The Role
DATprovides market leading advice to corporates and financial institutions on a broad range of transactions.
Embedded within DAT is our PE & Credit team. The PE&C team works with large and mid-cap private equity and credit intuitions, advising on them throughout the deal spectrum including buy-side due diligence and structuring, sell-side vendor assist, due diligence and structuring, refinancing, restructuring and listing support.
The PE&C team had advised on some of the largest deals in the market, helping clients understand and quantify historical tax issues, structure transactions, model tax considerations and reflect our advice in the legal documents underpinning each transaction, all with a continuous focus on maximising value throughout the investment cycle. Working collaboratively across the KPMG network, our work often involves advice across multiple countries, taxes, and work streams.
Key Responsibilities
1. Work closely with Partners and/ or Directors on complex transactions to deliver exceptional advice and service.
2. Support in the pursuit of new opportunities, working on proposals and joining pitches.
3. Develop and maintain client relationships alongside Deal Advisory
4. Be a key KPMG point of contact for clients, legal advisers, and other KPMG teams to facilitate effective delivery.
5. Coach and develop colleagues, collaborate with peers and be constantly learning.
6. Prepare/ oversee detailed technical advice covering a range of UK and international tax issues.
7. Perform/ oversee detailed analysis of tax related documents/ data, highlighting key issues and articulating the commercial impact of these to the client.
8. Collaborate with other UK and overseas tax specialists, critically analysing and challenging their input.
9. Demonstrate up-to-date tax technical knowledge in respect of key UK and OECD developments.
10. Understand financial models from a tax perspective.
11. Input on Deal Advisory Tax thought leadership
The Person
12. Qualified CTA or ACA/ CA or equivalent
13. Ambitious, enthusiastic and a keen interest in working on transactions
14. Strong interpersonal skills
15. Strong oral and written communication skills
16. Strong UK corporate tax knowledge and awareness of other tax and accounting matters
17. Strong analytical skills, curious and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
18. Excellent project management skills, including ability to work as part of a team and to show initiative to drive projects forward
19. Pro-active in progressing business opportunities for the long-term benefit of both KPMG and the client
20. Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and other stakeholders
21. Ability to build teams as well as develop, coach, and lead colleagues
22. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Intelligent Working
While some of KPMG’s client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, in Deal Advisory Tax we are supportive of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands. We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.