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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Tax Manager – Japan Practice - Global Mobility Services: 104663</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Base Location: London with a network of 20 offices nationally: </span></span></span><span style="color:black"><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations</span></span></a></span> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Why Join KPMG as a Tax manager – Japan Practice within our Global Mobility Services Team </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">We are looking for a GMS Manager to work in the </span></span></span>Japan Practice in Tax, Global Mobility Services team working on a mixed portfolio of clients. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">KPMG's Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice is a diverse and fast-growing area of our Tax business. We serve the biggest names in the Financial Services community, with high-profile engagements touching every corner of the world.</span></span></span> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Our GMS engagement teams are “360-degree service oriented”, with tax technical, team leadership, and client-facing responsibilities as part of each successful manager’s remit. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">You’ll advise on complex people challenges, including future of work trends such as cross-border working, remote working and virtual assignments. Working alongside multi-disciplinary experts, such as tax, technology, immigration, and mobility administration services and using some of the best technology solutions in the market, you’ll have the support and tools to create opportunities for our clients – and for your career.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:'72', sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span><br> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">What will you be doing?</span></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Build, maintain and lead strong relationships with the clients.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Working closely with the Central Co-ordination Teams, Social Security teams and Employment tax teams to ensure a proactive service delivery.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Day to day contact for allocated VIPs and working closely with the Engagement Leaders to deliver an enhanced service to the VIPs.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Ensuring clients are provided with up-to-date information on UK tax developments.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Project management of advisory projects carried out for clients.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Be involved in all aspects of cross border advisory - covering tax, Social Security, process, policy and efficiencies. </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Responsibility for managing the UK tax compliance and working closely with the Centre of Excellence</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Carry out arrival/departure briefings for senior assignees.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Manage the day-to-day UK work and lead the junior team on these clients.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Get involved in business development/proposals.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">What will you need to do it? </span></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">ACA/ATT/CTA qualified or equivalent</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">UK Tax experience - working with Japanese Business</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Experience in expatriate tax services</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:'72', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Fluent in Japanese & English</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-indent:3.0pt"> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri', sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Experience and Background </span></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Understanding of Japanese professional practices and business customs</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Excellent written and spoken English as well as Japanese (equivalent to JLPT N1)</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Flexible approach to working hours/ job content.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Attention to detail.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Previous experience working in expatriate tax services.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Energetic, committed, and ambitious</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">High level personal responsibility and accountability for teamwork </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Ability to identify core issues, investigates, evaluates, and integrates information.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span 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team.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Excellent organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Capable of working to deadlines, showing resilience under pressure and an ability to apply knowledge to non-routine situations.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Demonstrates sound professional judgement including the ability to identify 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