Tax Assistant Manager, Capital Allowances

KPMG United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Manager to join their Fixed Asset Tax Services Team in London. This role involves working collaboratively with clients and engagement teams to prepare capital allowances claims and deliver advisory services across various sectors including real estate and banking. The ideal candidate will have a background in tax or accounting and a strong academic foundation, with opportunities for professional growth and development. Join a forward-thinking firm that values diversity and inclusion, and make a significant impact in the field of capital allowances.

Qualifications

• Tax/Accounting/Surveying qualification or working towards it.
• Strong academic background and work experience in capital allowances or tax.

Responsibilities

• Prepare capital allowances claims and manage documentation.
• Deliver ad-hoc advisory work and support engagement teams.
• Assist with business development and proposal preparation.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Accounting principles

Surveying knowledge

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Relationship building

Business development

Education

Tax/Accounting/Surveying qualification

Strong academic background

Job description

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Job description

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KPMG's Fixed Asset Tax Services Team (capital allowances) is made up of tax advisers, accountants, chartered surveyors and ex-HMRC inspectors who deliver expert advice to a broad range of clients across almost every industry sector. As one of the largest teams in the industry, our continued investment and desire to grow means that we seek a capital allowances specialist in London.

Our team works with clients ranging from owner-managed businesses to large multinational organisations. We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our London team, focusing primarily on the real estate, infrastructure, banking, and insurance sectors, who has a background in capital allowances, tax or accounting.

Role and Responsibilities:

• A client facing individual who will work collaboratively with engagement teams both locally and nationally to prepare capital allowances claims, elections and allowances statements.
• Actively involved in delivering ad-hoc advisory work such as entitlement reviews, transaction input (such as tax due diligence, structuring and modelling) and significant one-off consultancy projects.
• Supporting the engagement team on mandatory risk procedures.
• Keeping documentation up to date and managing junior team members.
• Sharing knowledge.
• Starting to work with local stakeholders and peers to establish a strong network of referrals and business development opportunities.
• Helping the team with business development opportunities and assisting in the preparation of proposals.
• Assisting in the preparation of technical queries from other parts of the firm.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Tax/Accounting/Surveying qualification or working towards.
• Strong academic background.
• Work experience in capital allowances or tax.
• Good level of awareness of property matters including cost estimating.
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work.
• Shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
• Continuously learns from experiences.
• Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community.
• Ability to build relationships and networks.
• Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information.
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear.