Director - Indirect Tax - Customs

Job details
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Watford

Capability: Tax Law

Experience Level: Director

Type: Full Time

Service Line: Indirect

Contract type: Permanent

Job description
KPMG’s Corporates Indirect Tax group focusses on the large corporates market, is a well-established group of around 30 dedicated indirect tax specialists who help UK and international headed groups address all of their indirect tax advisory needs. The team has specialists in many different sectors.



We assist our clients by managing and advising on projects as part of multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional teams and provide specialist indirect tax advice on a variety of complex issues and we are shameless in our desire to pioneer and our drive to seek out new opportunities.


We are looking for an Indirect Tax Directors to join our team. All high quality candidates will be considered but we would particularly welcome those with direct experience of Consumer Markets or Process, Controls Technology.


Responsibilities:

Be market facing, drive sales on allocated clients and target organisations
Hold and control high level conversations with senior stakeholders in the markets and be capable of introducing relevant specialists from across the firm
Lead by example with client relationships, technical quality, service delivery and commercially
Actively promote team and personal profile to internal networks in order to promote collaboration and increase internal leads
Take lead on design and delivery of proposals for new business opportunities
Play a key role in people development activities (coaching / mentoring) for less experienced team members
Identify key client issues that represent opportunities for other KPMG teams to capitalise on and play active role in introductions.

The Individual:

Successful track record of new business origination within Indirect Tax projects through both internal and external activities
Excellent commercially
Display technical strength
Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team
Inspirational leader
Displays an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in an inspirational respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community
Brings insight and effectively applies knowledge to business and client problems
Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
Builds the reputation of KMPG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
Qualified CTA or equivalent
Strong interpersonal skills in addition to strong oral and written communication skills
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