Family Office & Private Client - Manager - Tax Compliance (Scotland) in Glasgow

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. We are currently recruiting a manager to join our successful Family Office & Private Client Compliance team in Glasgow. The FO&PC team consists of 162 team members across the UK, led by 5 Partners, 3 Associate Partners and 12 Directors. We work with a variety of high net worth individuals – from stakeholders in privately owned and entrepreneurial businesses, executives of multi-national firms, landed estates and senior members of private equity firms; who may be tax resident and/or domiciled in a range of jurisdictions. We also specialise in providing advice to Trusts and Estates, and Partnerships.

If you are a highly motivated qualified tax adviser/accountant (ATT, CTA or ACA/ACCA) with experience of working in personal tax, we’d love to hear from you. We are also open to qualified individuals without exam qualification who have relevant experience.

What you will be doing:

• Ensuring the delivery of a high quality compliance service to our clients; including the review of complex and varied tax returns, capital gains calculations, land and property accounts and complex residence and remittance issues.
• Preparing and reviewing Trust accounts and tax returns.
• Preparing and reviewing IHT returns for trust entry, exit and ten year charges.
• Managing a diverse portfolio of varied clients and identifying advisory opportunities.
• Managing the compliance process and adhering to and developing best practice procedures to ensure deadlines are met and risk managed appropriately.
• Managing work in progress and ensuring prompt billing and cash collection.

What you will need to do it:

• Qualified accountant or tax advisor with experience working in a personal tax focussed environment, specifically trusts, with exposure to a varied client base.
• Academically strong results in career to date coupled with a keen and insightful understanding of the issues facing private clients.
• An ability to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative.
• A commitment to clients, colleagues and KPMG.
• High level of analytic skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication skills.

The role will suit either a high performing Manager keen to work with an exciting client base and keen to progress, or a recently qualified individual looking to gain exposure to a dynamic and entrepreneurial team. We are also open to applicants from individuals with other relevant tax or accountancy experience that hold a suitable qualification and can demonstrate exceptional client service and a desire to develop in a new area of tax.

Our Locations: Glasgow, Edinburgh