Senior Manager - Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance

KPMG Careers; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG in Cambridge is seeking a Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance Senior Manager to lead tax advisory, compliance management and business development for a growing client base. The role sits in our Cambridge office within the East Anglia Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, and embraces flexible working while maintaining client service excellence.

You will act as the principal contact for top clients, supervise tax computations, and coordinate cross-tax solutions with senior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Qualified (ACA or CTA or equivalent)
• Sound knowledge of UK corporate taxation and ideally awareness of international tax issues
• Sound knowledge of accounting for tax including deferred taxation and disclosures
• Strong time and task management skills
• Ability to build good relationships with clients
• Communicates with impact and works well in a team

Responsibilities

• Act as principal contact with clients on day-to-day tax matters and coordinate with managers and partners
• Lead tax advisory and planning work for client portfolios with senior colleagues
• Assist with business development and client events
• Coordinate internal teams to deliver a cross-tax offering
• Review corporation tax computations and advise on contentious issues
• Coordinate tax payments, loss relief, capital allowances and group relief
• Coach and develop junior staff and manage timelines

Skills

UK tax knowledge

Client relationship management

Tax compliance

Project management

Communication

Education

ACA or CTA or equivalent

Job description

Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance – Senior Manager

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. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

The Team

This exciting role is within our East Anglia Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Cambridge office. The team is very inclusive, supportive and friendly and we value fresh ideas and innovation in all we do. We embrace flexible working. We have experienced consistent high growth over a number of years and are looking for capable, proactive individuals to join our team and to be part of our growth story.

The Role

KPMG's Tax practice is a dynamic and successful area of our business. A constantly changing and increasingly high-profile field, Tax can offer a surprisingly broad range of quality career paths to ambitious people. We are looking for a Tax Senior Manager to provide tax advisory, compliance management and business development services to our clients and targets.

• Being the principal contact with many clients on day to day tax matters and working with managers, senior managers, directors or partners on larger clients
• Being involved on tax advisory and planning work on client portfolio and working with senior colleagues and specialists to deliver expertise to the local market
• Assisting with business development and attending client events.
• Responding appropriately to requests from clients for other KPMG services. Co-ordinating a number of different teams internally to provide a single point of contact for the client in delivering a comprehensive cross-tax offering.
• Working with the tax computation processing team in the management and delivery of tax compliance work. Monitoring the tax compliance position using tax administration software
• Reviewing corporation tax computations and advising the client on the computational treatment of contentious issues
• Co-ordinating tax payments, loss relief, capital allowances, group relief and other claims
• Delegating delivery of work to junior colleagues whilst maintaining control of quality and timetables.
• Coaching and developing more junior members of staff
• Maintaining strong financial management of client accounts. For example making sure that fees are raised regularly and identifying situations where overruns can be billed
• Keeping internal control records up to date and ensuring compliance with quality control procedures

The Individual

• Qualified (ACA or CTA or equivalent)
• Sound knowledge of UK corporate taxation and preferably awareness of international tax issues
• Sound knowledge of accountancy principles, in particular accounting for tax (including deferred taxation and accounts disclosures)
• Strong time and task management skills. Able to remain calm when under pressure and meet deadlines
• Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work
• Monitors and upholds high quality of service and products to clients (internal and external). A practical approach to problems with client focus and commercial awareness
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities
• Ability to build good relationships with clients
• Communicates with impact in a way that is open, honest, consistent, and clear
• Ability to work as part of a team. Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback. Coaches less experienced staff.
• Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community