Tax Senior Manager - Global Mobility Services at KPMG UK

Role Overview:

To manage a portfolio of key corporate clients within the GMS practice, providing expert technical advice and strategic guidance on complex global mobility issues, while contributing to business development activities, leading a team and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development:

• Provide senior support for core GMS growth business development opportunities.
• Support sales of specialist team/technology sales initiatives, providing technical expertise and client insights within the service line.
• Contribute to the development of strategic initiatives and new service offerings to meet evolving client needs.
• Identify and pursue any wider People Taxes opportunities with existing GMS clients.
• Brand management – ensuring that KPMG GMS is known in the market through proactive support of our Eminence plan, regular use of social media and through attendance at industry events. 

Relationship Management:

• Manage key corporate client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and point of contact for complex global mobility issues.
• Proactively manage and resolve client escalations, ensuring client satisfaction and retention of clients.
• Proactively provide clients with relevant insights and updates on global mobility trends.
• Responsible for billing end client.

Technical:

• Provide sign-off on complex technical advice, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight for advisory projects, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.
• Lead tailored tax briefings and training sessions for clients and internal team members within GMS.
• Provide KDN (Knowledge Delivery Network) and KGS oversight for UK clients within the GMS practice, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, up-to-date information.
• Review and sign-out technical work that is prepared in the Delivery Team. 

Internal Management:

• Oversee operational activities within the team, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with KPMG's strategic objectives.
• Manage and mentor team members, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities to foster a high-performing team.
• Ensure excellent financial hygiene on all client engagements to ensure the financial health of GMS.
• Lead risk management efforts, ensuring compliance with KPMG policies, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Please note that the above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Ability to analyse the most complex residency cases and advise clearly.
• Ability to lead tailored tax briefings to senior executives, including an ability to cover all matters of risk, without losing focus on key relevant points.
• Confident in advising on executive assignment structuring, methods to redesign packages to be more tax-efficient, and able to explain changes to a range of stakeholders.
• Confident in preparing and reviewing detailed disclosures to HMRC (PAYE and SA).
• Awareness of non-UK technical changes relevant to client base.
• Detailed knowledge of the UK taxation of business travellers, non-resident directors and remote workers including, but not limited to application of double tax treaties, the economic employer rules and application of 60-day rule, and their payroll implications and reporting. Able to analyse tax, social security, and payroll issues arising from cross border working, including but not limited to dual-contracts, commuter arrangements, consultancy agreements and provide strategic solutions.
• Ability to oversee complex multi-jurisdictional tax advisory projects, ensuring key conclusions are presented in an insightful and easy to understand manner. 
• Good knowledge of international pensions rules.
• Able to advise a client on their mobility policies with reference to the wider market.
• A good working knowledge of our GMS technology tools including KPMG LINK Go, GET, GPM and BT. 
• A good awareness of social security rules and the Posted Worker Directive.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
• Proven ability to contribute to business development and achieve sales targets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues (both in the UK and globally). 
• Ability to think critically and provide practical solutions to complex challenges within the GMS market.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Experience:

• Significant experience in providing expert technical advice on global mobility matters.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• Proven track record of contributing to business development and achieving sales targets.
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., ATT, CTA).