Tax Transformation (Direct Tax and Technology) – Associate Director

We are looking for high-performing Associate Director to join our Tax Transformation practice (although flexibility on location will be considered) with experience in a broad range of areas including:

• Deep tax compliance, reporting and/or automation expertise

• Direct tax compliance, tax accounting, and tax provisioning

• Hands-on experience implementing either of TRCS, ONESOURCE Tax Provision, OneStream, and/or Longview

• Hands-on experience implementing CbCR and Pillar 2 across tax tools.

• Understanding of end-to-end tax operating models and interaction with Record-to-Report processes

• IFRS and/or US GAAP tax accounting knowledge, including tax consolidation

• Advising on appropriate tax technology to support compliance and reporting processes

• Tax technology implementation experience, including requirements gathering from a tax and IT perspective, and creating and reviewing design documentation

• Tax transformation experience, including tax governance, process design and improvement

• Strong project management skills

• Client and engagement management

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Deliver direct tax and tax technology transformation projects, often as part of broader finance transformation programs

• Design, build, and deploy tax technology solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control

• Design future-state tax processes aligned with global and local tax requirements

• Work closely with Tax, Finance Transformation, IT, and Global Delivery teams

• Develop and support robust tax governance and control frameworks

• Act as functional tax SME for tax technology implementations

• Translate complex tax and accounting requirements into system-ready specifications

• Review and validate tax calculations and system outputs

• Manage client relationships, engagement delivery, and team performance

• Coach junior team members and support development of service offerings

• Delivering tax transformation and technology projects, often as part of a wider finance transformation program

• Helping clients to design, build and deploy automation solutions which are designed for Tax

• Supporting our clients in designing systems which address tax requirements in different countries in the optimal way

• Knowledge and Experience:

• Awareness of tax provisions and accounting, tax technology tools and automation to drive efficiency, risk management and value

• Experience in process, risk and implementations

• 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).

• Accuracy and consistency of tax provision outputs and system configurations

• Adoption and stabilization of implemented tax technology tools

• Team development, retention, and technical capability building

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

At Associate Director level you will have strong communication skills both internally and externally, drive forward propositions and key initiatives, effectively prioritise and have strong financial management. You will demonstrate resilience, flexibility, be experienced in developing others and managing engagements, be able to confidently engage with clients and drive results.

• CA / CPA / ACCA or equivalent professional qualification
• Strong understanding of direct tax and tax accounting (ASC 740 / IAS 12)
• Proven experience with TRCS, ONESOURCE Tax Provision, or Longview
• Experience in Big 4, consulting, or complex corporate tax environments
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills