Private Client & Tax Academy

KPMG UK City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Base

Location:

London, South, North, Midlands, Scotland

KPMG’s Private Client & Rewards Tax Team offers an opportunity for individuals who have previous work experience and are looking for a new career, with no prior Tax experience required. If you enjoy problem solving, working with people, and developing strong client relationships, the KPMG Private Client & Reward Tax Academy is for you.

We recognise that brilliant people with the skills needed to shine in our business come from a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds. We are recruiting motivated individuals across the UK who are seeking a real challenge to develop and be curious about the world around them.

Assessment Day to be held in person on 8th December 2025 in Canary Wharf, London

If you are successful at assessment, you will join us in undertaking a technical training programme for 10 weeks starting on 2nd March 2026. You will be assigned to a local office, and the training will be delivered partly remotely and partly in person at our Reading office with full support and ongoing on‑the‑job training.

To apply we ask for:

• At least 2 years of UK career experience in a relevant background highlighting transferable skills
• The permanent right to work in the UK.
• You can start the training on 2nd March 2026.

* Relevant = evident transferable skills in areas such as sales, research, client management, communication, analysis and could include law, teaching, armed forces, finance, or comparable areas.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to be part of a successful and growing team. The Family Office, Private Client, Valuations and Equity Reward practice is a fast‑growing and dynamic business, currently with 13 partners and approximately 300 professional staff located across the UK. We support our portfolio of clients with a variety of People Tax issues.

The team is collaborative, with individuals based nationwide. We embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm! Our team has a mix of backgrounds – whatever your background, we will give you the support, encouragement and training to thrive at KPMG.

Working as a key member of the team to provide Family Office, Private Client, Equity Reward and Valuations advice to a broad range of clients, helping them to achieve their commercial objectives. This role involves working on a range of projects.

• Providing high quality tax advisory and tax valuation services across a broad spectrum of clients including private individuals, family offices and corporate clients.
• Maintaining, developing, and managing KPMG’s strong relationships with clients with regular interactions; helping to present reports and analysis and day‑to‑day management of projects.
• Developing innovative solutions and opportunities for our clients, and being part of initiatives to bring those solutions to market.
• Supporting sales initiatives and cultivating strong client relationships.
• In time, developing more junior members of the team from both a technical and commercial perspective.
• Working closely with senior managers, directors and partners who will provide support and opportunities to help you realise your full potential.
• Partnering with cross‑functional teams to provide integrated, holistic advice on business challenges.
• Delivering expert guidance on complex technical tax matters and contributing to the team’s knowledge base.

• Takes ownership of work and projects, follows through reliably.
• Demonstrates ambition, motivation, and a strong work ethic.
• Maintains energy and a constructive attitude, even under pressure.
• Comfortable in a fluid, changing work environment.
• Works cooperatively and respectfully with colleagues, clients, and the wider community.
• Enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
• Works independently while contributing effectively to team goals.
• Seeks feedback, learns from experience, and pursues development opportunities.
• Keen to identify and pursue business opportunities.
• Builds internal and external…