Location – UK National
Our client has re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for the firm’s GCT team is to help multinational groups manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology.
The firm’s clients leverage their compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency and improved risk management across their organisation. Ultimately, they prepare groups for the future of digital compliance helping them develop a sustainable, technology- enabled and holistic future state operating model.
The firm is winning new clients and are rapidly growing their team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of the firm’s established network of expert teams and delivery centres, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. This is an exciting time to be part of our client’s GCT team, where reimagining tax is a strategic priority for their UK and Global business. You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic part of the business, within a team that embraces diversity and personal development.
The role
Our client is looking for talented Senior Managers to join them with deep transfer pricing compliance and/or transfer pricing advisory expertise. They 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
The firm has a diverse client base, from mid-market to FTSE listed groups, from public sector to real estate to financial services. The role involves working on clients of all sizes and across a wide range of sectors.
Our client is offering full time roles with flexible working arrangements which include early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. They would be happy to discuss your own requirements and their range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and project manage the overall delivery of global transfer pricing documentation managed service projects
- Lead the implementation of managed service and transformation solutions to ensure the widespread adoption across their business units
- Oversee 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 the firm’s overseas teams
- Manage the business development process to progress leads to sales and taking responsibility for contract negotiation and agreement
- Identify and develop transformation projects ranging from redesigning processes, developing Centres of Excellence, upskilling & technology opportunities
- Develop the firm’s 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 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 the firm’s best practice and policy.
Skills and attributes
Our client welcomes applications from those qualified by experience, as well as ATT / CTA / ACA or equivalent qualifications. Project Management qualifications are also desirable.
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. Sustains a high level of leadership and 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 the firm through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
- Experience of tax and accounting compliance processes (e.g. Direct/Indirect tax returns, statutory accounting, transfer pricing, tax reporting).
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