KPMG Canada ยท 12 hours ago
Senior Manager, Canadian Resource Centre (CRC) - Enterprise
KPMG Canada is a global leader in audit, tax, and advisory services, and they are seeking a Senior Manager to join the CRC National Management team. This role involves overseeing operations, providing support to engagement teams, and ensuring compliance and quality in audit processes.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Overseeing day-to-day operations in collaboration with other members of the CRC national management team
Provide direct support to enterprise and ECS engagement teams so they can effectively leverage the Assurance CRC on their engagements
Assist in overseeing the Quality (QMCI) team at the CRC in India by identifying areas for quality improvement and overseeing the implementation of solutions to ensure the highest audit quality and deliverables
Prepare training materials, how-to, monthly/quarterly newsletters, and other guidance documents for the internal CRC portal
Leverage firm processes and programs to ensure active support of the business
Oversee the usage of One Port (our intake portal) and be responsible to update existing intake processes and create new processed as necessary and as new services are developed and deployed
Test updated and new processes to ensure they operate as designed
Provide support to geographic business units to achieve geographic and local office CRC objectives
Prepare monthly reporting packages for senior audit leadership and business unit leaders, including financial results and strategic commentary on hours results and trends
Oversee the performance of the various controls to ensure they are operating effectively throughout the year, and that reporting timelines are being met
Work with the Department of Professional Practice and the Canadian risk management team to ensure that the services provided by the audit CRC team to engagement teams are approved prior to deployment to ensure high quality
Willingness to travel internationally and ability to obtain requisite business traveler visa / work permits for India
The successful candidate recognizes and agrees to start their day earlier or work later than the normal office hours to allow for sufficient overlap with the offshore management team. This is a critical success factor in ensuring smooth operational oversight
At times, business needs arise, and employees are required and agree to work beyond their normal workday or work week to fulfill the accountabilities required for their job
Qualification
Required
Canadian CPA designation or international equivalent
8+ years of experience working with an enterprise or ECS practice, with at least 5 years in a management role
Senior manager or equivalent, having at least 2 years of experience with KPMG Canada
Minimum 5 years compilation and team management experience
Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills
Strong technical assurance skills
Proven time management and organizational skills
Superior written, and verbal communication skills in English is required
Strong ability to oversee and operations with greater than 100 individuals
Strong organizational and time management skills
Thrives in a team-based environment
Values innovative thinking and looks for ways to improve processes
Demonstrated mentoring and performance management skills
Excels at working independently and having ownership of tasks and areas of responsibility
Strong attention to detail with an aptitude for suggesting alternatives and making modifications to process and other documents
Comfortable working in both virtual and in-person environments
Advanced skills with MS Office and Adobe Products, such as Excel, PowerPoint, MS Forms, MS Teams, Outlook, etc
This position requires written and oral fluency in English
Preferred
Bi-lingual in French and English is an asset
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program