Equity Reward Senior Manager

Office locations: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Reading, Watford

The Equity Reward practice at KPMG is a dedicated national team that advises on the design, tax, market practice, and accounting aspects of management and broader employee equity incentive structures.

You will get to work on exciting and intellectually stimulating projects and with clients of all sizes, from a variety of different sectors. You will have access to leading technology to help your clients navigate rapidly evolving times. Learn for a lifetime and be recognised for the impact you make as you further your career, alongside some of the brightest minds in Tax & Law. Celebrate diverse perspectives in a team where everyone is encouraged to come as they are and pursue initiatives that support the communities we serve.

Within KPMG’s Equity Reward team, we advise both privately owned, listed, UK and global clients and the advice we provide includes:

• the design and structuring of new incentive plans;
• reviewing existing incentive plans to ensure they remain fit for purpose;
• supporting clients on the ongoing operation of existing incentive plans (which can include tax, tax reporting and legal support); and
• advising on the impact of any corporate transactions on existing or new incentive plans.

Our extensive KPMG global networks enable us to support clients who operate global share plans.

The successful applicant will want to be involved in business development activities, including client proposals, internal and external presentations and writing articles and alerts on technical and other matters.

The team is looking for individuals with experience of advising on the aspects of the tax and legal aspects of incentive arrangements to come into the team and work primarily on the design, implementation and tax advisory aspects of incentive arrangements, with the opportunity to work across other work streams within the team.

What KPMG’s Reward practice is looking for from its consultants:

• Team players who enjoy working with people from different backgrounds and disciplines
• Intellectually curious, open-minded and analytical people, with an eye for detail and pride in their work
• Proactive professionals who deliver a great service to their clients
• Relationship builders who can spot and develop new opportunities both within the KPMG network and externally
• Flexible people who are able to deal with a fluid, changing, work environment

Why you might want to join KPMG’s Equity Reward practice:

• We encourage our team members to develop and maintain specialisms across the broad range of reward / share plans work including listed and unlisted and UK and global work. However we do recognise that at a more senior level in the organisation, you may have a particular focus on either private or public company work and would welcome candidates with experience of either area to apply.
• You want the opportunity to develop client relationships and KPMG’s reward capabilities
• You want to join a growing team that is expanding its offering to clients
• You want to achieve a sustainable work-life balance

Qualification and Skills:

• The applicant will ideally have a relevant professional qualification. e.g. ACA/CTA qualified (or equivalent) or qualified solicitor, but relevant experience will be considered if you don’t have a professional qualification
• Project/financial management, including the ability to plan and monitor deliverables, budget and timescales
• Effective time management, able to act under own initiative and remain calm under pressure - Ability to lead and manage others and work across disciplines
• Ability to identify and manage areas of risk within clients' business and know when to refer upwards
• Strong communicator (both written and oral ) in a range of situations

Experience and Background:

The successful applicant will be an established share plans specialist who will have some or all of the following skills or experience:

• a strong understanding of the UK tax and legal issues that may arise in relation to long term and equity based incentive arrangements, in particular with privately owned companies / private equity;
• experience of drafting legal documentation, employee communications and technical advice
• demonstrates excellent organisational skills and ability to work under their own initiative
• is either working in professional services with a reputation for delivering high quality technical advice in this space; or
• working in industry but able to demonstrate the ability and ambition to deliver in a professional services environment when tested.

Why Tax & Law at KPMG?

The issues surrounding tax and legal services are constantly evolving, both locally and globally. Which is why you'll find life at KPMG both intellectually stimulating and rewarding. There's also the scale and breadth of what we do – our services span specialisms such as Corporate and Indirect Tax; Expatriate and Private Client Personal Tax compliance and advice; and KPMG Law.