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We are looking for an experienced Dynamics 365O Functional Lead Consultant with experience in functional analysis of large-scale enterprise Dynamics 365O with a hands-on approach and thorough experience in end to end implementations, along with interfacing and integration of Dynamics AX products. Consultancy experience is a must as this role will entail continuous interaction with clients, managing onshore consultants while also working with both onshore and offshore development teams. This role will also require a level of interaction for presales activities around the Dynamics AX platform. You will also contribute to proposal development and provide input in business development while mentor junior and offshore staff.

This role is therefore kingpin to KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions customer delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365O solutions. It is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing business area within an established and market-leading global firm that is KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions.

Responsibilities

— Experience with Dynamics 365 for Operations (D365O) or AX2012 with at least a minimum of 10 years
— Along with experience in end to end implementations
— Experience with (D365O) interfacing and Integration
— Experience in consulting and very good presentation skills
— Knowledge in gathering technical requirement
— Beneficial to know LCS and VSTS
— Experience responding to RFPs and RFQs is a must
— Experience in mentoring consultants is a must

Requirements:

Qualifications and Skills
— Microsoft Dynamics (preferably including D365O) implementation experience including the following modules and areas
— General Ledger
— Accounts Receivable
— Accounts payable
— Cash and Bank Management
— Budgeting
— Project Management and Accounting
— Fixed Assets
— Management Reporter
— Financial Consolidation and elimination experience
— Experience with electronic banking file needs
— Advanced knowledge in Financial workflow or journal approval
— Outstanding understanding of Accounting processes, principles, functionality & systems
— Microsoft Dynamics certifications
— Solid Finance background (ACA/ACCA/CIMA part qualified or qualified is desirable but not
essential)
— Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) a plus

Soft Skills:

— Exudes confidence
— Works independently as well as in a team environment
— Acts with professional demeanour
— Manages time and multiple tasks accordingly
— Thinks clearly and calmly under pressure
— Solves complex problems with creative solutions
— Places emphasis on client satisfaction
— Desires to constantly assess and incorporate new technologies and software into their
skillset
— Promotes the Values of our company
— Leads people and helps to grow them in their role

Responsibilities

— The Solution Architect will lead the delivery of our Finance Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution
— Be a champion for both technical and functional leading practice with the Finance Solution.
— Have an exceptional understanding of Dynamics 365 technical and functional capabilities
— Collaborate with the Global team to enhance the out of the box Dynamics 365 functionality, giving KPMG a unique selling point and also a resalable asset
— Be responsible for ensuring our pre-sales engagements are delivered with the same rigour and attention to detail as our client engagements
— Define training needs within the team and coach other team members
— Deliver all consultancy according to the KPMG Methodology, ensuring that all software applications are implemented successfully according to the project plan.
— Meet and exceed customer expectations of business knowledge, skills and behaviour.
— Identify business/project risk and mitigate or communicate as necessary.
— Ensure progress updates are communicated to relevant parties both formally and informally.
— Identify practice development activities and help in defining how these will be delivered
— Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by Directors.
— In all activities, ensure timely completion of internal processes and mandatory training.
— Represent KPMG in a professional and positive manner at all times.

Requirements: Qualifications and Skills

— Deep and broad knowledge of technical capabilities of Dynamics 365, including appropriate certification. Must be able to show good knowledge of practices for Dynamics 365.
— In particular deep knowledge of all core Finance concepts and processes including, Enterprise Structures, GL, AP, AR and reporting.
— Good understanding of Azure and cloud technologies, ..
— Broad understanding of software development lifecycle,
— In addition understanding of one of the following is beneficial:
- Manufacturing
- Human Resources
- Project Management and Accounting
- Procurement & Sourcing
- Trade & Logistics
— Knowledge of best practices for working with offshore teams
— Experience of Agile Methodology
— Certification in TOGAF or Zachman Framework would be beneficial
— Degree Qualification

Experience and Background

— Expertise in providing both out of the box and development solutions in a Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment; Extensive experience as an ERP consultant
— Ability to lead engagements and present to the C-Suite stakeholders.
— Experience with Dynamics 365 in a Solution Architect role
— Experience of large scale ERP implementations
— Adept at Business Requirement Analysis with a focus on reducing development effort and simplifying delivery
— Pre-sales experience
— Excellent presentation and demonstration skills
— Business process mapping, modelling and documentation knowledge


The role is based in Canary Wharf in London. The Salary to be paid is competitive.

We are looking for an experiencedDynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) Senior Technical Architect tobe accountable for the technical design of D365FO solutions and the supportinginfrastructure. You will work closely with both the functional team and theclients of KPMG Microsoft Business Solution. Your day-to-day function willrequire you to work closely with Consultants in designing solutions tailored tothe customers’ requirements, which are often large-scale enterprise D365FOprojects. This will require you to take a hands-on approach in designing andleading the technical implementation of Dynamics products, working with bothonshore and offshore development teams. You will need to demonstrate aneffective balance between management skills and a broad range of technicalskills.



The D365FO SeniorTechnical Architect is a key role to KPMG Microsoft Business Solution. It is adynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing business areawithin an established and market-leading global firm that is KPMG MicrosoftBusiness Solution.



Roles and Responsibilities




The
D365FO Senior Technical Architect will lead the technical delivery of
D365FO;



Be a champion for technicalsolutions on the Microsoft platform with a strong understanding of Dynamics
D365FO development practices, and a good knowledge of otherdevelopment techniques;



Provide capability to developsector specific templates to enhance the out of the box
D365FO functionality, giving KPMG Microsoft Business Solutiona unique selling point and also a resalable asset;



Deliver high quality developmentservices to clients;



Work closely with the architectureteam to design and develop our most complex customer needs, providingdevelopment only where these requirements cannot be met through configuration -Creating high quality and sustainable client solutions and project documentation;



Deliver training needs within theteam and coach junior staff members;



Deliver all consultancy accordingto the KPMG Microsoft Business Solution Project Methodology, ensuring that allsoftware applications are implemented successfully according to the projectplan;



Meet and exceed customerexpectations of business knowledge, skills and behaviour;



Identify business/project risk andmitigate or communicate as necessary;



Communicate progress updates torelevant parties both formally and informally;



Participate in pre-salesactivities as requested;



Support practice developmentactivates such as defining and configuring industry specific templates;



Carry out additional duties as mayoccur from time to time as instructed and agreed by the Directors;



In all activities, ensure timelycompletion of internal processes and mandatory training;



Represent KPMG Microsoft BusinessSolution in a professional and positive manner at all times.




Qualifications and Skills



Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

Excellent presentation and consultancy skills;


A minimum of 4-years hands-on experience withDynamics AX 2012 and 2009, including appropriate certification;


Experience with or exposure to Dynamics 365 will beconsidered a strong positive;


Experience of using PowerApps, LogicsApps, CommonData Service and other Azure Services.


Knowledge of Lifecycle Services and Visual StudioTeam Services


Experience in other technologies such as SQL,PowerBI, SharePoint along with a good knowledge .Net;


Knowledge of end to end D365FO implementation;


Experience with D365FO interfacing and integration;


Knowledge in gathering technical requirements;


Knowledge of Agile and other Sure Stepmethodologies;


Good understanding of functional capabilities ofD365FO – including certification in one of the following:


-
Financials


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Human Resources


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Project Management and Accounting


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Procurement & Sourcing


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Trade & Logistics


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Retail


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Others


Experience in responding to RFPs and RFQs would bebeneficial.


Knowledge of best practices for working withoffshore teams;


Graduate from a top University;


A relevant degree within a computationaldiscipline.



Experience and Background



Expertise in providing development solutions in aD365O environment; Extensive experience as an ERP consultant;


Experience with D365O in a Development Consultingrole;


Experience of at least two large scale ERPimplementations;


Adept at Business Requirement Analysis with a focuson reducing development effort;


Pre-sales experience;


Excellent presentation and demonstration skills;


Business process mapping, modelling anddocumentation knowledge;


Experience of mentoring junior and offshore staff

Department Information



We are the in-house tax team for KPMG International(“KPMGI”). This is a unique opportunity to work inan internal rather than client-facing KPMG team.

KPMGI carries on business activities for the overall benefit of KPMG networkfirms, but does not provide professional services to clients. One of themain purposes of KPMGI is to facilitate the provision by KPMG network firms ofhigh-quality audit, tax, and advisory services to their clients. Forexample, KPMGI establishes and facilitates the implementation and maintenanceof uniform policies and standards of work and conduct by the KPMG networkfirms, and protects and enhances the use of the KPMG name and brand for thebenefit of these entities.

The in-house tax team for KPMGI works on awide and varied range of tax matters across direct and indirect tax. Someof the work is UK focused but much of the work is international, dealing with avariety of jurisdictions outside the UK. We drive the tax strategy, whichmeans understanding KPMGI’s business requirements and interacting with avariety of internal and external stakeholders to provide tax advice and ensurethat tax obligations are met around the world. The work is varied and weoperate in a challenging and stimulating environment.




