About the programme

As a KPMG Tax trainee, you will enjoy the support and the dedicated resources of KPMG Tax Business School. KPMG is the only professional services firm to have its own dedicated Tax Business School; founded in 1996, the school is widely respected and recognised within the taxation industry. All your training will be undertaken by dedicated KPMG Tax Business School tutors at their offices in London.
Our dual ICAS and Tax qualification is an intensive nine month training programme followed by a 3 year training contract. 
If your application is successful, KPMG Tax Business School will play a pivotal role in your development as a tax professional, both while you are a trainee and throughout your long-term career.

Key Skills Required

- Excellent communications skills in a range of situations both written and oral  
- Ability to work as a team member 
- The ability to present in a clear and concise manner 
- Commitment to delivering high quality work  
- Good task management, delegation and problem solving skills and an ability to manage own workload 
- Commercial awareness and an interest in the financial services industry  

Tasks and Responsibilities

When you join, you will attend the nine month intensive programme that's designed to equip you with all the core skills and knowledge you'll need to start contributing within our teams.  After joining the office; you can expect to be involved in the following activities:-
- Preparation of a range of tax advisory and compliance work
- Preparation of tax returns and computations
- Acting as a key member of the client service team with smaller clients on day to day tax matters and working with the wider client service team on larger clients 
- Working with specialists from other tax areas and other disciplines to ensure that all relevant KPMG offerings are discussed with clients and targets 
- Keeping internal control records up to date and ensuring compliance with quality control procedures 
- Ensuring fees are raised regularly, identifying situations where overruns can be billed and assisting senior members of the department in billing for advisory work

Qualifications you'll work for

Dual ICAS and Tax Qualification

Our Requirements

As a general rule, you'll be expected to meet the following requirements:
- Minimum grade B GCSE* Maths
- Minimum grade B GCSE* English Language
- Minimum of 320 UCAS Tariff points (or 26 UCAS points)
- Minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline.
* or equivalent

Please note, that we only consider a candidate's 'top' 3 A-level grades and do not accept General Studies.
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Job Description
Department Information

Over 1,000 people make up KPMG's Central Services and they all play a key part in the firm's success. Whether they're in finance, procurement, HR, facilities, marketing or IT, they provide crucial support to the people who work in our 23 UK offices.

Roles and Responsibilities

The role will be focussed on the drafting, negotiation and review of all manner of commercial agreements. 50% of the role will be dedicated to providing support to KPMG Procurement. The role will be wide ranging and include the following:
- Direct support to Procurement function, including
o Legal review, drafting and negotiation of complex/material-value Procurement agreements
o Ownership of Standard Forms of Contract including revisions to contract clauses
o Preparing and issuing legal updates to procurement team including how these impact contracting activities
o Deliver appropriate training to the Procurement Function as agreed with the Head of Procurement
- Support to client teams in relation to technology products and services to clients.
- Advising the firm’s leadership on risk and legal projects.
- Support in relation to high value/complex debt recovery matters.
- Support in relation to Intellectual Property Matters. Advising on protection and appropriate use of IP. Managing disputes. Managing registration of KPMG intellectual property marks. Support to KPMG Brand.
- Support in relation to contractual disputes (including all pre-litigation activities) with Suppliers.

Qualifications and Skills
- The candidate should have legal training and expertise in drafting and negotiation of contracts
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Task Management Abilities
- Energy, Drive and Resilience
- Team Skills
- Client Service Skills
- Flexibility

Experience and Background
- The candidate should have solid legal experience (minimum 2-4 years)
- Lawyers or contracting professionals from either an existing in-house position or from private practice will be considered.
- Candidates should have experience of working in other European jurisdictions.
- Candidates should be commercially and risk aware

There is a good reason why KPMG consistently features in the Top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for! It's not just the exceptional training, market leading career opportunities and flexible work arrangements that we offer; we value diverse opinions and backgrounds and create an environment that combines your commitments outside of work with your career potential. But, don't take our word for it, see our Industry Awards and Recognition page for more information.

Applying with a DisabilityKPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG's commitment to diversity
KPMG consistently features in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for, which has been recognised with a special achievement award to mark our 10 years in the Top 25. We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG Here
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Globally, KPMG's Corporate Finance practice has an industry reputation for delivering forward thinking and objective advice for our global footprint and negotiation prowess, as well as an envied track record in closing successful deals. Together, our firm's Corporate Financiers have advised on or arranged critical and sensitive equity and debt transactions for some of the world's largest corporations, financial institutions and governments.

Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities

Associate Director - Infrastructure Corporate Finance,
Water and Utilities


KPMG’s Infrastructure Group in the UK consists of over 50 professionals and is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading independent financial and business advisers in infrastructure. The group has won many awards, including financial advisor of the year (Infrastructure Journal). The group has locations in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester, but is organised on a national basis, operating under a single national cost centre.
We provide in-depth advice on the strategic, financial and commercial issues driving investments in infrastructure across Transport, Power & Utilities, and Social Infrastructure in the UK and internationally. This advice ranges from the strategic thinking and advice to companies and investors to enable private capital to fund infrastructure to the detailed technical skills required at financial close. We also work closely with other functions within KPMG to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, valuations, tax, accounting, and due diligence issues.
The utilities sector is a key business area for the Infrastructure Group and encompasses work for the large clients in the sector including all of the leading UK energy and water companies as well as some of largest utilities in the EU and beyond. We provide in depth advice on corporate finance issues and corporate financial management; regulatory finance, regulation and policy, as well as other strategic issues affecting value. Our work combines elements of finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing and maximising shareholder value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as one of the most innovative advisors influencing the future of the sector.
Our business is expanding rapidly and is looking for a high quality candidate to support our Power & Utilities business with a particular focus on water in terms of both project management as well as business development.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

- Project managing the delivery of major engagements on a day to day basis
- Management of internal project teams and external advisers
- Management of a small team dedicated to water as part of the wider infrastructure group
- Undertaking and supporting pitching for new business with ideas
- Developing market intelligence and sector knowledge
- Leading specific business development initiatives
- Building and maintaining relationships with clients and target clients and key market constituents to provide fee earning opportunities
- Introducing ideas to clients and target clients
- Introducing opportunities to financial investors
- Managing multiple projects
- Supervising the production and evaluation of financial models
- Ensuring compliance procedures are adhered to
- Ensuring projects are planned, delivered and closed effectively
- Performance management, coaching and mentoring junior staff as required
Any other duties commensurate with the role.

Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate would:

- Have at least 6 and preferably more years of experience in the utilities sector, water sector in particular, whether at a company, regulator, another consultancy or another stakeholder;
- Have a sound knowledge of water and other utilities’ finances and financial structures, including high leverage and other types of financing used;
- Have a detailed knowledge of Ofwat’s current regulatory regime and prospects (FPL) as well as its application, including detailed regulatory mechanics;
- Understand the wider water sector policy debate;
- Have a knowledge and experience with other regulated utilities in the UK, for example in the energy networks sector including the latest reforms under RIIO;
- Bring excellent report writing, Excel and Powerpoint skills;
- Be skilled in financial analysis, financial modelling and valuations as well as regulatory accounts;
- Be comfortable discussing economic and financial theory, with at least undergraduate and preferably graduate qualifications in economics or finance;
- Be comfortable and/or experienced in an external facing role;
- Relish the opportunity for interaction and dialogue with companies, investors, regulators and other stakeholders, and with a host of functions across KPMG;
- Be an independent thinker with the ability to identify problems and contribute to the development of solutions, helping us to remain at the cutting edge of thinking in the sector;
- Be a highly motivated, ambitious self-starter willing to take advantages of the opportunities this position offers; and
- Have experience of working in and managing small teams
- Appreciate the chance to work on a wide range of projects and proposals simultaneously to demanding timetables.

Experience and Background

Knowledge and experience of other regulatory regimes internationally would be a bonus as would language skills. Familiarity with Bloomberg and statistical analysis packages (eg, Stata, E-views) would also be a positive.

Qualifications:

- 5 GCSEs/O levels including Maths and English
- Degree in any discipline
- All UK staff who have not passed a Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved exam will be required to do so
Global Skills and Behaviours:

Individuals are expected to demonstrate their abilities in line with the KPMG Global Skills and Behaviours to Associate Director Level, as below:

- Business focus
- Accountability
- Drive and resilience
- Feedback and learning
- Developing people
- Building relationships
- Problem solving
- Making an impact
- Professionalism and
- Delivering quality service.
Individuals are also expected to demonstrate their abilities in line with KPMG professional/technical competencies to Associate Director level as below:

- Technical knowledge
- Compliance
- Project management and
- Marketing and business development.
Technical Skills:

- Negotiating skills
- Interviewing skills
- Multitasking
- Risk Management
Additional Information

- KPMG has a Values based culture which everyone is expected to demonstrate and support.
- KPMG Corporate Finance is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for investment business. Please be aware that this position applied for is an FSA regulated position, and accordingly, if the application is successful, will require the applicant to either be or become an FSA approved person, and maintains this status.
- If the application is successful, a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Standard Disclosure will be requested. Please be aware that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to the applicant obtaining a position, and that KPMG is an equal opportunities employer. A copy of KPMG's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders and a copy of the CRB code of practice are available on request.
- KPMG is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity in its people.


Applying with a DisabilityKPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG's commitment to diversity
There is a good reason why KPMG consistently features in the Top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for! It's not just the exceptional training, market leading career opportunities and flexible work arrangements that we offer; we value diverse opinions and backgrounds and create an environment that combines your commitments outside of work with your career potential.But, don't take our word for it, Industry Awards and Recognition page
Policy for Agencies
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Working in the Corporate Tax department at KPMG will give you the opportunity to develop relationships with clients as you help manage the amount of corporation tax they need to pay. This involves working with clients to produce complex tax computations and returns for HM Revenue & Customs, giving advice on corporate planning and restructuring projects and finding ways to reduce their effective rate of tax.

