**Tax Assistant Manager

• Banking**

KPMG UK

Join KPMG’s Financial Services Corporate Tax team as a Tax Assistant Manager

• Banking, where you will play a key role in delivering high-impact tax services to some of the world’s leading global and UK banks and insurers.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team with a strong market reputation, a growing pipeline of advisory work, and a commitment to investing in talent. If you are looking to broaden your expertise across corporate tax advisory, tax audit support, and compliance in a fast-moving financial services environment, this role offers an excellent platform for growth.

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The Opportunity

KPMG’s FS Corporate Tax team is looking for an Assistant Manager to support a diverse portfolio of engagements across advisory, audit support, and compliance. The team works with major financial institutions and provides exposure to both technical tax matters and wider commercial challenges affecting the banking sector.

KPMG is ready to invest in the right candidate, offering the support and development needed to quickly build specialist knowledge in industry tax issues and commercial matters.

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What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will contribute to and help deliver a broad range of tax engagements within the banking and wider financial services sector.

• Supporting tax advisory engagements across a variety of client projects
• Contributing to M&A tax work and other strategic transaction-related matters
• Providing tax advice, including on evolving areas such as Pillar 2
• Assisting with tax audit activity for complex financial services clients
• Managing compliance-related work to ensure high-quality and timely delivery
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and clients to deliver practical and commercially focused outcomes

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What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a motivated and capable tax professional who can combine technical strength with sound judgement, commercial awareness, and a collaborative approach.

Essential Experience and Capabilities

• A corporate tax background, ideally with some exposure to tax audit
• Current experience operating at Assistant Manager level
• A strong willingness to learn and develop specialist expertise
• Sound judgement, including the ability to identify and assess risk, and know when to involve others
• A proactive mindset with the ability to recognise and progress business opportunities for long-term benefit
• Experience helping to lead or leading large, complex, high-intensity projects with a focus on accountability, quality, and timely execution
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively at all levels, both internally and externally
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a collaborative team player
• High-level analytical capability and a commercial approach to resolving issues and advising clients
• The ability to apply core tax principles to identify technical risks and opportunities
• Adaptability, energy, and dynamism in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• A genuine interest in coaching and developing junior team members to build capability and respond to market demand

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Skills That Would Make You Stand Out

While not essential, the following experience would be highly valued:

• Banking sector experience
• Knowledge of Pillar 2 / Pillar 2.0

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Why Join KPMG?

KPMG’s FS Corporate Tax team is known for its strong reputation in the market and for working on complex, high-profile assignments with leading banks and insurers. You will gain exposure to challenging work, a supportive team environment, and significant opportunities to deepen your expertise.

With a strong pipeline of project and advisory work, this is an excellent time to join a team that is growing and investing in its people.

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Locations and Flexible Working

KPMG welcomes applications from talented professionals across the UK. Our core hubs for Tax professionals include:

• London Canary Wharf
• Edinburgh
• Manchester

With 20 offices across the UK, KPMG may also be able to support a range of flexible working arrangements, including:

• Office-based working
• Working from home
• Flexible hours
• Part-time options

If flexibility is important to you, KPMG encourages you to register your interest and discuss your requirements with the recruitment team.

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Learn More About KPMG

• Tax at KPMG: Tax & Law (kpmgcareers.co.uk)
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• KPMG Culture & Inclusion: Being inclusive (kpmgcareers.co.uk)
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Make Your Mark with KPMG

If you are an ambitious corporate tax professional ready to take the next step in your career, this is your chance to join a high-performing team at the heart of the financial services sector.

Apply today and discover how far your tax career can go with KPMG.