Tax Technology Manager – Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT)

KPMG UK

Location: Canary Wharf (London), Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, or Glasgow
Working pattern: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office

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Shape the future of digital tax with KPMG

KPMG’s Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT) team is redefining how organisations manage tax compliance, reporting, and statutory accounting on a global scale. We work with multinational businesses and financial services clients to simplify complexity through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation, and technology-enabled solutions.

By combining deep tax expertise with innovative technology, we help clients achieve greater visibility, stronger risk management, and improved operational efficiency. Our goal is to support businesses in building a sustainable, future-ready, digitally enabled tax operating model.

As our client portfolio continues to expand, we are growing rapidly. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team supported by KPMG’s global network of specialists and delivery centres, with delivery powered by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform.

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Why join KPMG’s GCT Tax Technology team?

This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in one of the most dynamic areas of KPMG’s business. You’ll work with a broad and varied client base, spanning mid-market organisations, FTSE-listed groups, public sector bodies, real estate, and financial services.

We also offer a flexible and inclusive working environment, where personal development and diversity are actively championed.

What makes this role stand out

• Work on large-scale, high-impact tax technology and transformation programmes

• Collaborate with diverse clients across multiple sectors and markets

• Be part of a strategic growth area for both KPMG UK and the global business

• Access flexible working arrangements, including adjusted start/finish times, shorter days, and part-time options

• Develop your career in a team that values innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning

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The role

As a Manager within the GCT Tax Technology team, you will play a leading role in delivering tax technology and transformation solutions for clients. You’ll combine project leadership, technical expertise, and client relationship management to help organisations modernise their tax functions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and represent KPMG in the delivery of major tax technology and transformation projects

• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring quality delivery, strong governance, and effective stakeholder communication

• Provide hands-on support with technology configuration, implementation guidance, and project execution

• Help clients design and implement global tax governance and process frameworks

• Coach and manage junior team members, supporting both internal initiatives and client delivery work

• Build and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective clients

• Support business development by contributing to proposals, solution design, and new client conversations

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What you’ll bring

We’re looking for a tax technology professional with strong implementation experience, commercial awareness, and a solid understanding of indirect tax processes within complex business environments.

Essential experience

• Deep, current knowledge of indirect taxes, including:

• VAT

• GST

• US Sales & Use Tax (SUT)

• Experience working with complex supply chain transactions and understanding the downstream compliance implications

• Strong hands-on expertise with tax technology platforms, such as:

• Vertex

• OneSource

• Avalara

• Significant experience delivering tax technology implementations for large multinational or Fortune 500-scale organisations, including:

• Requirements gathering

• Solution design

• Build and configuration

• Testing

• Deployment

• Post-go-live support

• Experience with tax data, analytics, and reporting

• Familiarity with major ERP platforms, including one or more of:

• Workday

• Microsoft Dynamics 365

• SAP

• Oracle

• Experience implementing e-invoicing solutions

• Knowledge of data, analytics, and workflow automation tools, such as:

• Alteryx

• Power BI

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Additional experience we’d love to see

We welcome applicants who are qualified by experience, as well as those holding qualifications such as ATT, CTA, ACA, or equivalent. Project management certifications and transformation credentials, including Lean Six Sigma, are also valued.

Additional areas of interest include

• BEPS / Pillar 2

• Supporting clients as they transform operating models, systems, processes, and data to prepare for Pillar 2

• Reviewing Pillar 2 tax compliance work to ensure accuracy and alignment with global minimum tax requirements

• Managed Services

• Delivering compliance services across tax, accounting, and transfer pricing within managed service arrangements

• Technology Transformation

• Helping clients select and implement the right technologies, tools, and platforms to modernise their tax function

• Tax Operating Model

• Supporting organisations in building a high-performing tax function that effectively manages compliance, reputation, opportunity, and risk

• Data Management

• Enabling tax teams to make better use of enterprise data to improve decision-making and tax function performance

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Working arrangements

We are open to speaking with talented professionals across the UK. However, preference will be given to candidates who are able to work 2 days per week from one of our core technology hubs.

Core locations for this role

• Canary Wharf, London

• Birmingham

• Manchester

• Leeds

• Glasgow

KPMG can also support flexible hours and part-time arrangements where appropriate. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to discuss this during the application process.

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Why now?

KPMG is making significant investments in its GCT capabilities, and tax transformation remains a strategic priority across both the UK and global business. Joining now means becoming part of a fast-growing team at a pivotal moment — with the opportunity to make a genuine impact on how leading organisations navigate the future of digital tax compliance.

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Apply to reimagine tax technology at KPMG

If you are passionate about tax transformation, technology delivery, and helping global organisations build smarter, more resilient tax functions, this is your opportunity to join a market-leading team shaping the future of compliance.