Your ambitions can create positive change

As more and more companies operate in global markets, the demand for tax professionals with an international outlook has increased too. KPMG's global network of member firms is at the forefront of meeting this need. With a team of specialists in this area, Japan Practice in Tax focuses on assisting our UK firm's Japanese clients on the issues that could affect their European operations.

Combining hands-on client work and professional study, our Japan Practice in Tax programme is designed for ambitious graduates like you; providing the international experience you need to support your professional development and help you make your mark.

As well as enjoying access to the same high-quality training and opportunities as our other Tax graduates, you'll concentrate on a number of our firm's Japanese clients that have a major European presence. Based in London, you'll be involved in a broad range of activity, including assisting in the day-to-day running of the Japan Practice client portfolio, operating a compliance programme involving personal tax returns and tax advice services for international assignees, and liaising with other departments and offices in KPMG's global network.

On this programme you'll study for the ACA or CA equivalent (Scotland locations), providing you with structured learning through a blend of innovative online, and in person study. You’ll develop valuable technical skills and have the support of our learning community – helping you to fulfil your potential in your career.

Join us in our purpose to improve the working lives and careers of our clients and our people. Our vision is to bring a fresh approach, delivering better business outcomes and transforming legal services for good. We are investing, disrupting, and creating the UK’s leading integrated legal services business. At the heart of this change are our people and their unique experiences and perspectives. Collaboration is pivotal to everything we do. Our approach allows us to supply rounded legal solutions inspired by a deep industry knowledge and business insights from our wider practice areas of Tax, Consulting and Deal Advisory. All supported by a global legal network operating in 81 countries with access to more than 3,000 legal professional colleagues worldwide. It's this multi-disciplinary approach that sets us apart and which, from day one, will give you the opportunity to experience a broad range of legal projects with exposure to the wider KPMG network, here and abroad.

You could find yourself on projects ranging from Deals, UK and International Business Reorganisations, Financial Services, Disputes, Workforce compliance and transformation, and Commercial Technology and Data. Or even, Family Office and Private Client matters for our high-net-worth clients. Our legal trainees have access to advanced digital solutions, and we actively encourage a strong technology focus, where you’ll get the chance to work alongside dedicated legal technologists, solution architects, developers, and legal project managers.

The world of tax is rapidly evolving to keep pace with digitisation, increased regulation, and the growing importance of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) agendas. Our job is to understand these developments and advise businesses of all shapes and sizes of new risks and opportunities, helping them to navigate complex tax policy and stay compliant.

Our Tax practice collaborates with all kinds of organisations and businesses of different sizes, across a wide range of specialisms from International, Business and Indirect Taxes where we support clients on transactions and in managing their domestic and global tax obligations to People Taxes where we advise on all aspects of employee reward, support high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurial families as well as providing a full range of advisory and compliance services to global clients with internationally mobile workforces.  

With such a wide-ranging remit, Tax offers a broad range of career paths to ambitious graduates. You will tackle the challenges at the very heart of client organisations and develop a broad business understanding whilst building valuable technical skills and professional qualifications. The work is challenging and rewarding. Throughout the programme, you’ll have the support of your senior leaders, engagement leaders, peers and the broader Tax community, enabling you to be at your best and build your network. You will be joining an inclusive environment, where you’ll have the support and backing of a diverse team. We will give you the skills, tools and intelligent systems you need to grow and learn. Increasingly, this will include the transformative power of AI, which we are embracing in a way that is values driven, human-centric and trustworthy.