Director, S/4HANA Implementation - Tax

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As Director, S/4HANA Implementation – Tax, you will lead the Tax practice’s involvement in KPMG Canada’s firmwide S/4HANA implementation, ensuring Tax requirements, priorities and impacts are effectively represented and addressed. Drawing on your tax background, operational experience and practical understanding of engagement management, you will connect Tax leadership, engagement teams and the broader implementation team to ensure business requirements are understood, decisions progress efficiently, and teams are prepared to adopt new processes and ways of working.

• Lead day-to-day Tax implementation activities, coordinating the workplan, monitoring milestones, managing dependencies, and ensuring actions have clear owners and deadlines
• Represent the Tax practice’s operational needs, applying your understanding of engagement setup, budgeting, staffing, time and expense recording, work in progress, billing, and financial reporting
• Translate business needs into implementation requirements by assessing proposed processes, identifying gaps, and resolving issues affecting engagement delivery and practice operations
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution by maintaining visibility over risks, issues, and outstanding decisions, bringing forward clear recommendations, and escalating matters requiring leadership input
• Coordinate participation from the appropriate partners, directors, engagement managers, and operational resources in process discussions, design reviews, testing, and readiness activities
• Drive adoption and business readiness by identifying the impact of process changes, coordinating practical training and communications, and ensuring engagement teams understand new processes and expectations
• Coordinate Tax readiness for go-live and stabilization, surfacing operational concerns and helping prioritize issues as teams transition to the new system

• A university degree in accounting, finance, business, commerce, or a related discipline is required.
• A professional accounting designation, such as a CPA, and completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program are considered an asset
• Strong tax experience within a professional services environment, with the ability to establish credibility with partners and engagement teams
• Demonstrated operational leadership and a detailed understanding of engagement management, engagement economics, and the day-to-day realities of running a tax practice
• Proven ability to manage a complex workplan, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and maintain momentum across competing priorities
• Sound judgment and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions, recommend practical solutions, and escalate issues appropriately
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate business needs for technical and implementation teams
• Experience with business transformation, systems implementation, or process improvement
• Experience working with SAP or S/4HANA implementations is considered an asset

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information 

The expected base salary range for this position is $112,000 to $207,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program. 

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• Lead day-to-day Tax implementation activities, coordinating the workplan, monitoring milestones, managing dependencies, and ensuring actions have clear owners and deadlines
• Represent the Tax practice’s operational needs, applying your understanding of engagement setup, budgeting, staffing, time and expense recording, work in progress, billing, and financial reporting
• Translate business needs into implementation requirements by assessing proposed processes, identifying gaps, and resolving issues affecting engagement delivery and practice operations
• Drive timely decisions and issue resolution by maintaining visibility over risks, issues, and outstanding decisions, bringing forward clear recommendations, and escalating matters requiring leadership input
• Coordinate participation from the appropriate partners, directors, engagement managers, and operational resources in process discussions, design reviews, testing, and readiness activities
• Drive adoption and business readiness by identifying the impact of process changes, coordinating practical training and communications, and ensuring engagement teams understand new processes and expectations
• Coordinate Tax readiness for go-live and stabilization, surfacing operational concerns and helping prioritize issues as teams transition to the new system

• A university degree in accounting, finance, business, commerce, or a related discipline is required.
• A professional accounting designation, such as a CPA, and completion of the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program are considered an asset
• Strong tax experience within a professional services environment, with the ability to establish credibility with partners and engagement teams
• Demonstrated operational leadership and a detailed understanding of engagement management, engagement economics, and the day-to-day realities of running a tax practice
• Proven ability to manage a complex workplan, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and maintain momentum across competing priorities
• Sound judgment and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions, recommend practical solutions, and escalate issues appropriately
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate business needs for technical and implementation teams
• Experience with business transformation, systems implementation, or process improvement
• Experience working with SAP or S/4HANA implementations is considered an asset

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information 

The expected base salary range for this position is $112,000 to $207,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program. 

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