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Global Compliance and Reporting is an integrated suite of tax and accounting services that EY provides to our multinational clients. GCR offers the ease of managing compliance and regulatory filings through and delivery management office that manages this delivery.

 

The DMO executes the following functions:

 

Taking care of the complexity of regulatory affairs across multiple jurisdictions   Centrally managing the global compliance and reporting activities  Controlling the cost of managing compliance across various countries 

 

Globally, tax and accounts preparation activities are conducted mostly in the local countries and hence requires a wide network of EY professionals to work together to deliver to the client expectations. The project management professional will be part of the service management function of the engagement governing the delivery of the global engagement while working closely with EY engagement leadership, client and any relevant third party providers (where applicable) to provide visibility and control over data and filings worldwide.  

 

Job purpose: 

 

The job holder will work on a number of client accounts/ engagements, where they will be involved in delivering all service management aspects of a multi- national GCR engagement.  

 

Key responsibilities

 

Implementation phase – Post the awarding of the contract to EY, there is a detailed project phase where the GCR business model needs to be implemented across the countries in scope. This involves extensive collaboration with EY professionals across various functions and countries, local client entities, central client team and possibly 3rd party service providers. Main tasks for the professional in this phase would include: 

 

Coordination of knowledge transfer calls Communicate new client win and identify EY professionals across network who will be part of the delivery  Project manage local knowledge transfer meetings across multiple functions and countries to capture specific scope of service  Coordinate technology set-up:   Assess outcomes of knowledge transfer meetings to build the delivery plan for the succeeding years  Build project plan for delivery and set up engagement management tools  On the contractual aspect: identify changes in scope post local knowledge transfer meetings and build up fee schedule for central client negotiations, as well as issue subcontracts to local EY teams for agreed scope and fees to initiate service delivery  Communicate and collaborate closely and proactively with the assigned onshore manager at every step of the process

 

Service delivery phase – During service delivery, local EY teams will prepare tax and accounting compliance deliverables to help the client entities meet the jurisdictional requirements in the respective countries. Main tasks for the  professional in this phase would include:  Coordination and monitoring of all aspects of the service management and compliance delivery Monitor the compliance delivery services across multiple countries and functions   Prepare reports indicating status, issues and potential risks in delivery for the respective period  Prepare the stakeholder reporting package on a monthly basis for the client Coordinate with local EY teams to work through issue resolutions and address ad hoc queries and concerns On the aspect of change management, coordinate with local EY teams to understand nature and impact of scope change as well as prepare detailed change requisitions for regional and global client approvals  On the aspect of invoicing and managing the cash flow for the client, maintain schedules of inter-EY and client billings, work with finance teams to raise necessary invoices and track invoices raised by local EY teams and coordinate with various stakeholders for clarifications on invoicing and contract related issues and queries 

 

Required skills: 

 

Proactive and actively engaged with onshore stakeholders Keen attention to detail and self-review skills Grit and determination to adjust to the way of working of various onshore stakeholders Strong organization and project coordination capabilities  Good analytical, judgment, tact and decision-making ability along with critical thinking skills  Excellent written, oral and presentation communication and stakeholder engagement skills   Ability to work in a multi-functional, multi-geographic team  Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships across organization levels   Ability to work and team with a multitude of different people and different cultures 

 

Required experiences:   

 

At least 2-3 years of working with major global corporation (Big 4, finance shared services, or accounting shared services) with at least one year in project delivery or engagement/ account management   Have formal education, a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in accounting/ accounting technology/ finance  Knowledgeable in finance processes and be able to deal with large volume of data  Proficient on MS Project/ Word/ Excel/ Power Point   Working knowledge of MS SharePoint  PMP certification and client facing experience desired Agile and willing to adjust schedule to align with developing business needs

 

What EY Offers

 

Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

 

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