GCT Tax Director - Transfer Pricing Compliance

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

Job summary

KPMG is seeking a Transfer Pricing specialist to lead the growth of its compliance business in London. The role involves managing complex projects, driving business development, and ensuring effective client relationships while navigating the dynamic landscape of global tax compliance. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead Transfer Pricing compliance projects.
• Experience in business development and client interactions.
• Excellent project management skills to manage workloads effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development process for Transfer Pricing compliance engagements.
• Articulate KPMG's value proposition and manage project governance.
• Build strong client relationships while delivering complex global projects.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Business Development

Project Management

Transfer Pricing Knowledge

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Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

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Job description

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG's GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting, and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation, and technology.

Our clients leverage KPMG's compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency, and improved risk management across their organization. Ultimately, we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance by helping them develop a sustainable, technology-enabled, and holistic future state operating model.

We are winning new clients and are rapidly growing our team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of an established KPMG network of expert teams and delivery centers, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. Delivery is underpinned by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform. This is an exciting time to be part of our GCT team at KPMG where reimagining tax is a strategic priority for our UK and global business. We have a diverse client base, from mid-market to FTSE listed groups, from public sector to real estate to financial services. The role involves working on clients of all sizes and across a wide range of sectors.

We are offering full-time roles with flexible working arrangements which include early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days, etc. We would be happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest. You will also have the opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic part of the business, within a team that embraces diversity and personal development. We are actively recruiting experienced individuals across the following areas.

• Managed Services: provide compliance services to global clients across a range of tax, accounting, transfer pricing obligations under a managed service arrangement
• Technology: help clients leverage the right technology, tools, and platforms to transform their tax function
• Tax Operating Model: collaborate with clients to build and operate a leading tax function, managing tax risk, opportunities, reputation, and compliance
• Data Management: support client tax teams to maximize the use of data available in the organization in order to effectively manage the Tax Function

At Director level, you will be proactive, curious, committed, and invested in self-development and learning. You will be resilient, able to flex, and experienced in leading a successful team. You will have excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail. You will network confidently and communicate knowledgeably with all levels in a professional services environment. You will have strong business development client-facing skills with a proven history of identifying opportunities and converting them into commercial projects.

Transfer Pricing Compliance

Transfer Pricing compliance is becoming increasingly specialized and integrated with wider statutory accounting and tax compliance on a global basis. This role is for a Transfer Pricing specialist who brings together knowledge and capabilities across transformation, technology, program management, and technical Transfer Pricing knowledge to successfully win and lead large-scale global transfer pricing compliance projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will be required to work within KPMG's Global Compliance Managed Services team to accelerate the growth of our Transfer Pricing compliance business, build strong client relationships, and lead the delivery of large and complex global engagements in this area. Specifically, key aspects of this role will include:

• Lead the business development process to progress leads to sales and take responsibility for contract negotiation and agreement for Transfer Pricing compliance engagements;
• Successfully articulate the KPMG value proposition on global centralized Transfer Pricing compliance engagements and nexus with other service areas within managed services, including leading workshops with clients in the BD and delivery stages explaining our end-to-end process and use of technology;
• Lead the overall delivery of global Transfer Pricing compliance projects, including being the technical lead on the project; sign off on the commercial proposition; sign off on templates; lead client relationships and project governance;
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with both existing and new clients;
• Be confident interacting at the most senior levels internally and externally, while at the same time able to interact well with peers and other more junior team members;
• Build an internal network within the wider tax and advisory practices of our firm;
• Enable effective governance and issue resolution;
• Support clients with broader tax operational areas, including managing key risks, embedding controls, and identifying transformation/advisory opportunities;
• Identify opportunities for additional services that the client may need and liaise with subject matter experts;
• Coach and support other team members;
• Follow KPMG's best practices and policies;
• Maintain a positive and enthusiastic manner in dealing with a cross-section of people;
• Demonstrate strong resilience to enable flexibility in approach and ability to work under pressure;
• Be an effective networker with the ability to understand client needs.

Qualifications and Skills

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to a range of situations and audiences from both written and oral perspectives;
• Strong attention to detail, enabling review of complex technical work while maintaining a strategic and customer service-focused perspective for all deliverables;
• Excellent internal networking skills with the ability to confidently and knowledgeably communicate with other Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, and Partners within our professional services environment;
• Strong business development and client-facing skills with a proven history of identifying opportunities and converting them;
• Excellent project management skills and an ability to manage your own workload, as well as the workloads of others in your team.
• Transfer Pricing technical knowledge and experience in leading Transfer Pricing compliance and advisory projects.

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