Global HR

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of employee, financial, and legal administration services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. Our 11,000 experts in 125 offices across 86 jurisdictions worldwide serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private clients, and family offices, providing the combination of accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration, compliance, and entity management services essential to global business success.

Job purpose

As a key contributor within TMF’s Global HR and Payroll Practice, the Consultant will own numerous engagement projects that are the backbone of the global HRP Consultancy Services delivered to TMF clients. In particular, a specific focus of the Consultant will be leading “outbound” projects requested by clients within the same region, as well as supporting “inbound” projects requested by clients headquartered outside the region.

All HRP personnel will not only promote and leverage the existing suite of services available within the TMF network, but will themselves have a commercial sensitivity and generate significant consulting revenue, with chargeable resources helping to deliver the services on each consulting project. The Consultant will be responsible for a delivery component of the projects offered and accepted, and be held to account to have high chargeability, whilst meeting the quality standards set forth. This role will be a very experienced consultant leading and advising prospects and clients on payroll and HR consulting assignments, having a strong transformation background. The Consultant will be expected to work as one team with the sales department, identifying opportunities and be a key member of the sales support to ensure the solution is agreed accordingly.

At this role, you will have the possibility to work remotely or from one of our offices in the EMEA region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead complex transformational consultancy projects for global payroll and HR clients, with a focus on payroll transformation
• Be a transformer, create high client satisfaction through the quality of work and advice provided
• Provide assistance and support for the less senior roles leading the delivery of consulting projects, as needed.
• Assist with ensuring the on-time, accurate, and complete delivery of all HRP Consultancy solutions sold, while at the same time attaining the chargeable utilization target.
• Contribute to the efforts needed to scope, price, deliver, and invoice each engagement, working with local TMF partners, or third parties as necessary.
• Work with the sales team to draft proposals and engagement letters for approval
• Understand trends in the global HR and Payroll market to suggest fit-for-purpose consultancy solutions to respond to client needs.
• Develop methodologies, tools, and techniques for use by the team on future engagements
• Identifying and surfacing opportunities based on current market trends and the broader economical context of the industry
• Work simultaneously with other business units to ensure complete collaboration and cooperation across the HR and Payroll service line

Key Requirements:

Key Competencies

• Vision and Values: Understands, supports, and is a role model for the Company’s vision, mission, and values.
• Client-focused: Understands, identifies, and anticipates potential client issues, while being sensitive to the fact that in our business “a client’s perception is reality”. Passionate about doing their part to ensure the effective delivery of agreed solutions. Effectively communicates client feedback to all team members.
• Communication and presentation: Is an articulate, informed, and persuasive communicator. Displays diplomacy and discretion in communicating with others. Monitors audience understanding and reaction, and modifies presentation method and content accordingly.
• Leads and adapts to change: Proactively identifies potential obstacles to changes. Seeks opinions, ideas, and suggestions from others. Develops strategies to overcome obstacles. Demonstrates the advantages to others through actions as well as words and ensures support for change initiatives. Champions new and better ways of operating; creates an environment that fosters a reasonable level of risk-taking.
• Management, teamwork, and development: Takes initiative in helping others understand the value of working as a team. Shares information and best practices. Takes a collaborative approach. Easily approachable and not afraid to give constructive feedback, state their opinions, or assist others.
  Problem Solving: Analyzes problems by recognizing component parts of a situation. Attempts to anticipate obstacles and think ahead. Understands the facts by asking relevant questions, before making a decision. Commits to a course of action within the necessary time frame

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration or equivalent, with a concentration in Accounting, Human Resources, Payroll, or International Business. Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 10 years work experience, either in an operational role or consulting role, having experience in both payroll and HR consultancy, operations, or transformation.
• Expert knowledge in a specific area of HR and/or Payroll expertise is a plus, such as global mobility, benefits, Shared Services Center organization, Mergers & Acquisitions,…
• Experience working in an advisory practice, delivering consultancy services, and meeting billable time and revenue targets.
• Strong English language written and verbal skills, with proficiency in a second foreign language a plus.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to an evolving environment
• Motivated self-starter who has the ability to take on initiatives with little management oversight
• Transformational experience, ensuring benefits are realized
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior personnel, both internally, and with existing and prospective clients.

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrated success as a leader, manager, and team player.
• Experienced Subject Matter Expert able to lead a prospect from an initial conversation until contract closure, demonstrating commercial acumen.
• Dependable, consistent performer, with a positive attitude, and an ability to listen and work collaboratively across an organization.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and driven with the ability to meet deadlines.
• High personal standards and integrity.
• Candidate must be open to the opportunity for periodic travel, including internationally.
• Knowledge and interest in global trends, and an ability to translate these into potential impacts on clients – for example, nowadays, Covid-19 impact, Earned Wage Access, hybrid working, EU Working Time Directive,...

Working at TMF Group offers:

• Different benefits depending on candidate's location

* Please note, we’ll contact selected Candidates only.

Applications close: 30 Apr 2024 India Standard Time

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