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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 and public sector organisations.

The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 240 professional staff in the UK.

Our clients cover a wide range of sectors including retail and manufacturing, technology, professional services and the public sector. Our services to clients include pure advisory, opportunity and compliance reviews, due diligence and preparation of reclaims to HMRC. We collaborate closely with our colleagues both in our National Indirect Tax group, other areas of Tax such as Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing and People Services and in the wider advisory business to deliver value to KPMG’s clients.

We have a significant growth plan over the next three years and in order to support this we are looking to recruit motivated individuals with a commercial edge who are seeking a real challenge, at the Assistant Manager level, to build on our successes to date and help us achieve our growth targets.


Roles and Responsibilities

You will be a key member of our team:

•Providing high quality Indirect Tax advisory services on a broad range of indirect tax issues to a wide range of clients within the large corporates sector;
•Leading and managing large client projects;
•Delegating work to and reviewing work carried out by junior members of the team;
•Maintaining, developing and ultimately managing KPMG’s strong relationships with clients;
•Developing innovative solutions and opportunities for our clients;
•Assisting in the implementation of business development initiatives;
•Developing and managing more junior members of the team from both a technical and commercial perspective;
•Working closely with senior managers, directors and partners who will provide you with the support and opportunities to assist you in realising your full potential.


Qualifications and Skills

You are likely to be:

•ATT, ATII or CTA qualified or equivalent


Experience and Background

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to be part of a successful and growing team. You should be someone who:

•Takes personal responsibility and accountability for their work;
•Is driven and committed;
•Is ambitious and motivated to grow personally;
•Shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude;
•Seeks out feedback and development opportunities; Identifies and pursues business opportunities;
•Gives clear direction and is able to provide positive, constructive feedback;
•Is willing to coach less experienced staff;
•Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues and clients;
•Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information;
•Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear; and
•Monitors and upholds high quality of service and products to clients

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 and public sector organisations. The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 220 professional staff in the UK.

We have a significant growth plan over the next three years and in order to support this we are looking to recruit motivated individuals who are seeking a real challenge, to build on our successes to date and help us achieve our growth targets.

This Manager role is Financial Services focussed. KPMG has one of the largest Financial Services Indirect Tax departments, advising banking, insurance, investment management, asset backed finance, real estate and private equity clients across a broad range of issues.

The Manager will be responsible for ensuring the quality of delivery at this specialist level and will be actively involved in managing the performance of junior colleagues within the team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

You will be a key member of our team, providing high quality Indirect Tax advisory services on a broad range of indirect tax issues to a range of clients;

- Providing advice on technical issues;
- Working within and supporting client service teams;
- Maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients;
- Becoming the day- to-day contact for allocated clients;
- Assisting with the innovation of indirect tax opportunities, and the delivery of those opportunities;
- Delegating work to and developing tax assistants; and
- Working closely with Senior Managers and Directors who will provide you with the support and opportunities to assist you in realising your full potential.

Experience and Background:


- The ability to work proactively within a team environment
- Sound judgement, including the ability to research relevant matters
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to apply them practically
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels (internally and externally)
- The desire to learn quickly
- Enthusiasm and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Drive and determination
- The desire to seek responsibility, knowledge and new challenges

The Role

Working in the Indirect Tax department at KPMG will give you the opportunity to guide clients through the complexities of indirect tax matters. This involves advising clients on the correct VAT treatment of transactions, helping to ensure efficient VAT compliance at both a detailed and strategic level whilst minimising any risk of interest or penalties

Roles and Responsibilities

For each client, working as a member of the client service team to provide Indirect Tax Advisory services including

• Involvement in indirect tax advisory work (both domestic and international) on client portfolio
• Discussing new tax issues and opportunities with clients
• Working with specialists to deliver expertise to the local market
• Responding appropriately to requests from clients for other KPMG services
• Keeping internal control records up to date and ensuring compliance with quality control procedures
• Carrying out VAT reviews to identify tax risks and opportunities.
• Ensuring fees are raised regularly, identifying situations where overruns can be billed and assisting Senior Managers and Partners in billing for advisory work
• Supervising the work of junior members of staff
• Sound knowledge of UK VAT legislation
• Project managing cross border teams and UK client service teams on advisory projects as required. This involves liaising with specialists, overseas member firms and external advisers to deliver successful projects and expertise to those clients.
• Ability to keep up to date technically

Qualifications and Skills

• Prior Indirect Tax experience
• Ideally CTA / ACA / CA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent), but not essential

Experience and Background

• Ability to work as part of a team and show initiative to drive projects forward
• Strong inter-personal skills - the role will involve developing a strong internal network, coaching junior staff and client facing responsibilities.
• Inquisitive with attention to detail
• Practical approach to problem solving
• Personal effectiveness and commitment
• Client focused and commercially aware

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 and public sector organisations. The Indirect Tax practice is a fast-growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 220 professional staff in the UK.

We have a significant growth plan over the next three years and in order to support this we are looking to recruit motivated individuals who are seeking a real challenge, to build on our successes to date and help us achieve our growth targets.

This Manager role is Financial Services focussed. KPMG has one of the largest Financial Services Indirect Tax departments, advising banking, insurance, investment management, asset backed finance, real estate and private equity clients across a broad range of issues.

The Manager will be responsible for ensuring the quality of delivery at this specialist level and will be actively involved in managing the performance of junior colleagues within the team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

You will be a key member of our team, providing high quality Indirect Tax advisory services on a broad range of indirect tax issues to a range of clients;

- Providing advice on technical issues;
- Working within and supporting client service teams;
- Maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients;
- Becoming the day- to-day contact for allocated clients;
- Assisting with the innovation of indirect tax opportunities, and the delivery of those opportunities;
- Delegating work to and developing tax assistants; and
- Working closely with Senior Managers and Directors who will provide you with the support and opportunities to assist you in realising your full potential.

Experience and Background:


- The ability to work proactively within a team environment
- Sound judgement, including the ability to research relevant matters
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to apply them practically
- The ability to communicate effectively at all levels (internally and externally)
- The desire to learn quickly
- Enthusiasm and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Drive and determination
- The desire to seek responsibility, knowledge and new challenges