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At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology.

Description:

Tax transformation experience – the ability to analyse tax requirements, design tax processes and implement tax technology solutions

• Strong and practical ERP finance and tax experience, specifically in SAP S4 HANA, Oracle or Workday, as a foundation for tax processes

• Experience of design and configuration of ERP systems for tax purposes

• Experience of implementing VAT determination engines and bolt-ons, such as Vertex O-Series, Thomson Reuters OneSource Determination, or Meridian VAT Add-On

• Tax technology implementation experience, including requirements gathering from a tax, IT and users and creating and reviewing design documentation

• Tax process knowledge, for example indirect tax, direct tax and/or transfer pricing

• Familiarity with end-to-end finance processes (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Record-to-report) and their integration with tax

• Advising on appropriate tax technology to support compliance and reporting processes

• Project management

• Client and engagement management

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Project managing the overall delivery of global and large tax transformation and technology projects, often as part of a wider finance transformation program

• Helping clients to design, build and deploy ERP and tax automation solutions which are designed for Tax

• Supporting our clients understand the importance of Tax, the optimal way to address tax requirements in their countries and the value that it can bring

• Working together with our other Tax Transformation colleagues as well as other groups in KPMG such as Consulting

• Helping clients develop robust global governance and process frameworks

• Develop our service offerings and service delivery models

• Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients

• Line manage assistant managers and graduate trainees and overseeing output of offshore resource in order to deliver client projects;

• Identify opportunities to identify additional services that the client may need and liaise with subject specialists.

• Coaching and technical support for other team members.

• Follow KPMG best practice and policy.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value

• Experience in process, risk and controls design

• 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

• Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information

• Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience

• Awareness or experience of tax and accounting compliance processes (e.g. Direct/Indirect tax returns, statutory accounting).