Manager, Tax - Project Manager

KPMG LLP; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking a Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice in Morristown, NJ. You will lead engagement teams, manage scope, schedule, and budget, and ensure adherence to firm project management standards.

Qualified candidates have a Bachelor's degree, CPA/JD/LLM/EA credentials, and a track record of delivering complex engagements in a fast-paced environment. Strong MS Office skills and travel readiness are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CPA/JD/LLM/EA or approved credential preferred
• PMP certification is a plus; advanced degree or related license desired
• Strong proficiency with MS Office; SharePoint/Project experience valued
• Experience leading complex engagements in professional services environment
• Willingness to travel, typically under 10% of time

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement teams and stakeholders through complex engagements.
• Adhere to project management processes and reporting requirements.
• Create project charters, execution plans, and delivery communications.
• Identify risks and issues; escalate as needed.
• Manage internal and client meetings with clear objectives and action items.
• Oversee the project change control process.

Skills

Project management

Business modeling

Management consulting

Organizational development

Process improvement

Tax

Strategy and operations

PMP certification

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPt

Presentation skills

Meeting facilitation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA/JD/LLM/EA (approved credential)

Advanced degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

OneNote

Teams

Outlook

SharePoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager to join our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead client engagement teams and other stakeholders in the initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of complex engagements; perform tasks such as monitoring project progress, managing changes to project scope, schedule, budget, tracking key performance indicators and creating reports and presentations to be delivered to relevant clients and/or stakeholders
• Utilize and ensure project adherence to our practice's standard project management processes and tools to manage project teams across the entire project life cycle; comply with all engagement reporting requirements; serve as an advocate of project management principles and standards
• Collaborate with project team to create a project charter, build and maintain project execution plan and some or all of the following: scope, schedule, budget, approach, assumptions, deliverable definitions and communication plan
• Identify and guide project risk factors and identify and resolve project issues; escale issues as appropriate
• Manage internal and client-facing meetings by creating agendas with clear objectives/roles/time allocations, facilitating the call/meeting, taking notes of decisions and action items
• Oversee the project change control process

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in project management in a professional services environment
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; licensed CPA, JD/LLM or EA, in addition to others on KPMG’s approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Must possess skills such as business modeling, management consulting, organizational development, process improvement, tax, strategy and operations are a plus; a PMP certification is preferred; advanced degree or related license is desired
• Demonstrated ability to execute and successfully achieve objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines; proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams and Outlook, is required; experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Project highly desired
• Excellent organizational, presentation, communication, meeting facilitation, analytical, judgment and supervisory skills; capability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, senior management and clients
• Must be willing and able to travel; highly likely that travel requirements will be under 10% of time - individual should be comfortable with travel as needed