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GCT Tax Senior Manager (Operational Excellence)
Date: Oct 5, 2019
Location: London, United Kingdom
Company: KPMG UK
KPMG's Compliance & Transformation practice is an exciting key area of growth within the firm and is a national team which works with clients to manage their tax (Corporate and Indirect) and statutory obligations across their business, which is increasingly key in today’s challenging environment. Services are provided to a broad range of clients across all sectors from the largest FTSEs or inbounds to mid-market companies and include Global Compliance Management Services, Audit and Accounting Related Tax Services, Tax Transformation, Governance and Process Improvement, Outsourcing and Business Technology, as well as other exciting priority areas for our clients.
The Role
This person will have responsibility for overseeing the delivery of key tax transformation projects within KPMG�s Compliance & Transformation practice. This will include winning new work by taking a lead role on proposals and actively pursuing discussions with client and targets as well as overseeing the delivery of projects within the team. A typical project will include working with multiple stakeholders and teams across Tax and Accounting/Finance (at both the client and KPMG).
Key responsibilities include:
- Taking a lead role on the delivery of proposals and other targeting meetings for tax transformation opportunities;
- Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients;
- Generating additional work opportunities by identifying areas of value add for clients;
- Acting as the Project Lead on the overall delivery of tax transformation projects within the team;
- Leading a project delivery team, which may include both KPMG team members, and client employees;
- Understanding and reviewing current ‘as is’ business processes (across both Finance and Tax), and considering the efficiency and effectiveness of the design of these processes (including related controls), and where process improvements can be achieved;
- Leading workshops and undertaking interviews to understand business processes, alongside capability analyses for the three key areas of people, process and technology;
- Identifying and considering tax risks, along with the controls required to manage these risks, including tests of ‘design’ and ‘effectiveness’ for how well the controls and processes are operating.
- Considering the split of activities between functions, and designing future ‘to be’ business processes;
- Creating detailed process flow and mapping documents to support these business and functional processes;
- Designing manuals and guidance on key processes to support the various business functions e.g. accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger/ finance team, tax etc.;
- Advising clients on their tax function design, including people, process and technology;
- Supporting clients with providing training and knowledge transfer;
- Supporting of the delivery of tax transformation opportunities within our wider global compliance outsourcing engagements; and
- Coaching and mentoring junior team membersinside KPMG
- Building and developing positive constructive relationships both with clients and inside KPMG
- Assessing problems from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered when making decisions
- Proactively driving forward new and creative ideas which benefit the client
The Person
- Takes time to learn about other people and their experiences and how to apply this learning
- Shares experiences with others to assistant their learning and understanding
- Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives
- Actively engages with others in order to address their views/concerns
You will have some of the following skills, qualifications and experience:
- ACA or CTA qualified (or part qualified) – preferred but not essential
- Experience of tax transformation projects
- Experience of tax compliance and tax advisory work
- Experience of working on tax risk management projects, including process improvement
- A sales focus and a desire to build relationships with new clients.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills. Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear.
- Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
- Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback. Coaches less experienced staff.
- Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities. Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community.
- Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information.
- Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience.
The Role
This person will have responsibility for overseeing the delivery of key tax transformation projects within KPMG�s Compliance & Transformation practice. This will include winning new work by taking a lead role on proposals and actively pursuing discussions with client and targets as well as overseeing the delivery of projects within the team. A typical project will include working with multiple stakeholders and teams across Tax and Accounting/Finance (at both the client and KPMG).
Key responsibilities include:
- Taking a lead role on the delivery of proposals and other targeting meetings for tax transformation opportunities;
- Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients;
- Generating additional work opportunities by identifying areas of value add for clients;
- Acting as the Project Lead on the overall delivery of tax transformation projects within the team;
- Leading a project delivery team, which may include both KPMG team members, and client employees;
- Understanding and reviewing current ‘as is’ business processes (across both Finance and Tax), and considering the efficiency and effectiveness of the design of these processes (including related controls), and where process improvements can be achieved;
- Leading workshops and undertaking interviews to understand business processes, alongside capability analyses for the three key areas of people, process and technology;
- Identifying and considering tax risks, along with the controls required to manage these risks, including tests of ‘design’ and ‘effectiveness’ for how well the controls and processes are operating.
- Considering the split of activities between functions, and designing future ‘to be’ business processes;
- Creating detailed process flow and mapping documents to support these business and functional processes;
- Designing manuals and guidance on key processes to support the various business functions e.g. accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger/ finance team, tax etc.;
- Advising clients on their tax function design, including people, process and technology;
- Supporting clients with providing training and knowledge transfer;
- Supporting of the delivery of tax transformation opportunities within our wider global compliance outsourcing engagements; and
- Coaching and mentoring junior team membersinside KPMG
- Building and developing positive constructive relationships both with clients and inside KPMG
- Assessing problems from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered when making decisions
- Proactively driving forward new and creative ideas which benefit the client
The Person
- Takes time to learn about other people and their experiences and how to apply this learning
- Shares experiences with others to assistant their learning and understanding
- Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives
- Actively engages with others in order to address their views/concerns
You will have some of the following skills, qualifications and experience:
- ACA or CTA qualified (or part qualified) – preferred but not essential
- Experience of tax transformation projects
- Experience of tax compliance and tax advisory work
- Experience of working on tax risk management projects, including process improvement
- A sales focus and a desire to build relationships with new clients.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills. Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear.
- Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work. Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work.
- Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback. Coaches less experienced staff.
- Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities. Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community.
- Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information.
- Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience.
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