Senior Tax Manager

At KPMG, our values shape who we are and how we work. As a leading global professional services firm, we recognise that our strength lies in our people — their diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Through our inclusive leadership strategy and ambitious diversity goals, we are driving meaningful change across our firm. Be part of that journey.

The Team

Our Milton Keynes tax business has been growing consistently over recent years and that continues. To enable future growth we are seeking a talented and ambitious Corporate Tax professional to join our Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in Milton Keynes.

Our client base is extensive and diverse, including UK-headquartered businesses and international inbound groups across a broad range of sectors. The team has a strong reputation in the market, a stable leadership structure, and an excellent track record of developing and promoting its people.

This role offers genuine scope to shape your career path within the KPMG network. Whether your ambitions lie in deep technical specialism, client leadership, or business development, you will be supported to build your own trajectory.

The Role

You will be central to our client relationships. Enabling, either directly or with specialists the delivery of tax compliance, reporting and advisory services. 

You will work closely with Partners and Directors on technically complex matters, delivering clear, commercially focused advice to clients.

We flex our roles and the work we do to fit individuals strengths and preferences. Many of our team have a specialism or sector they like to work in and, given our scale, we can accommodate that. Therefore there is an element of creating the right role for the right person.

The Person

• Lead and manage advisory and compliance engagements for UK and cross-border clients
• Coordinate with specialists, overseas member firms and external advisers to deliver integrated solutions
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, building your external network and identifying opportunities
• Manage engagement quality, risk processes and financial performance
• Support resourcing and contribute to team operations
• Coach, mentor and develop junior team members
• Actively participate in business development initiatives
• Be a visible role model for KPMG’s values and collaborative culture
• CTA, ACA, CA (or equivalent) qualified
• Technically strong in UK corporation tax, with broader tax and accounting awareness
• Commercially minded, analytical and curious
• Confident managing multiple clients and projects
• Skilled at building relationships and communicating clearly
• Comfortable identifying and managing risk
• Motivated to develop others and contribute to team growth
• Committed to continuous professional and technical development

A final word from us…

Everybody likes to say they’re different... but we really think we are.

We’re hugely proud of what we’ve managed to achieve so far, but we’re only just getting started. We’re looking for people to grow with us and are committed to helping everybody reach their destination, regardless of what that is. 

Should you choose to join us, you can expect an attractive benefits package, which typically includes:

• A competitive salary
• Pension options
• Bonus scheme that reflects firm and individual performance
• Rail and Oyster Card reimbursement
• Staff discounts
• Access to preferential banking
• Lifestyle
• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days, plus an additional day of leave for your birthday
• Competitive maternity and paternity leave
• 6 days of work time each year for volunteering
• Daily lunch allowance
• Flextra – a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to choose benefits for you and your family, such as, travel insurance, critical illness insurance, dental insurance and discounted gym memberships
• Health and Wellbeing
• Private medical insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Life assurance of 4 x salary with the option to increase this via flexible benefits scheme
• Access to private, remote GP appointments anytime and anywhere via a smartphone
• Online health risk questionnaire
• BeWell employee assistance programme for confidential information, advice, or counselling for life’s daily challenges
• Group Income Protection

No matter what skills you bring to our team, you’ll be surrounded by spirited, naturally curious people. People who want to learn from you, and who’ll also teach you a thing or two along the way. It’s how we make a collective impact, greater than the sum of its parts.

And if this isn’t the role for you but you like what you see, keep in touch. There will be other opportunities to join us.

For more details about a career at KPMG, visit: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk