ADVISORY DIRECTOR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in advising and presenting to very senior business executives in multi-client and one-on-one settings
• Experience working with CIOs and IT Leaders
• Superior communication skills and a high level of executive presence and self-awareness
• Ability to analyze and solve problems independently
• Ability to effectively navigate a highly matrixed environment
• Executive presence and gravitas with exceptional ability to immediately establish one's credibility and build empathy with senior executives
• Strong commercial outlook and client service work ethic
• Expert knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting
• The ability to collaborate with others to overcome challenges
• Excellent client management skills and ability to build professional relationships with client stakeholders
• Native-level Japanese and Fluent level of English.

Executive presence, US GAAP knowledge, and multi-client advisory experience feature prominently across the duties employers formally publish in hiring ads for this role.

• Experience managing and delivering complex client engagements across a diverse client portfolio of high-net-worth families, fast-growing start-ups, and successful privately owned businesses.
• A zest for collaborating with clients and key stakeholders to understand their business needs and provide holistic and commercially appropriate tax solutions
• Proven team leadership expertise and aspirations to grow engagements and client accounts and foster relationships at a senior level
• A vast network and associated pipeline for future work opportunities
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Degree qualifications in Commerce and CA-qualified
• A passion for growing the team and improving their professional expertise
• Experience in advising private clients as described above
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and good time planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional learning agility and ability to distill insights from various data and information sources

Building a client pipeline and growing engagements at this level fits a longer arc, and how the advisory director career path develops is covered in detail alongside salary and certification milestones.

• A track record of building a business technology transformation or digital transformation business through a combination of new client wins and expansion of existing engagements using indirect/direct channels.
• A track record of delivering complex business technology solutions for financial industries that have contributed directly to, or enabled, improved customer/employee experience, profitability, responsiveness, reputational enhancement, and top talent retention
• Experience in building, developing, and retaining talented teams containing a mix of advisory and engineering skills
• Ability to effectively team with peers in a large, matrixed organization
• Experience with onshore, near-shore, and off-shore delivery teams
• Strong consulting/project-based background, including assessing and managing the opportunity and risk associated with large-scale, complex projects
• Knowledge of Microsoft platforms, applications, and services
• Extensive business technology leadership experience, including solution sales creation, delivery, and business management
• Extensive people and/or business leadership experience, ideally within a consultancy or systems integrator
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Capable of leading multiple client engagements simultaneously

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