Assistant Manager, Alternative Funds Tax Team

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Alternative Funds Tax Team in Birmingham. This role offers a dynamic and supportive environment where you can thrive and specialize in real estate taxes. You will engage with diverse teams across the UK, contributing to innovative client propositions and supporting client relationships. With a focus on professional development, this position presents a unique opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative setting, working with well-known firms and emerging market entrants. If you are passionate about tax and eager to make an impact, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Qualifications or practical experience in tax, audit, finance, law, or regulation.
• Deep technical expertise in tax or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining technical knowledge across real estate taxes.
• Supporting client relationship management and projects.
• Collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality real estate tax support.

Skills

Deep technical expertise in tax

Practical experience with real estate taxes

Understanding of financial markets

Knowledge of Corporation Tax compliance

Excellent project management skills

Familiarity with emerging technologies

Client-facing skills

Continuous learning mindset

Education

Qualifications in tax, audit, finance, law, or regulation

Job description

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Assistant Manager, Alternative Funds Tax Team, Birmingham

Client: KPMG-United Kingdom

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: e456b3bcb2a2

Job Views: 15

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description:

Job description

The KPMG real estate tax team is a fast-growing part of the KPMG tax practice. We are looking for excellent candidates seeking a dynamic and challenging working environment within a strong supportive leadership team.

For the right candidates, there are huge opportunities to be part of an expanding business and to progress quickly as the team grows. The work is interesting and diverse, involving cutting edge developments and working with well-known real estate and infrastructure firms, as well as mid-size and new market entrants, supporting their growth.

The team is diverse and collaborative, with members based across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, and Edinburgh. We embrace hybrid and flexible working long before it became standard.

Our team comprises individuals from various backgrounds, including professional services, tax, legal, accounting, regulatory, industry experience, and practical expertise, all supported by training and development to help you thrive at KPMG.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to specialise in real estate taxes. We welcome informal discussions to explore opportunities further.

The Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining a high level of technical knowledge across real estate taxes, including REITs.
• Supporting client relationship management and projects, acting as a key contact within real estate taxes.
• Understanding clients' businesses and collaborating across KPMG to identify service opportunities.
• Developing and advising on innovative client propositions.
• Participating in business development and proposal activities.
• Collaborating with teams across the UK and globally to deliver high-quality real estate tax support.
• Contributing to the development of new client propositions, working with technology teams to create solutions and delivery models.
• Advocating for KPMG and the real estate tax team to grow the business through high-quality service delivery.

The Person:

The ideal candidates will possess some or all of the following skills:

• Deep technical expertise in tax or financial services, with qualifications or practical experience in tax, audit, finance, law, or regulation.
• Practical experience with real estate taxes within financial services, industry, or professional settings.
• Understanding of financial markets, participants, investors, and related products.
• Good knowledge of Corporation Tax compliance, CIR, Anti-hybrids, REITs, QIPS.
• Excellent project management, delegation, coaching, and client-facing skills.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies and ability to integrate this knowledge with evolving tax regulations.
• Ability to leverage new tax developments to create client propositions.
• Enthusiasm, resilience, passion, and a continuous learning mindset.