Manager - Global Mobility Services

Manager - Global Mobility Services - London, Reading or Bristol (hybrid working)

Role Overview:

To manage a portfolio of corporate clients within the GMS practice, providing expert technical advice and guidance on global mobility matters, while also contributing to business development activities, team leadership, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development:

• Contribute to business development activities by supporting Senior Managers.
• Support specialist team/technology sales initiatives, providing technical expertise and client insights within the GMS market.
• Contribute to the development of strategic initiatives and new service offerings to meet evolving client needs.
• From existing client base, help identify any wider People Taxes opportunities.

Relationship Management:

• Manage corporate client relationships within the GMS practice, acting as a trusted advisor and point of contact for complex global mobility issues.
• Be a first point of contact for key client contacts.
• Proactively manage and help to resolve client escalations, ensuring client satisfaction and retention of clients.
• Provide clients with relevant insights and updates on global mobility trends.
• Responsible for billing end client.

Technical:

• Provide expert technical advice on complex global mobility matters, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with client objectives.
• Oversee the preparation and review of tax returns, calculations, and other compliance documents for clients.
• Support tax briefings and training sessions for clients and internal team members within GMS.
• Lead and delivery multi-jurisdictional advisory projects, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.
• Provide KGS and KDN (Knowledge Delivery Network) oversight for UK clients within GMS, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, up-to-date information.

Internal Management:

• Lead operational activities within the team, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with KPMG's strategic objectives.
• Manage and mentor a team of tax professionals, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities within the service line.
• Ensure excellent financial hygiene on all client engagements to ensure the financial health of the GMS practice.
• Contribute to risk management efforts, ensuring compliance with KPMG policies, regulations, and ethical standards.

Please note that the above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• An ability to advise on PAYE and NIC matters in connection with globally mobile employees, including payroll matters such as Appendix 6, 7A and 7B).
• Confident in complex residency cases (including application of double tax treaties).
• Detailed knowledge of relevant reliefs (e.g. OWR, TWR, 373 relief). Ability to explain detailed rules for bank account structuring for OWR.
• Ability to advise on the UK taxation of business travellers, non-resident directors and remote workers including, but not limited to application of double tax treaties, the economic employer rules and, including application of 60-day rule, and the associated payroll implications and reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of other relevant technical areas of the treaty such as foreign tax credits, interest, dividends, and capital gains.
• Working knowledge of international pensions rules.
• Able to analyse complex social security cases and manage delivery with ISS team.
• Detailed knowledge of taxation of benefits and expenses in mobility.
• Able to review a s.104 ‘Share Pool’ for CGT on shares.
• A good working knowledge of our GMS technology tools including KPMG LINK Go, GET, GPM and BT.
• A good awareness of social security rules and the Posted Worker Directive.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
• Contribute to business development activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Ability to think critically and provide practical solutions to complex challenges within the GMS market.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Experience:

• Good experience in providing expert technical advice on global mobility matters.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• Demonstrated an ability to contribute to business development activities.

Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., ATT, CTA).