Assistant Manager - Product & Operational Taxes

Assistant Manager - Product & Operational Taxes (Manchester)

Type: Full Time

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Contract type: Permanent

Assistant Manager – Product & Operational Taxes

Base

Location:

Manchester based (Hybrid – 2 days per week in office)

The KPMG Financial Services Tax Team is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from offices across the UK we do work that matters, serving the region with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

We are a network of specialists with a proven track record in Product & Operational Taxes who can offer a forward thinking working environment with a supportive structure and management team. We collaborate with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of tax solutions.

Why Join KPMG as an Assistant Manager – Product & Operational Taxes

The KPMG financial services tax team is a fast-growing part of the KPMG tax practice and as a result of growth in our business, we have a number of roles across our Financial Services Operational Taxes team, which has a diverse client base spanning the FS sector - providing services to banks, custodians, brokers, asset managers, alternative investors, wealth and hedge asset managers and global institutional investors such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.

This is a huge opportunity to be part of an expanding business and to progress quickly as the team grows. The work is interesting and diverse, getting involved with cutting edge developments and working with some of the best-known FS firms as well as mid-size and new market entrants and supporting their business as they rapidly grow.

The team is diverse and collaborative, with individuals based across London, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh, we embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm! Our team has a mix of backgrounds, people who have spent their entire career in professional services, or those with tax, legal, accounting and regulatory backgrounds as well as a number of people who have joined from industry and bring real practical experience to the way we can help clients.

Whatever your background we will give you the support, encouragement and training to thrive at KPMG.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across our FS and Asset Management tax teams or to specialise in operational taxes.

What will you be doing?

The role involves a mixture of both compliance and advisory responsibilities, with specific duties including:

• Developing and maintaining a high level of technical knowledge across operational taxes and related areas.
• Supporting the management of client relationships and projects for clients within operational taxes.
• Understanding our client's business and working with teams across KPMG to identify areas for the provision of operational tax and other services.
• Assist in developing and advising on cutting edge client propositions.
• Collaborating with KPMG teams across the UK and globally to provide the highest quality operational tax support to our clients.
• Being an advocate for KPMG and the operational taxes team and helping us grow the business through the delivery of relevant and high-quality services to our clients.

What will you need to do it?

The successful candidates are likely to have the following skills:

• Experience gained within Product or Operational tax from within the financial services
• Be nearly or part qualified in tax or audit (eg. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA, ATT.)
• Practical experience of dealing with operational taxes…