tax challenges, with a particular focus on AI-driven transformation. Internally, you will collaborate with senior leaders across our tax and technology practices to execute our business strategy and champion the adoption of new technologies, ensuring our teams remain at the forefront of industry change.

While prior experience in tax or accounting is advantageous, it is not required. We are seeking candidates with a strong track record in technology-driven project delivery, a passion for innovation, and the ability to inspire teams and clients alike.

Tax Transformation ERP – Manager

We are looking for talented Managers to join us in Canada Square, London (although flexibility on location will be considered) with experience in a broad range of areas including:

• Tax transformation experience – the ability to analyse tax requirements, design tax processes and implement tax technology solutions
• Strong and practical ERP finance and tax experience, specifically in SAP S4 HANA, Oracle or Workday, as a foundation for tax processes
• Experience of design and configuration of ERP systems for tax purposes
• Experience of implementing VAT determination engines and bolt-ons, such as Vertex O-Series, Thomson Reuters OneSource Determination, or Meridian VAT Add-On
• Tax technology implementation experience, including requirements gathering from a tax, IT and users and creating and reviewing design documentation
• Tax process knowledge, for example indirect tax, direct tax and/or transfer pricing
• Familiarity with end-to-end finance processes (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Record-to-report) and their integration with tax
• Advising on appropriate tax technology to support compliance and reporting processes
• Project management
• Client and engagement management

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Project managing the overall delivery of global and large tax transformation and technology projects, often as part of a wider finance transformation program
• Helping clients to design, build and deploy ERP and tax automation solutions which are designed for Tax
• Supporting our clients understand the importance of Tax, the optimal way to address tax requirements in their countries and the value that it can bring
• Working together with our other Tax Transformation colleagues as well as other groups in KPMG such as Consulting
• Helping clients develop robust global governance and process frameworks
• Develop our service offerings and service delivery models
• Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients
• Line manage assistant managers and graduate trainees and overseeing output of offshore resource in order to deliver client projects;
• Identify opportunities to identify additional services that the client may need and liaise with subject specialists.
• Coaching and technical support for other team members.
• Follow KPMG best practice and policy.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value
• Experience in process, risk and controls design
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
• 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
• Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information
• Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience 
• Awareness or experience of tax and accounting compliance processes (e.g. Direct/Indirect tax returns, statutory accounting).

Global Compliance & Transformation (our Team)

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). 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. 

As a Senior Manager in OGC Commercial, you’ll take the lead on a wide range of client engagement contracts — from first review through to signature — and you’ll be a trusted adviser to partners and senior stakeholders. You’ll help teams move quickly and confidently by focusing on what matters most: clear documentation, proportionate risk positions, and constructive negotiation.

We welcome applicants from different backgrounds and career paths. If you’re excited about the role but don’t meet every point in the list below, we’d still encourage you to apply. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Role summary

As Senior Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for establishing the Application and Technology domains within the EA team, developing appropriate architecture, ensuring alignment with relevant initiatives in the Business and Data domains (i.e. the Integrated Value Chain program), and establishing appropriate metrics
You will manage/oversee architecture governance within your domain(s).

You will contribute to driving strategic alignment between KPMG International’s business and technology, enabling architecture-driven transformation

You will act as a single point of contact for EA initiatives in your domains (both within KPMG International and within the wider KPMG organization), integrating decentralized efforts into a coherent architectural landscape, supporting federated governance, distributed decision-making, and continuous improvement.

You will own and evolve Technology Blueprint, which is a cornerstone for KPMG’s enterprise-wide technology strategy and governance approach. For this you will collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to ensure the Blueprint supports enterprise objectives.

As part of your remit, you will actively engage in horizon scanning to identify and assess emerging technologies and trends within the Technology and Application domains, ensuring KPMG International remains at the forefront of innovation and strategic opportunity.

Being a member of a small team, you will contribute to building out and maturing the EA function within KPMG International and the wider KPMG organization, helping to establish best practices, frameworks, and a collaborative team culture.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior business and technology leadership across the organization, strengthening our EA capabilities. You’ll be part of a global team, based in The Netherlands, yet collaborating across (primarily US east coast, UK and India) time zones.