Tax Assistant Manager – Banking

KPMG UK | Financial Services Corporate Tax

KPMG’s Financial Services Corporate Tax team is looking for an Assistant Manager to join a high-performing practice supporting some of the most prominent UK and global banks and insurers.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a team with a strong market reputation and a growing pipeline of work across corporate tax advisory, tax audit support, and compliance. KPMG is committed to investing in the right candidate, offering the support and exposure needed to rapidly build both technical expertise and commercial understanding within the financial services sector.

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The Opportunity

As a Tax Assistant Manager within KPMG’s FS Corporate Tax team, you will contribute to a broad portfolio of engagements and play a key role in delivering high-quality solutions to complex tax challenges.

You will work across a wide range of assignments, gaining exposure to both advisory and compliance-related matters within a dynamic and evolving banking environment.

Key areas of work include:

• Corporate tax advisory

• M&A tax support

• Tax advice, including Pillar 2

• Tax audit assistance

• Tax compliance engagements

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What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will support the delivery of varied and often complex tax engagements for major financial services clients.

Your responsibilities are likely to include:

• Delivering work across tax advisory, audit support, and compliance

• Supporting clients on M&A-related tax matters

• Providing input into Pillar 2 and wider corporate tax advisory projects

• Assisting with tax audit activity and related analysis

• Managing multiple priorities while ensuring quality and timely delivery

• Identifying potential risks, technical issues, and opportunities

• Building strong working relationships with both clients and internal teams

• Contributing to the development of junior colleagues through coaching and support

• Helping identify and progress business development opportunities

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What We’re Looking For

KPMG is seeking a candidate with strong corporate tax fundamentals, sound judgement, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced client environment.

Essential experience and capabilities:

• A corporate tax background

• Ideally, some experience in tax audit

• Currently operating at Assistant Manager level

• A strong willingness to learn and develop quickly

• The ability to exercise sound judgement, including recognising risks and escalating when appropriate

• A proactive mindset, with the confidence to identify opportunities that benefit the wider business

• Experience helping to lead, or leading, large and complex projects

• A focus on accountability, quality, and timely execution

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• The ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally

• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative team approach

• High-level analytical capability and a commercial mindset when solving problems

• The ability to apply core tax principles to identify technical issues and opportunities

• Adaptability, energy, and a dynamic approach

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to multi-task effectively

• A genuine interest in coaching and developing junior team members

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Desirable Experience

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

• Banking sector experience

• Exposure to or knowledge of Pillar 2.0

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Why Join KPMG’s FS Corporate Tax Team?

This team has built a strong reputation in the market for advising leading financial institutions on important and technically challenging tax matters.

You will join a practice with a strong pipeline of project and advisory work, giving you the chance to deepen your specialism while working on high-profile client engagements.

What you can expect:

• Exposure to leading global and UK banking and insurance clients

• The opportunity to work on a wide variety of advisory and compliance projects

• Investment in your upskilling and professional development

• A collaborative environment where you can build your career in a growing specialist team

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Locations and Flexible Working

KPMG is open to speaking with talented professionals across the UK. For Tax professionals, the core hub locations are:

• 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 raise this during the application process.

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Learn More About KPMG

You can explore more about KPMG’s Tax practice, culture, and support resources here:

• Tax at KPMG: Tax & Law (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

• About the firm: About our firm (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

• Inclusion at KPMG: Being inclusive (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

• Workability and disability support: Need Support? Let us know (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

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Application Support and Resources

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity, or explore broader Tax roles with KPMG’s recruitment team, simply apply, create a profile, and upload your CV.

Additional application guidance is available here:

• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/

• Interview tips: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/application-advice/

• KPMG values: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/our-values/

• KPMG competencies: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/kpmg-competencies/

• Locations and FAQs: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/faq/?category=Experienced+professionals

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Take the Next Step

If you are an ambitious corporate tax professional looking to build your career within a respected Financial Services tax team, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at KPMG.

Apply today to begin your journey and make your mark with KPMG.