Managed Services Global - Manager

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. More information about our team is at the end of this job description.

We are looking for talented Managers to join us with technical experience such as:

• Strong tax and/or accounting compliance and reporting expertise and/or
• Strong VAT compliance and/or VAT process management expertise and/or
• Strong transfer pricing compliance and/or transfer pricing advisory expertise

We are additionally looking for experience in:

• Engagement management
• Tax governance and controls expertise 
• Transformation, transition and project management 
• Client relationship management
• Developing standardised methodologies
• Tax compliance process improvement/redesign expertise
• Advising on appropriate technology to support compliance and reporting processes

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Project manage the overall delivery of global and large UK tax and accounting compliance and reporting managed service projects;
• Manage the implementation of managed service and transformation solutions to ensure the widespread adoption across their business units;
• Support the implementation of technology solutions to support the delivery of our managed service solutions;
• Enable effective governance and issue resolution, and act as the central point of contact for international clients and KPMG overseas teams;
• Manage the tax business development process to progress leads to sales and support contract negotiation and agreement;
• Manage tax & statutory transformation projects ranging from redesigning processes, developing Centres of Excellence, upskilling & technology opportunities;
• Develop our tax service offerings and service delivery models;
• Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships with both existing and new clients;
• Line manage assistant managers and trainees and overseeing output of offshore resource in order to deliver client projects;
• Identify opportunities for 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.
• Manage monthly governance calls with clients to share the impact of tax & statutory legislative changes on their business and the impact on key processes; 
• Manage issues and escalations arising from global tax compliance delivered under large multinational global engagements. Including but not limited to indirect tax, WHT, transfer pricing, corporate income tax and statutory compliance;
• Lead regular meetings to update clients on the performance of their tax compliance engagements through qualitive KPIs.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong project management/co-ordination skills and experience (e.g. on global compliance outsourcing engagements, tax/accounting transformation programmes or similar projects);
  Experience in process, risk and controls design
• Experience in transition, change management and stakeholder management
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral and written communication skills. Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear; 
• Awareness of technology and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value
• Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own work
• Sustain

MS Dynamics F&O Finance Consultant 

The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) business unit at KPMG is looking for a Dynamics 365 F&O Consultant with some demonstrable experience across different phases of large-scale, enterprise Dynamics FO projects, combined with a good practical understanding of Finance processes and procedures. With a hands-on approach you will be involved in end-to-end implementations along with the interfacing and integration of Dynamics 365 products to the wider Microsoft platform.  

The Dynamics FO Consultant is a core team member of KPMG customer delivery, with the successful applicant being involved in business processes and solution design as well as hands-on configuration and customisation of MS Dynamics FO solutions working with both onshore and offshore delivery teams. 

This role is an important element of KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions’ delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO. You will be provided with a combination of on-the-job and structured product training working with more senior colleagues, to help grow your skills and further develop your career. It is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business area within an established and market-leading global Big 4 firm. 

Responsibilities 

• Involvement in full end-to-end implementations and all phases of project life cycles, using your knowledge of Dynamics 365 FO finance capabilities, working closely with client teams and business stakeholders 

• Involvement with D365FO interfaces and Integrations 

• Assist with the gathering and documentation of functional requirements and completion of gap/fit analysis 

• Contribute to and create solution design documents 

• Communicate effectively with fellow team members to ensure that the solution being delivered meets the client’s requirements 

• Awareness of scope (creep) and use of change control processes 

• Delivery of end-user training to clients and colleagues where applicable 

• Provide on-site support and assistance to clients throughout the various project phases 

• Perform pre-Sales activities as required  

• Understanding of product roadmap and the content of future releases of D365 FO in functional areas 

• Demonstrate awareness around upselling and understanding of additional company capabilities  

• Partake in practice development activities and contribute to the creation and/or delivery of these to fellow colleagues 

• Promotes the Values of our company  

• Ensure timely completion of internal processes and mandatory training 

• Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by Directors 

• Represent KPMG MBS in a professional and positive manner at all times 

Requirements:  

Qualifications and Skills  

• Experience in consulting and good presentation skills 

• Ability to facilitate meetings and workshops, and to present to customers, colleagues and project stakeholders 

• Experience in and/or knowledge of the following areas of an implementation project life cycle 

• Requirements analysis and documentation 

• Business process mapping and modelling 

• Development testing and UAT 

• Data migration 

• Cut-over activities 

• Go-live support 

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance & Operations (D365FO) or AX2012 implementation experience including the following modules /

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