Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits

KPMG LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in San Francisco seeks a Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits to lead our Global Mobility Services practice. You will guide a team delivering tax- and operations-focused post-transaction reward integration for multinational clients.

The role demands seven+ years in benefits strategy, strong project-management, client leadership, and credentials such as CPA/EA/JD, with experience in global compensation and equity, M&A advisory, and mobility tax.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of experience in employer benefit strategies, with multi-national exposure.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business/economics or related field; law degree is a plus.
• CPA, EA, JD/LLM or related professional designation; must obtain one within 1 year of hire.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading multinational client engagements and teams.
• Ability to innovate and communicate complex ideas in people, process and technology.
• Excellent advisory, analytical, and presentation skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team delivering tax and operational guidance on post-transaction reward programs worldwide.
• Advise clients, manage relationships, ensure quality service delivery and project management.
• Lead engagement teams day-to-day and ensure timely billing, collections, and budget adherence.
• Collaborate with clients and perform business development across firm functions.
• Coach and mentor tax professionals and develop engagement teams.

Skills

Total rewards

Global compensation

Executive compensation

Mobility tax

M&A advisory

Tax compliance

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting/Finance/Business)

CPA/EA/JD/LLM or related designation

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits to join our Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver and manage a team focused on assisting our clients through a corporate transaction event (such as merger and acquisition, divestiture, IPO) from a tax and operational perspective focused on employee reward which includes, but is not limited to, identifying and analyzing tax and operational matters that may contribute to tax exposure, drafting technical memorandums, mapping and designing post-transaction operational processes and compliance, executive and employee communications, post-transaction integration of compensation, benefits and share-based compensation programs worldwide; perform above responsibilities outside deal context to the extent necessary
• Cultivate and maintain senior-level client relationships; advise and deliver on technical, compliance and operational matters with depth and a high-level of accountability for quality service delivery, driving project management and anticipating client needs.
• Lead engagement teams on daily engagement service delivery and operations, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of compliance and consulting services
• Manage quality, risk and financial performance of engagements, including team assignments, timely billing, collections and budget
• Collaborate, contribute, and present to external/internal clients and perform business development activities cross functionally including active participation in external/internal firm events
• Coach and mentor other tax professionals; responsible for the development and motivation of the engagement team

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven years of recent experience in employer benefit strategies; preferred experience in at least three of following areas: total rewards and benefits, global compensation and equity sourcing and taxation, domestic and global employment tax compliance and consulting, Mergers and Acquisitions advisory, executive compensation and compensation integration, mobility tax compliance and consulting, corporate taxation, ASC 718, ASC 740, share-based compensation delivery and data and analytics
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in; Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field required. Law degree is a plus.
• Licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM or completion of one of the advanced degrees or professional designations: MBA, Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASOA), Engineering News-Record (ENR) American College Testing (ACT), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), 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
• Strong project management skills with experience in leading multiple large complex multi-national client engagements and client service teams; ability to prioritize multiple projects and anticipate client needs as well as the ability to identify and develop client service opportunities, and foster client relationships by demonstrating technical and operational proficiency
• Ability to reimagine and convey innovative ideas, approaches and solutions in people, process and technology to meet client needs while being flexible and adaptable to change
• Excellent advisory, quantitative, analytical and project management skills with strong verbal and written communications and presentation skills; capability to articulate complex information in a timely manner and possess a commitment to quality and results with exceptional attention to detail