GCT - Tax Technology - Assistant Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Tax Technology Assistant Manager to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role involves working with multinational clients to navigate complex indirect tax issues and implement innovative tax technology solutions. You'll have the opportunity to lead projects, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with a diverse team. With flexible working arrangements and a focus on personal development, this position offers a unique chance to grow your career in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about tax technology and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience with indirect taxes like VAT and GST.
• Hands-on experience with tax technologies such as Vertex and OneSource.
• Experience in tax technology implementation and client support.

Responsibilities

• Represent the firm to clients in global companies.
• Participate in technology and tax transformation projects.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Skills

Indirect Tax

Tax Compliance

E-Invoicing

Data Analytics

Project Management

Education

ATT / CTA / ACA or equivalent qualifications

Professional accounting or tax qualification

Tools

Avalara

Vertex

Thomson Reuters OneSource

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Alteryx

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KPMG

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

GCT – Tax Technology – Assistant Manager

We are looking for talented Tax Technology Assistant Managers with experience in one or more of the following areas, Indirect Tax, Indirect Tax Compliance, E-Inovicing, Indirect tax software solutions including Avalara, Vertex, and Thomson Reuters OneSource.

This role requires technical knowledge to understand complex indirect tax issues facing multinational companies. They should understand the challenges companies face in calculating and remitting global indirect taxes and be able to discuss tax processes and technology needs in this area.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Represent KPMG to all levels of clients and potential clients in global companies
• Participate in the delivery of large technology and tax transformation projects, working with the wider team to deliver excellent client-facing services
• Help our clients design, build and deploy tax technology and automation solutions
• Help our clients develop global governance and process frameworks
• Support our clients to understand tax technologies
• Manage junior team members in the delivery of internal and external projects
• Identify opportunities to improve/transform processes
• Motivated to learn new skills, technologies, techniques
• Work together with KPMG colleagues across Tax & Legal and Advisory
• Build strong relationships with existing and new clients
• Coach and develop members of the team
• Follow KPMG best practice and policy.

Qualifications

• 3 years of recent experience with indirect taxes (e.g. VAT, GST, US SUT)
• 3 years of recent, hand-on experience with tax-related technologies (e.g. Vertex, OneSource, Avalara)
• Exposure to popular ERP technologies (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365)
• Exposure to data analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Alteryx)
• Experience in tax technology implementation including requirements gathering, design, build, and testing
• Experience in supporting clients or project teams on major technology projects
• Experience with key tax requirements for tax and finance
• Experience with indirect tax automation, reporting, or compliance
• Familiarity with GL accounting
• Professional accounting or tax qualification and/or experience working in an in-house tax team with tax reporting responsibilities
• Certification in one or more technology products
• Software skills/knowledge

Global Compliance & Transformation

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 organisation. Ultimately we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance 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 centres, 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 maximise the use of data available in the organisation in order to effectively manage the Tax Function

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

At assistant manager level you will be well organised and have excellent time management skills. You will proactivity and confidently challenge assumption, ask questions and demonstrate solutions focus. You will confidently communicate both in internally and with clients and have a willingness for personal and technical development.

Across GCT we would welcome applications from those qualified by experience, as well as ATT / CTA / ACA or equivalent qualifications. Project Management qualifications along with specific transformation skills (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) are also welcome. Further skills and experience are outlined below:

BEPs: We are recruiting individuals with tax technical skills and Pillar 2 awareness to support with transformation opportunities that exist with clients and targets. Key stills required include confidence in being able to articulate Pillar 2 impact on compliance and reporting and associated transformation necessary. Transformation upskilling will be provided.

Managed Services : We are recruiting individuals experienced in leading the overall delivery of global or large UK tax, accounting, compliance and reporting projects. We would welcome applicants that are skilled in one or more of the following areas – tax reporting, transfer pricing, direct/indirect tax and statutory accounting along with project management or experience of managing multi-jurisdictional projects, transition and transformation experience.

Technology Transformation: We are recruiting individuals with experience of leading technology solutions projects as well as driving new opportunities across Corporates and/or Financial Services. We would welcome applicants qualified by experience in financial and trading systems, ERP and tax technology solutions (e.g. FICO qualified, Thomson Reuters Certified Implementer).

Tax Operating Model: We are recruiting individuals with broad experience in the Tax Operating Model space. Experience of designing, building and managing various aspects of Tax Operating Model, including tax transformation, compliance and reporting managed services & co-sourcing, tax process design and tax governance is all highly valued. We would welcome applicants with skills and experience in designing and implementing tax strategies and establishing target operation models for tax functions.

Data Management : We are recruiting individuals with varied experiences such as:

• Deploying data focused solutions that enable automation
• Implementation and configuration of technology
• Experience with Azure data lakes and similar technologies

Experience within the statutory and tax space is helpful but not mandatory.