Deal Advisory Tax Manager PE & Credit

Location: Birmingham, Bristol & Other locations

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Reading

Capability: Tax & Law

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Contract type: Permanent

Deal Advisory / M&A Tax – Private Equity & Credit

Tax Manager

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.

Deal Advisory Tax (DAT) is a dynamic and successful area of KPMG’s Tax & Legal business. We have an inclusive and collaborative leadership strategy and are making bold changes to our culture and how we work. A constantly changing and high‑profile field, we work in a fast‑paced, challenging and rewarding environment, and can offer a broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

DAT provides market leading advice to corporates and financial institutions on a broad range of transactions. Embedded within DAT is our Private Equity & Credit team. The PE&C team works with large and mid‑cap private equity and credit institutions, advising them throughout the deal spectrum including buy‑side due diligence and structuring, sell‑side vendor assist, due diligence and structuring, refinancing, restructuring and listing support.

The PE&C team has advised on some of the largest deals in the market, helping clients understand and quantify historical tax issues, structure transactions, model tax outcomes and reflect advice in the legal documents underpinning each transaction, all with a continuous focus on maximising value throughout the investment cycle. Working collaboratively across the KPMG network, our work often involves advice across multiple countries, taxes, and work streams.

• Work alongside Partners and/or Directors on complex transactions to deliver exceptional advice and service.
• Support in the pursuit of new opportunities, working on proposals and joining pitches.
• Develop and maintain client relationships alongside colleagues in the wider Private Equity and Credit business at KPMG.
• Be a key KPMG point of contact for clients, legal advisers, and other KPMG teams to facilitate effective delivery.
• Prepare/oversee detailed technical advice covering a range of UK and international tax issues.
• Perform/oversee detailed analysis of tax related documents/data, highlighting key issues and articulating the commercial impact of these to the client.
• Financial models and tax assumptions.
• Preparation/review of transaction funds flows and capitalisation tables.
• Coach and develop colleagues, collaborate with peers and be constantly learning.
• Remain up‑to‑date with tax technical knowledge in respect of key UK and international developments.
• Input on Deal Advisory Tax thought leadership.

• Qualified CTA or ACA/CA or equivalent
• Enthusiastic and a keen interest in working on transactions
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good UK corporate tax knowledge
• Good analytical skills, curious and seeks to resolve issues and provide commercial advice
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage own workload
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills

While some of KPMG’s client‑facing professionals may be required to travel regularly and may be based at client sites, we support a balance between home and work demands and offer flexible working arrangements.

The issues surrounding tax and legal services are constantly evolving, both locally and globally. This role offers intellectual stimulation and rewards, and involves work across multiple specialisms.

Our diverse and inclusive culture values all backgrounds and aims to support the flexible work patterns that best suit each individual.