GCT Managed Services - Tax Manager in London

GCT Managed Services – Tax Manager at KPMG UK .

Job DetailsLocations: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, South Coast – Southampton, Watford.

Capability: Tax & Law

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time or Part Time

Service Line: Global Comp & Trans

Contract Type: Permanent

Job DescriptionA 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. We are looking for talented managers to join us with technical experience such as:

Technical Experience

Strong tax and/or accounting compliance and reporting expertise

Strong VAT compliance and/or VAT process management expertise

Strong transfer pricing compliance and/or transfer pricing advisory expertise

Additional Experience

Engagement management

Tax governance and controls expertise

Transformation, transition and project management

Client relationship management

Developing standardized methodologies

Tax compliance process improvement/redesign expertise

Advising on appropriate technology to support compliance and reporting processes

Roles & Responsibilities

Project manage the overall delivery of global and large UK tax and accounting compliance and reporting managed service projects

Manage the implementation of managed service and transformation solutions to ensure widespread adoption across business units

Support the implementation of technology solutions to support the delivery of our managed service solutions

Enable effective governance and issue resolution, and act as the central point of contact for international clients and KPMG overseas teams

Manage the tax business development process to progress leads to sales and support contract negotiation and agreement

Manage tax & statutory transformation projects ranging from redesigning processes, developing Centres of Excellence, upskilling & technology opportunities

Develop our tax service offerings and service delivery models

Establish and maintain strong client relationships with both existing and new clients

Line manage assistant managers and trainees and oversee output of offshore resource in order to deliver client projects

Identify opportunities for 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

Manage monthly governance calls with clients to share the impact of tax & statutory legislative changes on their business and the impact on key processes

Manage issues and escalations arising from global tax compliance delivered under large multinational global engagements, including but not limited to indirect tax, WHT, transfer pricing, corporate income tax and statutory compliance

Lead regular meetings to update clients on the performance of their tax compliance engagements through qualitative KPIs

Knowledge and Experience

Strong project management/coordination skills and experience (e.g. on global compliance outsourcing engagements, tax/accounting transformation programmes or similar projects); experience in process, risk and controls design

Experience in transition, change management and stakeholder management

Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills; communicates with impact, in an open, honest, consistent and clear manner

Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value

Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work

Sustains a high level of leadership and drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work; analyzes problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information

Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience

Experience of tax and accounting compliance processes (e.g. Direct/Indirect tax returns, statutory accounting, transfer pricing, tax reporting)

Global Compliance & Transformation (our Team)At KPMG we have re‐imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). Our clients leverage KPMG\’s compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency and improved risk management across their organisation. Ultimately we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance, helping them develop a sustainable, technology‐enabled and holistic future state operating model.

We are winning new clients and are rapidly growing our team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of an established KPMG network of expert teams and delivery centres, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. Delivery is underpinned by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform. This is an exciting time to be part of our GCT team at KPMG where re‐imagining tax is a strategic priority for our UK and Global business. We have a diverse client base, from mid‐market to FTSE listed groups, from public sector to real‐estate to financial services. The role involves working on clients of all sizes and across a wide range of sectors.

We are offering full‐time roles with flexible working arrangements which include early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We would be happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest. You will also have the opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic part of the business, within a team that embraces diversity and personal development. We are actively recruiting experienced individuals across the following areas.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience across the TeamAt 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.

Special Areas – Recruitment focus

BEPs: Help clients transform their operating model, processes, systems, data in preparation for Pillar 2. Requires confidence articulating Pillar 2 impact on compliance and reporting and associated transformation. Transformation upskilling will be provided.

Managed Services: Lead the overall delivery of global or large UK tax, accounting, compliance and reporting projects. Skill in tax reporting, 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: Lead technology solutions projects and drive new opportunities across corporates and/or financial services. Experience of financial and trading systems, ERP and tax technology solutions (e.g. FICO qualification, Thomson Reuters Certified Implementer).

Tax Operating Model: Broad experience designing, building and managing tax operating model, including tax transformation, compliance and reporting managed services & co‐sourcing, tax process design and tax governance.

Data Management: Experience 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.

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