Manager - Transfer Pricing (Region)

Job details

Location: Birmingham

Capability: Tax & Law

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time or Part Time

Business Area: Corporate Tax Services

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Transfer Pricing

Grade: C

Job Title: Transfer Pricing Manager

Recognised in the marketplace for our technical excellence – Transfer Pricing at KPMG is an integral part of the firm’s global community. Our diverse team focuses on compliance and/or advisory services, providing sustainable tax advice to clients, that not only helps to deliver compliance, but also supports their wider commercial objectives. And with prominent technology companies choosing to partner with us, you’ll find that you’re also working with the very best in market-leading tech.

The Responsibilities/Job Description



This role involves working on a range of projects.

The work involves:

  • Providing technical transfer pricing advice to our National Markets clients on a broad range of topics
  • Developing and maintaining client relationships including acting as the main point of contact for clients and relevant stakeholders
  • Managing various projects across multiple jurisdictions and leading the day-to-day delivery processes
  • Coordinating with KPMG's transfer pricing, international tax, indirect tax and advisory teams on a range of topics
  • Financial management, including developing and managing project budgets and billing to ensure profitable delivery of client engagements
  • Coaching and developing junior team members which will also include delivering training sessions and providing on-the-job coaching on a regular basis
  • Ensuring timely reporting to senior management
  • Actively contributing to identifying new opportunities and managing business development and marketing initiatives along with proposition and market leads

The Person

We are looking for candidates with the following skills/experience:
  • Either a CTA, CA, ACA, ACCA or attained a Bachelors or Masters degree in economics, finance, law, accounting or equivalent qualification.
  • Extensive transfer pricing experience, preferably including experience of preparing transfer pricing documentation, tax value chain analyses, benchmarking, supporting with tax authority enquiries/Advance Pricing Agreements, project management and managing junior team members
  • Sound judgement, including the ability to identify and evaluate risk issues and know when to involve others.
  • Strong analytical skills and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
  • High level of drive and enthusiasm with a positive attitude
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Keen ability and willingness to keep up to date technically and develop the technical ability of the team below you.
  • Ability to work autonomously and to take initiative as appropriate
  • An appreciation of and/or understanding of ethical/risk issues within a client service environment
  • Very strong people skills for engaging with our clients and team members
  • Highly organised with excellent communication and project management skills

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