Like many in-house tax teams, KPMGI outsources its compliance and also appointsadvisors to assist on specific projects. Where we use outside advisors,the tax team is responsible for actively managing the advisors, scoping theirwork, agreeing their fees, receiving and reviewing output and communicatingfindings and action points to the business.

Role and Responsibilities



Weare looking for a full time assistant manager who will be based in CanaryWharf, London.
There is minimal travelrequired.
The role reports into aLondon based Tax Director, with the Head of Tax based in the US.
Other than the Head of Tax, all of thein-house direct and indirect tax team are based in London.


The successful applicant will demonstrate anentrepreneurial attitude by working on a variety of advisory and complianceprojects. You will need to be capable of taking ownership of tasks and thinkingthrough technical and business issues, and will relish a role which isconstantly changing according to the needs of the business and the requirementsof the KPMG network firms globally. We are however a close knit team and youwill receive guidance and support from other team members to develop and growin this dynamic environment.

Typically, projects involve interaction with other teams within KPMGI (e.g.commercial, legal, finance) and with the tax team at the relevant KPMG memberfirm. With the support and guidance of other in-house tax team membersprojects might include:

• Being responsible for tax compliance filings in a number of differentjurisdictions, including overseeing the gathering of information, managingadvisors and reviewing tax returns.
• Dealing with enquiries from local tax authorities.
• Assessing the corporate tax obligations in various territories andcoordinating with the finance team in order to gather relevant data and localtax advisors in order to fulfil any tax filing obligations.
• Assisting on a wide range of ad hoc advisory projects in the UK and overseas,including consideration of financial information and reading relevant legaldocumentation.
• Assisting with the practical implementation of ad hoc projects, both from acompliance process perspective and a one of transaction / project perspective.
• Monitoring the implementation of significant tax legislative changes aroundthe world (e.g. BEPS) and assessing its impact on KPMGI’s tax position.

Qualifications and Skills


Qualified CTA or equivalent, with a corporate tax background. Some indirect taxexperience preferred but certainly not essential.

Experience and Background


• High level of drive and enthusiasm and a willingness to learn about newtaxes.
• Enjoy working with individuals from diverse backgrounds around the world, andgood at quickly building different networks according to the demands of eachproject.
• Strong team player but also capable of working independently and using initiativeto find practical solutions to tax technical and business matters.
• Strong project management skills; enjoy dealing with issues crossing overmultiple taxes and multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to communicate effectively (internally and externally) both inwriting and orally, with tax specialists and non-tax specialists, in the UK andoverseas.
• UK and international tax knowledge and experience, including experience intax compliance and reading financial information, and preferably (but not anabsolute requirement) some knowledge of indirect taxes.

The Role:

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a legal team of excellent calibre ina global organisation. We expect this opportunity will allow you to broadenyour range of legal skills and experience.

KPMG International is the entity with which all member firms of the KPMGnetwork of independent firms are affiliated. KPMG member firms provide audit,tax and advisory services to clients and are based in 155 countries.

The International Office of the General Counsel is a small team based in threecountries. The team provides legal advice on key strategic issues for, andsupports the execution of key business decisions made by, KPMG International. Italso supports KPMG International and the KPMG global network in dealing withlegal, regulatory and reputational issues and risks.

The role will involve working, under the ultimate supervision of the GeneralCounsel or other senior experienced lawyers in the team, on a wide variety ofmatters involving cross-border legal risk and regulation, internalinvestigations, governance, structural matters, investments, businessrelationships (in particular, with the KPMG member firms) and protection anduse of the organisation’s brand.

Some international travel may be required.

The Person





Qualification, Skillsand Experience required

We are looking for a qualified lawyer, of approximately 5 years PQE (orequivalent, if not UK qualified), with significant experience advising on corporatematters in areas such as governance and structural matters, investments(including equity and debt), acquisitions, disposals and cross border legalrisks and regulations. Some contentious experience or experience advising onsignificant brand and legal risk matters will be advantageous. All candidateswith demonstrable ability to fulfil the role will be considered.

A successful candidate is likely to have or be able to demonstrate:

- Excellent legal technical skills

- Experience of working as part of a legal team in relation to complex cross-border corporate matters. This experience may have been gained at a top law firm or in an equivalent in-house position

- An understanding of business drivers affecting, and legal, regulatory and business risks faced by, large global organizations

- Awareness of own strengths and areas for development

- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a small, supportive team while taking responsibility for their own work

- Ability to provide clear and pragmatic advice to, and deal confidently with, individuals at all levels

- Ability to deal with people from different cultures in an appropriate way