Associate Director

This individual would play a senior leadership role at the Asset management Services for Canada Geography, KPMG Global Services (KGS). The individual would be reporting into the Head of Tax at KGS. This team is a part of Tax Core Service Delivery business unit of KPMG Global Services.

The Detailed Roles and Responsibilities of the individual will include:

Operational Excellence:

•Manage Service Delivery for Canada Asset management and lead the evolution and transformation of operations and processes through implementation of best-in-class practices from across the domain. •Lead and implement Quality initiatives for the Business Units and clients managed by the individual •Lead and participate in the Continuous improvement activities for the operations managed by the individual •Evolve a methodology to monitor and report on project / process performance and relate the same to revenue / resource utilization

Canada Tax Leadership Team:

•As a key member of the AM tax leadership team the individual will be expected to bring thought leadership aligned to the future of business in tax at KGS. •Participate in building the Vision and execution of the vision for the Canada AM Compliance service line. •Participate in business development activities and initiatives with the Canada engagement teams and manage a pipeline for Canada Enterprise professionals. •Strong People leadership skills and leading by example. •Commercial Mind-set tuned to the BIG 4 Culture and setup •Develop & implement strategies for Talent Acquisition, Development & Retention. •Develop and maintain a strong network with the Canada leadership.

Technical Leadership and Client Engagement:

•Personal accountability in leading large client engagements for KPMG. •Lead and participate in the Tax Technical and Domain knowledge enhancement projects for the professionals. •Develop and Enhance personal technical knowledge and understanding of Enterpise Tax. •Contribute to thought leadership through technical white papers and research on a periodic basis.

Collaboration & Teaming:

•Drive best practices to ensure the continued trajectory in integration with global member firms. •Actively collaborate with other service lines to deliver client excellence through a ‘One Firm’ mindset.

Educational qualifications

•Education: CA / CPA / MBA( Finance) / ICWA •Enrolled Agent

Work Experience

•Minimum 12 – 18 year experience in Canada Tax, with experience of signing Tax returns, Ability to interpret Tax Laws. •Minimum of 5 years of experience in working with Canada Enterprise engagement teams. •Experience of working in a cross-cultural environment.

Secondment / onshore experience in Canada will be an added advantage.

Key behavioral attributes/requirements

•Improvement Mindset •Commercial Mindset •Exceptional communication skills. •Strong Analytical ability. •Target driven and customer focus. •People management skills with demonstrated ability to build a transparent and cohesive team. •Change management skills that would enable to dynamically deploy resources & processes to suit the current business needs.