Job DescriptionRoles & Responsibilities

The Tax Valuation Services team values shares and business assets for UK tax purposes and seeks agreement for these values with HMRC.
An Assistant Manager in the department can expect to do a wide range of work including:

- Carrying out a broad range of valuations for UK tax purposes including valuations for; corporate tax, employee share transactions, inheritance tax and capital gains tax;
- Apply and support suitable valuation methodologies for the share/asset being valued;
- Carry out Company, transaction and market data research and analysis;
- Document valuation and analysis: including drafting reports and letters to be submitted to HMRC;
- Client contact: be the point of contact for both external and internal clients; and
- Managing risk tools: leading the application of the firms risk management tools.
The work in the department is largely project based. The department offers the chance to work on a range of valuations across all industries and due to the relatively small size of the department a candidate can expect to be given high levels of responsibility.

Qualifications and Skills

- 2:1 degree
- Accounting or tax qualification useful but not essential
- Strong excel skills
- Report writing and communication skills
- Ability to work proactively and independently
Experience and background
- Experience of valuations of shares and business assets.
- Experience can be preparing valuations for tax, transfer pricing, commercial, accounting or other relevant purposes.
- Experience in financial modelling and accounts analysis would be usefulApplying with a DisabilityKPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG's commitment to diversity
There is a good reason why KPMG consistently features in the Top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for! It's not just the exceptional training, market leading career opportunities and flexible work arrangements that we offer; we value diverse opinions and backgrounds and create an environment that combines your commitments outside of work with your career potential.But, don't take our word for it, Industry Awards and Recognition page
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Forensic - Using specialist accounting, investigation and business skills in assisting clients involved in commercial or regulatory disputes or in the investigation of fraud and impropriety. Working in the team will mean getting involved in a broad range of projects, i.e. Fraud investigations, and tracing assets.

Job Description Please note this role can be based out of London or Manchester



Role and Responsibilities


Our MPA team works with major public and private sector entities across all sectors but principally those with major capital and infrastructure commitments in Natural Resources, Energy, Power & Utilities, Transport, Oil and Gas, and Health and Education.



This is a fast growing area offering exciting opportunities. We are looking for an individual at Manager (ie C Grade) to join our rapidly growing team and who would have significant experience in commercial management / assurance and monitoring of Major Infrastructure Capital Projects and preferably in addition some experience in one of the following areas:

1) Contractor and Subcontractor Cost Reviews.

2) Major Capital Project Advisory Services such as Governance and Risk Management, or in Performance and Efficiency Improvement

3) Some experience in Programme and Project Management either in an advisory or delivery role.

4) Troubled Project reviews.



It would be an advantage if the individual had practical experience of providing advisory services.



The services we provide in relation to major capital expenditure projects include:

Governance.
Risk management.
Review of Projects and Programme Controls
Assurance and Monitoring
Performance and Efficiency Improvement
Contractor Cost Reviews.
Contract Compliance
Asset Management
Troubled Project Reviews.


As a Manager in our team you will be responsible, amongst other things for:

Helping to manage the day to day relationship with key client contacts, ensuring our service is responsive to their needs.
Managing the delivery of work to clients within your specialist areas to appropriate quality standards
Financial management, ensuring timely raising of fee notes and assisting in recovery of fees, and keeping clients informed of costs and time incurred on an appropriately regular basis.
Ensuring KPMG's quality and risk management procedures are completed to the appropriate standard.
Ensuring a high standard of delivery of your skills.
Pro-actively keeping up to date with specific (technical) developments affecting your work.
Business development:
identifying potential opportunities for new assignments where KPMG can help clients
helping to convert opportunities for new assignments
helping where there is an opportunity to add value and to meet a client need, to gain extensions to existing assignments
assisting on proposals and other business development initiatives.
Coaching and mentoring other staff.
Being a role model for less experienced staff and for the firm's values

Qualifications and Skills




Engineer or Quantity Surveyor qualification and good PQE with a good mix of commercial experience in relevant roles on major infrastructure projects, and preferably in addition relevant advisory / consulting / assurance experience.



AND

Strong analytical skills.
Strong written, communication and presentation skills.
Good client relationship track record.
Ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels.
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.
Commercial awareness.
Significant PQE Experience

Mobility / flexibility - whilst you would be based in either London or Manchester, our work requires mobility and flexibility

Applying with a DisabilityKPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG's commitment to diversity
There is a good reason why KPMG consistently features in the Top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for! It's not just the exceptional training, market leading career opportunities and flexible work arrangements that we offer; we value diverse opinions and backgrounds and create an environment that combines your commitments outside of work with your career potential.But, don't take our word for it, Industry Awards and Recognition page
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