Director – Deal Advisory Tax – PE & Credit

Overview

In Deal Advisory Tax at KPMG, you help provide market-leading tax advisory across financial services, corporates, and national markets. You’ll work on complex transactions, coordinating with partners, clients, and cross-border teams to maximise value through the investment cycle. The role combines technical tax excellence with client leadership, deal execution, and business development. This is a high-impact, collaborative opportunity at a leading professional services firm.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Partners/Directors on complex transactions to deliver high-quality advice
• Support business development by pursuing opportunities, drafting proposals, and joining pitches
• Build and maintain client relationships alongside Deal Advisory
• Serve as a primary KPMG contact for clients, lawyers, and other KPMG teams to ensure effective delivery
• Coach and develop colleagues and collaborate with peers while learning continuously
• Prepare/oversee technical advice on UK and international tax issues
• Analyze tax-related documents/data, highlight key issues, and explain commercial impact to clients
• Collaborate with UK and overseas tax specialists, scrutinising inputs
• Demonstrate up-to-date tax knowledge regarding UK and OECD developments
• Understand financial models from a tax perspective
• Contribute to Deal Advisory Tax thought leadership

Key requirements

• Qualified CTA or ACA/ CA or equivalent
• Ambitious, driven and proven leader
• Strong client relationship credentials in the market
• Pro-active in identifying and pursuing business opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent UK corporate tax knowledge and understanding of other tax and accounting matters in deals/transaction tax
• Excellent analytical skills, commercially minded
• Track record of building and developing teams, coaching leaders

• Interpersonal excellence
• Communication skills
• Proactivity
• UK corporate tax knowledge
• International tax issues (OECD)
• Deal advisory tax expertise

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