Assistant Manager - Audit of Tax & Reporting at KPMG
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 May, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

25 Feb, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

New Opportunities, Interpersonal Skills, Open Mindedness, Automation, Perspectives, Communication Skills, Tax Audits, Reporting, Statutory Accounting, Trading Systems, Technology Solutions, Financial Services, Technology, Transfer Pricing, Corporates, Managed Services

Industry

Accounting

Description

JOB DETAILS

Location: Birmingham, Glasgow, London
Capability: Tax & Law
Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager
Type: Full Time or Part Time
Service Line: Global Comp and Trans
Contract type: Permanent

MANAGED SERVICES, TAX TECHNICAL – ASSISTANT MANAGER

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. More information about our team is at the end of this job description.
The Tax Technical team is a critical enabler to all tax activities within GCT and provides expertise into KPMG’s complex tax audits. Audit quality is of paramount importance and to do this efficiently, we maintain a dedicated and enthusiastic team of tax specialists. We are also the engine room of the tax reporting, compliance, governance and low-level advisory work undertaken by the wider GCT team – servicing large domestic compliance clients as well as our Global Compliance clients.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Knowledge and experience of corporate tax legislation and its application;
  • Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives;
  • Strong interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills;
  • Willingness to learn and engage with own personal development needs and aspirations
  • Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information
  • Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE TEAM:

At assistant manager level you will have strong communication skills both internally and externally, drive forward propositions and key initiatives, effectively prioritise and have strong financial management. You will demonstrate resilience, flexibility, be experienced in developing others and managing engagements, be able to confidently engage with clients and drive results.
We would welcome applications from those qualified by experience, as well as ATT / CTA / ACA or equivalent qualifications. Project Management qualifications along with specific transformation skills (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) are also welcome. Further skills and experience are outlined below:
BEPs: We are recruiting individuals with tax technical skills and Pillar 2 awareness to support with transformation opportunities that exist with clients and targets. Key stills required include confidence in being able to articulate Pillar 2 impact on compliance and reporting and associated transformation necessary. Transformation upskilling will be provided.
Managed Services: We are recruiting individuals experienced in leading the overall delivery of global or large UK tax, accounting, compliance and reporting projects. We would welcome applicants that are skilled in one or more of the following areas – tax reporting, tax audits, transfer pricing, direct/indirect tax and statutory accounting along with project management or experience of managing multi-jurisdictional projects, transition and transformation experience.
Technology Transformation: We are recruiting individuals with experience of leading technology solutions projects as well as driving new opportunities across Corporates and/or Financial Services. We would welcome applicants qualified by experience in financial and trading systems, ERP and tax technology solutions (e.g. FICO qualified, Thomson Reuters Certified Implementer).
Tax Operating Model: We are recruiting individuals with broad experience in the Tax Operating Model space. Experience of designing, building and managing various aspects of Tax Operating Model, including tax transformation, compliance and reporting managed services & co-sourcing, tax process design and tax governance is all highly valued. We would welcome applicants with skills and experience in designing and implementing tax strategies and establishing target operation models for tax functions.

Data Management: We are recruiting individuals with varied experiences such as:

  • Deploying data focused solutions that enable automation
  • Implementation and configuration of technology
  • Experience with Azure data lakes and similar technologies

Experience within the statutory and tax space is helpful but not mandatory

Responsibilities
  • Maintain positive constructive relationships inside and outside KPMG;
  • Provide tax technical input on a mix of listed and non-listed multinational groups including involvement in the audit of tax in financial statements;
  • Supporting clients with their group/statutory Tax Reporting needs;
  • Supporting clients on GAAP conversion projects;
  • Provide technical input to tax accounting project work;
  • Support with the delivery of corporate tax compliance engagements and compliance outsourcing contracts;
  • Supporting on the tax and tax accounting implications of new legislation;
  • Drafting responses to client requests for ad hoc technical advice;
  • Supporting on sales activities by working with more senior members of the team on both proposals and propositions across functions, sectors and accounts;
  • Follow KPMG best practice and policy;
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