Chams Friaa KPMG Switzerland

Chams Friaa

Director, Global Mobility Services, Tax & Legal

KPMG Switzerland

Chams advises national and international clients on all aspects of Global Mobility Services including domestic and foreign tax planning for individuals, domestic and international individual income tax and social security compliance, tax treatment of incentive / equity-based compensation plans, payroll, reward pension advice etc.

Leading engagements and teams independently allows her to share her valuable knowledge to the benefit of clients and teams in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.

Chams has more than 14 years of experience assisting local HR and heads of Compensation & Benefits with any issue relating to their international executives and senior management. Her expertise includes all aspects of mobility and international personal tax compliance.

She also has extensive local experience in dealing with the Swiss authorities on a wide range of complex tax, social security and reward issues.

She manages a large number of international assignees in the banking sector, as well as in the consumer goods industry. 

Since 2018, she has developed solid technical skills to serve the not-for-profit clients, mainly in the Cantons of Geneva and Vaud.

Chams ’s experience includes Swiss and international taxes (compliance and advisory side), international expatriate policies, deferred compensation, social security and pension fund issues but also the day-to-day relationship with top executives and local HR.

  1. Education & qualification
    • Master in Management. Market Finance specialized in Tax and Financial Management, University of Paris, October 2006
    • Bachelor International Management, Paris Saclay Sceaux, October 2004