GCT Tax Assistant Manager (Digital Transformation)

Job description

KPMG's Compliance & Transformation practice is an exciting key area of growth within the firm and is a national team which works with clients to manage their tax (Corporate and Indirect) and statutory obligations across their business, which is increasingly key in today’s challenging environment. Services are provided to a broad range of clients across all sectors from the largest FTSEs or inbounds to mid-market companies and include Global Compliance Management Services, Audit and Accounting Related Tax Services, Tax Transformation, Governance and Process Improvement, Outsourcing and Business Technology, as well as other exciting priority areas for our clients.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Builds and develops positive constructive relationships inside and outside KPMG
• Assessing problems from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered when making decisions
• Proactively driving forward new and creative ideas which benefit the client
• Developing and maintaining client relationships across a portfolio of clients;
• Reviewing client’s issues and challenges around their tax processes
• Mapping tax and financial processes to understand improvement areas and how tax integrates into each step of the process
• Bringing together tax business and functional requirements to understand target areas
• Helping clients think through the options for becoming more effective, across technology, process and the organisation that supports them
• Supporting the implementation of tax technology solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of tax processes
• Supporting the delivery of projects
• Helping on tracking status and progress of projects
• Helping clients to drive efficiency through the compliance process, improving controls, and leveraging technology;

The Person

• Takes time to learn about other people and their experiences and how to apply this learning
• Shares experiences with others to assistant their learning and understanding
• Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives
• Actively engages with others in order to address their views/concerns

Qualifications and Skills

• Interest in technology and how this can support a business
• Experience with tax compliance and reporting processes, across indirect and/or direct taxes
• Experience with financial and accounting processes
• Experience defining and documenting processes
• Project management/co-ordination skills and experience;
• Good interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills. Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear;
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work;
• Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience.