Job Description

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director / Senior Manager to join our Business License practice.

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About us

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The KPMG Global Services (KGS) Tax is a diverse team spread across multiple cities in

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India. We provide tax and compliance services to KPMG Firms globally. Our core services

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include Business Tax, Global Mobility, Indirect Tax, Global Transfer Pricing, Global Trade

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Compliance and Tax Technology delivered by our professionals, who are known for their

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technical acumen and business insights to deliver exceptional client service.

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Roles & Responsibilities:

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•Portfolio Ownership & Strategy

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o Own the Business License portfolio—set goals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and governance; ensure client satisfaction across engagements.

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o Conduct final/Client-level reviews of complex engagements, guide issue resolution and risk posture.

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o Assist the go-to-market, M&A;, and local office teams to identify targets and scope for business license and registration services

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•Financial & Resource Management

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o Prepare annual client budgets and staff budgets; manage utilization, productivity, and cost optimization.

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o Oversee Budget vs Actuals; drive corrective actions and ROI on improvements.

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o Analyze and manage the engagement financial data, including client billing

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•Stakeholder & Relationship Management

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o Build and maintain US stakeholder relationships; lead cadences and escalations; negotiate delivery improvements.

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o Monitor transitions of recent clients; define work plans and success criteria.

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•People Leadership

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o Lead performance management, succession planning, hiring/onboarding,

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and building capability.

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o Create an environment of open feedback and coaching, support career

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progressions.

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•Risk, Compliance & Audits

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o Ensure firm-wide compliance standards; lead audits and remediate systemic

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issues; uphold information security.

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•Transformation & Growth

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o Sponsor automation/analytics initiatives (Alteryx, Macros, AI); deliver measurable productivity and quality gains.

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o Expand BL services - pull more work to KGS by building Stakeholder / client trust.

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Mandatory technical & functional skills

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oHighly proficient in MS Office; strong analytical and advisory skills.

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oDeep technical proficiency in US Direct/Indirect Tax compliance; multi-jurisdiction rule expertise.

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oExpertise in Indirect Tax applications and Alteryx to manage complex engagements.

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oFinancial planning, budgeting, and portfolio management skills.

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oStrong analytical and advisory skills.

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oSecond level / Final review of most complex engagement tasks related to US business license and tax registration

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oOversee the preparation and delivery of business license and tax registration services

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Key behavioral attributes

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o Inspires teams; presents perspectives and outcomes with impact.

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o Build and Manage engagements seamlessly; proactively shares best practice, ideas, information & insights with colleagues, stakeholders to build own credibility and develop networks and solutions.

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o Proactively gets involved in solving problems; planning contingencies and ensuring the deliveries are on time.

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o Provides performance support through mentoring; demonstrates business & financial acumen.

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Educational qualifications

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o Master's degree in Accounts/Finance preferred

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o Good to have professional certification eg. CPA, CA, CMA

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Must Have

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o Exceptional written and oral communication skills

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o Strong skills in indirect tax information systems, including strong project management skills, go to market and the ability to analyze client business needs

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o Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio or process mapping software and strong technical awareness and basic knowledge of global indirect tax issues

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Work experience

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o Total: 10–12 years

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o Relevant: 8-10 years in Business Licensing (multi-team/process portfolio

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leadership).

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