About this role
<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:1051.5pt;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:27.0pt"> <td style="padding:6.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0cm"> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">The Role: C Grade, Product & Op Taxes, Asset Management, T&L </span></strong><span style="color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">T</span><span style="color:black">he KPMG financial services tax team is a fast-growing part of the KPMG tax practice. We are looking for </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">excellent candidates who are seeking a dynamic and challenging working environment within a strong </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">supportive leadership team. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">As a result of growth in our business, we have a number of roles across our Financial Services Operational Taxes </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">team, which has a diverse client base spanning the FS sector - providing services to banks, custodians, brokers, </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">asset managers, alternative investors, wealth and hedge asset managers and global institutional investors such </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">For the right candidates, there are huge opportunities to be part of an expanding business and to progress </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">quickly as the team grows. The work is interesting and diverse, getting involved with cutting edge developments </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">and working with some of the best-known FS firms as well as mid-size and new market entrants and supporting </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">their business as they rapidly grow.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The team is diverse and collaborative, with individuals based across London, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh, </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">we embraced hybrid and flexible working long before it became the norm! Our team has a mix of backgrounds, </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">people who have spent their entire career in professional services, or those with tax, legal, accounting and </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">regulatory backgrounds as well as a number of people who have joined from industry and bring real practical </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">experience to the way we can help clients. Whatever your background we will give you the support, </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">encouragement and training to thrive at KPMG.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across our FS and Asset Management tax teams or to </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">specialise in operational taxes.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">We would be really happy to have an informal chat with you to discuss opportunities in more detail.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> <br></span><strong><span style="color:#333333">The Responsibilities:</span></strong><span style="color:#333333"><br>The role involves a mixture of both compliance and advisory responsibilities, with specific duties including:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Developing and maintaining a high level of technical knowledge across operational taxes and related </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">areas.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Supporting the management of client relationships and projects and becoming a focal point of contact </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">for clients within operational taxes.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Understanding our client's business and working with teams across KPMG to identify areas for the </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">provision of operational tax and other services.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Developing and advising on cutting edge client propositions.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Being involved in business development and proposal activity.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Collaborating with KPMG teams across the UK and globally to provide the highest quality operational </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">tax support to our clients.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Participating in the development of new client propositions, which will include working with technology </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">teams to develop new solutions, taking these to market and building the delivery model to ensure </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">the highest quality services are provided.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Being an advocate for KPMG and the operational taxes team and helping us grow the business </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">through the delivery of relevant and high-quality services to our clients.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span><strong><span style="color:#333333">The Person:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The successful candidates are likely to have some or all of the following skills:</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Evidence of deep technical ability relating to tax or financial services – e.g., this might be a </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">qualification in tax, audit, finance, law, regulation or significant practical experience gained in an </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">industry role.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Practical experience of dealing with operational taxes within a Financial Services context – </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">candidates with industry or professional services experience.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">An understanding of financial markets, participants, investors (e.g., banks, brokers, institutional </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">investors, custodians, asset managers, private equity etc) and products.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Good knowledge of at least one of: Withholding Tax, Transaction Tax, Information Reporting</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">(FATCA, CRS/AEOI), Qualified Intermediary or International Tax principles.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Excellent project management, delegation/coaching and client facing delivery skills.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Familiarity of and enthusiasm to work with emerging technologies and ability to combine this </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 60.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">knowledge with evolving tax regulations.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Ability to take advantage of new tax developments and create client propositions.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Enthusiasm, passion, resilience and a desire to continue learning.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 42.5pt 0.0cm 0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p>