Manager - US Tax, Global Mobility Services

KPMG United Kingdom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is looking for a US Manager to join their Global Mobility Services team. This role involves managing US tax compliance tasks, reviewing tax returns, and supporting clients with payroll reporting. Ideal candidates will have strong international tax experience and a US CPA or EA qualification. The firm offers flexible working options and values team collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Part-time options

Qualifications

• Strong international individual tax services experience with US Expat tax background.
• Experience with US tax issues and managing global assignee populations.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of US tax compliance tasks.
• Review US tax returns and calculations.
• Conduct US arrival/departure briefings.

Skills

US CPA or EA

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

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Job description

Location: London CSQ

Role

We are seeking a US Manager within our Global Mobility Services (GMS) team to deliver US tax compliance services across a variety of clients.

Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of US tax compliance tasks, serving as the central coordination point between the client and internal teams
• Review of US tax returns, and review of US tax equalisation calculations
• Conduct US arrival/departure briefings
• Review of various payroll reporting forms related to business travelers to the US, including Form 1042, Form 1042‑S, and Form 8233
• Review and support clients with US payroll reporting requirements including year‑end calculations
• Contributing to client service teams, helping ensure they function smoothly and effectively
• Preparation of written US advice for clients, and helping to advise clients on US GMS issues
• Project management of advisory projects carried out for clients
• Ensuring clients are provided with recurring updates of tax compliance status and adherence to SLAs
• Managing, coaching and training more junior team members
• Coordination with overseas member firms to provide cross border advice and tax compliance issues
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring accuracy in client invoices

Qualifications and Skills

• US CPA or EA
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills are preferred

Experience and Background

• Strong international individual tax services experience with US Expat tax background, including tax briefings, tax returns and advisory including signing returns
• Experience of working with US clients and awareness of US tax issues
• Experience of managing global assignee populations and experience of immigration, social security and compensation accumulation for different countries
• Excellent project management and organisational skills and ability to work under own initiative
• Capable of working to deadlines, showing resilience under pressure and ability to apply knowledge to non‑routine situations
• Ability to demonstrate sound professional judgement including the identification of issues/concerns and consulting with more senior staff when appropriate
• Experience with payroll reporting forms related to business travelers to the US
• High level personal responsibility and accountability for own work
• Analytical; identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information
• Communicates with impact, both in speech and writing, and in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear
• Safeguards and enhances the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
• Motivated by a passion for the international aspects of our work, professional proficiency, and a desire to serve and lead excellent global service teams
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• You can work to multiple deadlines, showing resilience under pressure and an ability to think on your feet and apply creative thinking when presented with a challenging problem.
• You pride yourself as having a strong tax technical expertise
• Above all, you are a team player, who collaborates widely to deliver best client outcomes and invests time in development of their team.

Our Locations

• London Canary Wharf
• Birmingham
• Manchester

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part‑time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.