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Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• The EUC Specialist is responsible for overseeing and executing all technical requirements for development of the End User Computing requirements for KPMG South Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, deployment and maintenance of the end user image (Global Desktop), based on what is provided by ITS Global, and in terms of global standards, business requirements and best practice, for KPMG SA and Africa Shared Services customers.
• Maintenance of the Group Policy for EUC environments, including AGPM and the Policy management of the desktop environment for KPMG SA. Support for GPO for Africa Shared Services countries is only for escalations.
• Responsible for administration, management and deployment of SCCM end-user components, such as software deployment, security updates (patching), advertisements and collections, for KPMG SA and Africa Shared Services customers.
• Reporting for all SCCM end-user related elements, including Patch compliance for KPMG SA and remediation in this area.
• Support and administer the Intune environment, including responsibility for policy creation and administration, ensuring device compliance, and second level support for end-user interactions in this area.
• Provide 3rd level and escalation support for core applications included in the standard Desktop environment, including Microsoft 365, Acrobat, Edge Chromium, etc.
• Ensuring all workstations are compliant with the latest virus definitions and ability to resolve errors using Intune

Skills

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Relevant Tertiary/IT qualification
• Proven hands-on experience with Microsoft SCCM, including OSD/Task Sequences, Client deployment, Security Updates, and issue remediation
• Hands-on experience in Office 365 and Intune will be advantageous
• Comfortable to lead in their area of expertise, but also able to follow as required by the team
• Good organisational skills to ensure effective planning and prioritisation takes place regularly
• Proven experience supporting core business applications for a medium to large firm at a 2nd\3rd level
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft services (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS)
• Strong understanding of PowerShell/Windows Scripting
• Create and maintain Technical Documents, Support and Operations manuals and Knowledge Base articles
• Experience\Understanding of ITIL Concepts, Change Management Processes, Incident and Problem management
• Ability to deal effectively with individuals at all levels
• Must be very detail orientated understanding that tasks are only done once all steps have been effectively completed

Personal Attributes

• Excellent client focus
• Service oriented and willingness to help
• Ability to deal with conflict
• Extremely high level of confidentiality and integrity
• Able to maintain a friendly, professional manner when liaising with clients, even in challenging situations
• Ability to multi-task
• The ability to build collaborative relationship with good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion and diversity
• The ability to work well under pressure and to perform to deadlines
• Team player who is self-aware
• Strong organisation skills; a self-starter with initiative, ability to foster innovation and a logical approach to problem solving
• Sound decision making ability with the ability to consult where needed
• Focus on continuous improvement within the ITS function while advancing an ethical environment
• High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality
• The ability to work unsupervised
• Technology savvy

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• Relevant Tertiary/IT qualification
• Proven hands-on experience with Microsoft SCCM, including OSD/Task Sequences, Client deployment, Security Updates, and issue remediation
• Working knowledge of Microsoft services (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS)

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Description of The Role And Purpose Of The Job

• Manager level position which specialises in government incentives (both tax and cash), with a focus on the research and development tax incentive. The purpose of the role is to manage the incentives portfolio together with the partner and ensure full delivery. This requires the individual to take any engagement from start to finish (including client and engagement assessment, getting the deliverable ready for partner review, interacting with clients and billing and collecting)

Key Responsibilities

• The individual should have at least 4 – 5 years’ experience in the following:
• Drafting technical applications for incentives
• Drafting, reviewing and commenting on technical R&D progress reports
• Calculating and reviewing R&D costs incurred in order to determine the quantum of the available incentive which may be claimed
• Drafting technical articles and tax alerts about legislative changes
• Commenting on proposed legislative amendments
• Business development by sourcing new clients and also expanding service offering with existing client portfolio
• Driving and managing the incentives portfolio, ensuring the meeting of all client and government deadlines, attending to all internal risk matters and ensuring timeous billing and collection of cash
• Presenting at both external and internal seminars and representing KPMG on various industry body committees
• Interacting with the various government departments (such as the Department of Science and Innovation and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition)

Skills And Attributes Required For The Role

• Strong technical knowledge and practical experience of the various incentives and how to compile a successful application
• Good understanding and experience in performing calculations accurately, putting together detailed working papers
• Professional manner in all internal and external interactions
• Comfortable with having technical discussions with all levels of staff in order to gain as much technical detail as possible for purposes of putting together successful applications

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• 4 – 5 years’ experience in incentives, with a focus on the research and development tax incentives
• Engineering degree preferable