Deal Advisory Tax Assistant Manager - Infrastructure

KPMG Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is recruiting for a Deal Advisory Tax Assistant Manager - Infrastructure in the UK. The role sits within the Corporate Tax Services practice and is offered on a permanent, full-time basis.

You will work under the Deal Advisory Tax umbrella, supporting complex transactions, client relationships, and cross-border advisory with UK and international tax specialists. The position requires strong technical tax knowledge and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic with keen interest in transactions.
• Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and commercial mindset; able to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Work with Partners/Directors on complex transactions to deliver exceptional advice.
• Support in pursuing new opportunities, including proposals and pitches.
• Develop and maintain client relationships within Deal Advisory.
• Coordinate with UK and overseas tax specialists to ensure accurate input and delivery.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

CTA/ACA/CA or equivalent

Job description

Deal Advisory Tax Assistant Manager - Infrastructure

Type: Full Time

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Contract type: Permanent

Deal Advisory Tax

At KPMG, our Values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people: their different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds.

Deal Advisory Tax is a dynamic and successful area of KPMG’s Tax & Legal business. We have an inclusive and collaborative leadership strategy and are making bold changes to our culture and how we work. A constantly changing and high-profile field, we work in a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding environment, and can offer a broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people.

The Role

Deal Advisory Tax provides market leading services to both Financial and Corporate investors. Whilst we have teams focused on clients in our three performance groups of Financial Services, Corporates and National Markets, we are a national and connected team, working and learning with each other.

• Financial Services: We work with private equity, infrastructure, and real estate funds as well as institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. Our clients have UK, European and Global investment strategies.
• Corporates: We work alongside some of the most forward-thinking FTSE 100 and 250 businesses, supporting them with strategic acquisitions, carve outs, de-mergers, disposals, and joint ventures both in the UK and cross-border.
• National Markets: We work across the UK with mid-market corporates and PE funds, looking to invest across key UK sectors to grow our local economies.

The Deal Advisory Tax team provides advisory services across the whole deal spectrum including buy-side due diligence and structuring, sell-side vendor assist and vendor due diligence, refinancing, and listing support. Deal sizes can be anywhere from £10m to +£10bn – we work with a variety of clients and on a variety of deals.

We help our clients understand historical tax issues and structure transactions, with a continuous focus on maximising value throughout the investment cycle. Working collaboratively across the KPMG network, our work often involves advice on multiple countries, taxes, and work streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Partners and/or Directors on complex transactions to deliver exceptional advice and service
• Support in the pursuit of new opportunities, working on proposals and joining pitches.
• Develop and maintain client relationships alongside Deal Advisory.
• Be a key KPMG point of contact for clients, legal advisers, and other KPMG teams to facilitate effective delivery.
• Coach and develop colleagues, collaborate with peers, and be constantly learning.
• Prepare/ oversee detailed technical advice covering a range of UK and international tax issues.
• Perform/ oversee detailed analysis of tax related documents/ data, highlighting key issues and articulating the commercial impact of these to the client.
• Collaborate with other UK and overseas tax specialists, critically analysing and challenging their input.
• Demonstrate up-to-date tax technical knowledge in respect of key UK and OECD developments.
• Understand financial models from a tax perspective.
• Input on Deal Advisory Tax thought leadership.

The Person

D Grade

• Qualified CTA or ACA/ CA or equivalent
• Enthusiastic and a keen interest in working on transactions
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good UK corporate tax knowledge
• Good analytical skills, curious and seeks to resolve issues and provide commercial advice
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage own workload
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills

While some of KPMG’s client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, in Deal Advisory Tax we are supportive of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands. We are happy to discuss individual requirements, and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.

The issues surrounding tax and legal services are constantly evolving, both locally and globally. Which is why you'll find life at KPMG both intellectually stimulating and rewarding. There's also the scale and breadth of what we do – our services span specialisms such as Corporate and Indirect Tax; Expatriate and Private Client Personal Tax compliance and advice; and KPMG Law.

With offices across the UK, we are part of a global network of firms providing Audit, Tax & Law, Consulting, and Technology Services to diverse clients.

They provide us with a strong sense of identity, ensuring we can grow stronger. They bind us together, across our different backgrounds and cultures, and are common to each of us. Explore more about why Our Values matter.

From role sharing and flexible start and finish times to home working, we'll try and support the flexible work patterns that best suit you.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues thrive and reach their full potential, whatever their identity or background.

We're a member of the Business Disability Forum so please get in touch if you'd like to discuss any adjustments that you might need in the application process - and if you are successful beyond this.

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