Perhaps Benjamin Franklin got it wrong when he famously wrote, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” These days, tax is very often far from certain, at least from the perspective of the taxpayer. Within jurisdictions, regulations frequently change and even a subtle recalibration of a tax system can have numerous – and global – implications for both corporates and individuals.
As tax affairs increase in complexity, clients need to have complete confidence in their tax advisors. This is why it’s vital that modern tax professionals constantly refresh their skills and knowledge. KPMG Tax Business School provides those who are seeking a worthwhile and progressive career in tax with a real advantage by elevating their professional status, through best in class learning and development opportunities. Our learning approach goes beyond the concept of the conventional training course, it supports the unified KPMG ethos of the power of ideas, progressive thinking and a culture of continuous learning.
Value-added potential
KPMG’s commitment to ensuring that modern tax professionals have access to ongoing learning and development opportunities of the highest quality is underlined by the establishment of the Tax Business School. It aims to provide a holistic technical learning and development experience to enable future client success and a tax professional’s career ambition. Developed by some of the brightest minds within the field of tax, a national and global tax technical curriculum is offered. This is to ensure that participants will develop exemplary tax technical skills and a real understanding of the global market in which clients operate.
The difference of learning at KPMG
KPMG Tax Business School provides an immersive and collaborative learning environment. Classroom sessions are important but there is also ample opportunity to take part in seminars and access technology based learning such as virtual classroom and e-learning. But the learning continues beyond formal courses through the experience gained from working on global client engagements. The global curriculum of KPMG Tax Business School thrives on knowledge sharing and relationship building across borders with the brightest minds in Tax and has been structured to ensure learning can be readily applied to solve the complex tax issues faced by clients.
The advantages of e-Learning
KPMG e-Learning capitalizes on leading edge technology to enable professionals to distil the best that the global network has to offer without leaving the office. This promotes results-oriented and real time learning by exploring current complex issues facing tax professionals with some of the most experienced and forward-thinking tax leaders in the world.
The global curriculum of the Tax Business School supports the needs of KPMG Tax’s International Tax Service Lines therefore ensuring tax professionals have the skills and knowledge to work increasingly on international client engagements, build a global network across KPMG member firms and deliver service that is of the highest standard across the world.
What’s in it for you?
KPMG Tax Business School offers genuine benefits to KPMG’s tax professionals. The breadth of the curriculum spanning national and global tax technical content ensures professionals can access a wide range of technical training to meet their individual needs. In addition, through the broader KPMG Business School program, which extends beyond tax technical training, the modern tax professional at KPMG has access to business and leadership skill programs, which further enhance the quality of the services the firm provides.
KPMG Tax Business School ensures KPMG’s Tax professionals can be confident that in addition to receiving the best learning and development opportunities available, their skills will be consistent and recognized as best in class across KPMG Tax anywhere in the world. This is of huge value in terms of mobility and the ability of advisors to offer a truly global service to international clients. Through interactive discussion and sharing of best practice between global colleagues and faculty, Tax Business School participants are encouraged to develop their global mindset.
Simply put, KPMG Tax Business School enhances your ability to be the best tax advisor and take your career to new heights.
Making a difference
Just as KPMG Tax Business School is benefiting KPMG people it also provides a real competitive advantage to organizations at the national and international level. KPMG has an industry-recognized history of enhanced professional development. The investment in the Tax Business School underlines the KPMG commitment to providing high quality technical training to talented graduates. In a market where professional services firms rely on recruiting and engaging talented and motivated people, the importance of providing excellence in learning and development is key.
When considering a fulfilling and forwarding thinking career in Tax, KPMG Tax differentiates its approach to learning and developing through the KPMG Tax Business School and demonstrates its commitment to developing the very best talent.