EMEIA TAX - PAS/GCR/ITTS/TP Transformation PMO

Job description

The GDS Markets Operations Supervising Associate would provide PMO support for the EMEIA TAX - PAS/GCR/ITTS/TP Transformation projects. The person would be expected to work with the respective customer team to deliver consistent high quality support across various operational activities and projects. The role requires application of project management skills to deliver projects to completion. Attention to detail, ownership of the entire process, coordination with geographically dispersed stakeholders and a driving personality is crucial to success in this role.

 

Role brief

Working closely with transformation leaders and country compliance leaders for driving standardisation, automation and centralisation in the accounting and tax compliance processes, of the several EMEIA countries.

Business Requirements would include:    

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Project manage and execute projects by working closely with senior stakeholders and applying key project management skills.

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Maintain project plans with defined timelines, creation and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation and next steps

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Project manage and execute projects by working closely with senior stakeholders and applying key project management skills.

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Chair project meetings and distribute minutes to all project team members and track progress of work being performed

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Manage stakeholder expectations, project plans and communications, and provide updates as needed

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Proactively identify project risks, and opportunities for improving processes

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May help coordinate multi-location engagements across EMEIA, using effective

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Develop strong working relationships with onshore and anticipate onshore needs and become integrated into the onshore team attending weekly update calls, providing support to other team members as possible.

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Capture and share knowledge with key stakeholders, using agreed channels

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Act as the knowledge manager for the onshore team and manage databases and/or websites and SharePoint. Manage content including regular review, validating links and content, working with the relevant Communications Lead to manage content

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Preparation of meeting presentations ensuring that they ready for circulation to senior leadership - meeting EY standards

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Act as SPOC to coordinate with other internal GDS teams, e.g. Knowledge, AWS, BMC, Finance, Technology, etc. to leverage existing skills for achieving project goals.  

Experience and qualifications:

·  Graduate / Post-graduate- (Business Administration and Management) with 8 to 12 years of work experience

Mandatory skills & attributes: 

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Strategic thinking - Identifying risk/opportunity areas and highlighting them, thinking ahead of the curve, ability to forecast outcomes to a situation & suggest appropriate solutions.

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Presentation and facilitation skills - Ability to drive meetings, build presentations that interpret the data, creating valuable business insights and delivering the message to the stakeholders

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Work under minimal direction/supervision - Be accountable for projects assigned, take complete ownership and drive projects end to end

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Business acumen and adaptability – Capable of quickly understanding the needs of the business and be able to align with changing customer expectations

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Capable of engaging in effectively multiple stakeholders, understanding the objectives of their programs/initiatives

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Project Management – Intermediate knowledge of Project Management concepts and tools

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Proven ability to read, understand and sanitize the data and provide insights

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Ability to grasp or quickly understand the process, objectives / intricacies of projects and move to delivery mode in a short span

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Effective time management and prioritization

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Excellent Communication - Listening, reading, writing & speaking skills

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Experience working with Business leaders/leadership groups

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Always display high degree of professionalism and integrity

Desired skills  

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Self-motivated towards continuous learning and upskilling

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Solution oriented - Ability to focus on solutions in case of ambiguity /uncertainties and not stuck with the problem

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Display a positive attitude, interest to learn new things, capability to work under pressure and thinking out of the box.

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Content management – Familiar with maintenance of SharePoint/ VNext sites, preparation of newsletters, managing surveys etc.

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Certifications:PMP, Prince, ITIL, Six Sigma