Senior Manager, Canadian Resource Centre (CRC) - Enterprise

KPMG Canada; Sault Ste. Marie; Remote; CAD 86,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is seeking a full-time Senior Manager to oversee operations and compliance within their assurance practice. This role, based in India for 1-2 years, is ideal for a CPA with strong communication and management skills, essential for guiding international audit teams. Competitive salary between $86,000 and $150,000, with potential for bonuses. Extensive travel and flexible working hours required.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program

Flexibility in work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience within an enterprise or ECS practice, with 5 years in management.
• Experience working in a supervisory role at KPMG Canada for at least 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations in collaboration with other CRC management team members.
• Support enterprise and ECS teams in utilizing Assurance CRC resources.
• Implement quality improvements and manage reporting timelines.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Technical assurance skills

Time management skills

Creativity in problem-solving

Bi-lingual in French and English

Mentoring and performance management

Education

Canadian CPA designation or international equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Adobe Products

Job description

Overview

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

We are currently looking to hire a full-time Senior Manager to join the CRC National Management team to work from India. This role will ideally suit a professional with a proven track record of exceptional communication and technical skills in the assurance practice primarily on compilations. If you are looking for a career challenge and an opportunity to move to India for one to two years our growing team which supports a diverse group of engagement teams across the Globe may be the opportunity for you.

The CRC Senior Manager will be assisting the enterprise and ECS business units and the CRC Champions network with monthly reporting and budget modelling so that they are able to manage their CRC objectives and related KPIs. Therefore, a primary role of the CRC Senior Manager is to provide direct support and guidance to both offshore and onshore teams so that Canadian audit engagement teams can effectively leverage the CRC on their compilations work.

The focus will be to support engagement teams working on compilations and to formalize processes and policies for Risk Management and regulatory compliance purposes.

What You Will Do

Operations

• 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.
  
  

Reporting

• 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.
  
  

Compliance - Controls

• 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.
  
  

Other

• 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. Likewise, people need time to devote to personal matters, and our approach to flexibility provides for this.

What You Bring To The Role

• 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.
• Bi-lingual in French and English is an asset.
• 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.
  
  

This position requires written and oral fluency in English. The successful candidate will be required to support KPMG employees nationally and will be required to communicate with English-speaking colleagues. This individual will be required to create documentation and share guidance to those in English-speaking provinces.

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information

The expected base salary range for this position is $86,000 to $150,000 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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KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.