Energy and Natural Resources Tax Assistant Manager

Job Title Energy and Natural Resources Assistant Tax Manager (ENR)

Base Location: London

KPMG Tax & Legal

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The Role

KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources (“ENR”) tax practice covers Oil and Gas, Mining, Power and Utilities (including renewables) and Chemicals. As our clients are facing unprecedented change with the energy transition and fiscal uncertainty our ENR tax and legal practice is growing significantly.

Our clients comprise some of the largest global ENR clients, covering both UK headquartered and inbound groups. Our work covers deal advisory support, international tax and domestic tax advice. A successful candidate would have opportunities to work across these areas.

Our Deal Advisory Tax work includes advisory services across the whole deal spectrum including company/sell-side vendor assist, refinancing and due diligence projects, to buy-side due diligence and structuring. We help our clients understand historical tax issues and structure transactions, with a continuous focus on maximising value throughout the investment cycle. Working collaboratively across the KPMG network, our work often involves advice on multiple countries, taxes, and work streams.

Our work in the tax advisory space includes supporting clients with business and fiscal change. This can include advising on new jurisdiction entry, the development of new business areas, business reorganisations, refinancing and leasing as well as the impact of windfall taxes and global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2).

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Partners and/ or Directors on complex engagements to deliver exceptional advice and service

• Support in the pursuit of new opportunities, working on proposals and joining pitches

• Develop and maintain client relationships

• Be a key KPMG point of contact for clients, legal advisers, and other KPMG teams to facilitate effective delivery

• Coach and develop colleagues, collaborate with peers and be constantly learning

• Prepare/ oversee detailed technical advice covering a range of UK and international tax issues

• Perform/ oversee detailed analysis of tax related documents/ data, highlighting key issues and articulating the commercial impact of these to the client

• Collaborate with other UK and overseas tax specialists, critically analysing and challenging their input

• Demonstrate up-to-date tax technical knowledge in respect of key UK and OECD developments

• Understand financial models from a tax perspective

• Input on thought leadership

The Person

• Qualified CTA or ACA/ CA or equivalent

• Enthusiastic and a keen interest in working on transactions

• Previous experience in the ENR sector is an advantage but candidates without this experience that demonstrate a strong interest in the sector and a willingness to learn will be considered

• Good interpersonal skills

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Good UK corporate tax knowledge

• Good analytical skills, curious and seeks to resolve issues and provide commercial advice

• Ability to work as part of a team and manage own workload

• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

London Canary Wharf

Manchester

Glasgow

Birmingham

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

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