Junior Tax Administrator, KPMG, Dublin

KPMG Ireland’s People Services Group is hiring! We are looking for a Personal Tax Technician to join our Dublin 2 office.

This role is ideally suited to third level graduates or candidates of this level. If you have qualifications in Law, Accountancy, English Language or Maths this position may be of particular interest to you, however these are not a necessity.

Your role will be primarily task focused providing both tax and administrative support so strong project management skills are important. You will get started on real client work as soon as you have settled in with regular reviews by more senior staff throughout assignments.

Alongside on the job training, you will be encouraged to study towards the Irish Tax Institute’s Tax Technician qualification. The course provides information on the fundamentals of income tax, corporate tax, VAT and estate taxes supporting a range of tax compliance and related administrative roles.

We ideally need you to have the following:

Be friendly, motivated and possess a 'Can do' attitude;
Learn new things quickly and be eager to learn;
Uses initiative and is able to identify when assistance is needed in finding a solution;
An excellent communicator (both oral and verbal) who possesses confident interpersonal skills;
Able to work well under pressure, be well organised and enjoy working with a variety of clients;
Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail;
Show enthusiasm to develop your tax technical knowledge, skills and experience;
Be aware of the need to meet deadlines set.

Your work will be varied. Below will be some of your core responsibilities:

Assist in the carrying out routine tasks relating to the services of the business unit. This will include both tax compliance related and administrative activities;
Carry out tasks to required deadlines ensuring they are accurate and meet required standards;
Support the professional tax team in meeting the working capital targets of the business unit by monitoring working time, preparing fee narratives and issuing invoices;
Use technical knowledge while working on client assignments;
Deal with basic client queries and requests for information;
Build constructive relationships with other team members;
Keep an accurate and effective record of own time;
Undertake study as agreed for role.

About KPMG Ireland People Services Group

Our People Services Group is a specialised business unit dealing with a broad range of corporate and individual clients. Services range from personal tax return compliance for individuals who travel to or from Ireland to high net worth individuals who have income and assets overseas.

We help companies with their payroll, advice on payroll processes and support them when a payroll review is needed in tax audit or when they are buying or selling a company.

We provide advice on how best to reward employees from a tax perspective, on redundancy matters and how to manage the tax issues connected with retirement.

Our diverse range of services & clients as well as our friendly and knowledgeable team provides a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to develop a career in tax.

Hard work is rewarded at KPMG:

We offer excellent remuneration packages at all levels. At this level the package includes an extremely competitive base salary, performance based bonus, and a KPMG flexible benefits package.