Corporate Tax Assistant Manager - Reading

KPMG United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Reading is seeking an Assistant Manager for its Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team. This role involves managing client portfolios, providing UK tax input on advisory projects, and supervising junior staff. The ideal candidate should be a qualified CTA or ACA/CA, preferably with UK corporation tax experience, and possess strong problem-solving and communication skills. Enjoy a hybrid working model with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified CTA or ACA/CA or equivalent required.
• Experience in UK corporation tax preferred.
• Ability to identify core issues and integrate information is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main contact for a client portfolio on tax matters.
• Support tax advisory projects with UK corporation tax input.
• Ensure clients are updated with emerging tax developments.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Drive and enthusiasm

Education

Qualified CTA or ACA/CA or equivalent

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Overview

This exciting role is within our South Region Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance (CTAC) team, based in our Reading office. KPMG's CTAC team has an immediate need for an Assistant Manager to support delivery of a range of engagements across corporate tax advisory, compliance and related work. The CTAC Reading team has a very strong market reputation working with leading Global clients on a range of tax services. There is a strong pipeline of project and advisory work. Our clients include UK headquartered businesses and large international groups across a range of sectors including TMT, healthcare amongst others. Our work in the tax advisory space includes supporting clients with business and fiscal change. This can include advising on new jurisdiction entry, the development of new business areas, business reorganisations, tax authority enquiries, pre/post transaction reorganisations, refinancing, cash repatriation, interest deductibility and the impact global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS Pillar 2). We work as a hybrid team where we get together in the office or at client sites at least twice a week to collaborate and learn together, with flexibility over how you spend the rest of your time.

The Role

• Being one of the main points of contact on a portfolio of clients on day‑to‑day tax matters and working with Partner/Director group, Senior Managers and Managers on our larger client accounts
• Supporting tax advisory projects by providing UK corporation tax input based on experience and researching topics and by working with other areas of tax and our overseas member firms to incorporate their input into our advice
• Ensuring our clients are kept up to date with emerging corporate and wider tax developments and budgets impacting their business
• Supporting the delivery of UK corporation tax compliance services
• Supervising the work of junior members of staff and providing coaching to support their development
• Assisting our Managers and Senior Managers with client account management, including complying with appropriate quality and risk management procedures and financial management
• Supporting the leadership with business development opportunities

The Person

• Qualified CTA or ACA/CA or equivalent
• UK corporation tax experience (preferable)
• Problem solver, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates, and integrates information
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for managing own work and juggling