Director - Indirect Tax - Customs

KPMG United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking an Indirect Tax Director to join their established Indirect Tax group. Ideal candidates will have a successful track record in Indirect Tax and strong leadership and interpersonal skills. This role involves engaging with clients, developing proposals, and impacting team dynamics. KPMG is committed to inclusivity and values individuality, contributing to their ability to achieve the best results for clients.

Qualifications

• Successful track record of new business origination within Indirect Tax projects.
• Displays a high level of drive, enthusiasm, and positivity.
• Combines inclusivity with respect in interactions.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and clearly.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales on allocated clients and target organisations.
• Engage in high-level conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Lead client relationships and promote technical quality.
• Design and deliver proposals for new business.
• Mentor less experienced team members.

Skills

Business origination

Technical strength

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Qualified CTA or equivalent

Job description

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Job description

KPMG's Corporates Indirect Tax group focusses on the large corporates market, is a well-established group of around 30 dedicated indirect tax specialists who help UK and international headed groups address all of their indirect tax advisory needs. The team has specialists in many different sectors.

We assist our clients by managing and advising on projects as part of multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional teams and provide specialist indirect tax advice on a variety of complex issues and we are shameless in our desire to pioneer and our drive to seek out new opportunities.

We are looking for an Indirect Tax Directors to join our team. All high quality candidates will be considered but we would particularly welcome those with direct experience of Consumer Markets or Process, Controls & Technology.

Responsibilities:

• Be market facing, drive sales on allocated clients and target organisations
• Hold and control high level conversations with senior stakeholders in the markets and be capable of introducing relevant specialists from across the firm
• Lead by example with client relationships, technical quality, service delivery and commercially
• Actively promote team and personal profile to internal networks in order to promote collaboration and increase internal leads
• Take lead on design and delivery of proposals for new business opportunities
• Play a key role in people development activities (coaching / mentoring) for less experienced team members
• Identify key client issues that represent opportunities for other KPMG teams to capitalise on and play active role in introductions.

The Individual:

• Successful track record of new business origination within Indirect Tax projects through both internal and external activities
• Excellent commercially
• Display technical strength
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team
• Inspirational leader
• Displays an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in an inspirational & respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community
• Brings insight and effectively applies knowledge to business and client problems
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
• Builds the reputation of KMPG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
• Qualified CTA or equivalent
• Strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong oral and written communication skills

Join KPMG today!

Proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG consistently features in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for. This has been recognised with a special achievement award to mark our 10 years in the Top 25. We pride ourselves on being a place where individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference.

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