Qualifications, Skills & Experience

At senior manager level, you will be proactive, curious, committed, and invested in self-development and learning. You will demonstrate resilience, accountability, flexibility, be experienced in leading others, managing significant size engagements and client relationships, driving results, and managing risk.

Across GCT, we welcome applications from those qualified by experience, as well as ATT / CTA / ACA or equivalent qualifications. Project Management qualifications along with specific transformation skills (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) are also welcome. Further skills and experience are outlined below:

Tax Transformation ERP – Senior Manager

We are looking for talented Senior Managers to join us in Canada Square, London (although flexibility on location will be considered) with experience in a broad range of areas including:

• Deep tax transformation experience – the ability to analyze 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
• Strong experience in the design and configuration of ERP systems for tax purposes
• Strong experience in implementing VAT determination engines and bolt-ons, such as Vertex O-Series, Thomson Reuters OneSource Determination, or Meridian VAT Add-On
• Strong 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
• Strong 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

• Lead and manage 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 to 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 managers and assistant managers and oversee 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

• Experience 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)