Karen McSharry

Karen mcsharry

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  • About me

    Experienced global mobility and expatriate tax senior manager

  • Education

    • Robert gordon university

      1983 - 1988
      Ba business studies 2:1 (hons)
  • Experience

    • Arthur andersen (1885 -> 2002) official

      Oct 1988 - Jan 1995
      Assistant manager

      Client facing role on several large clients, including the preparation and review of UK and US tax return compliance as well as involvement with technical projects as client required

    • Ernst & young

      Feb 1995 - Oct 2002
      Senior manager

      I was located in the International Assignment Services department and was responsible for providing UK and US individual tax compliance and consulting services as lead manager on a wide variety of clients and projects.

    • Coats

      Jun 2003 - Apr 2004
      Global mobility manager

      Analysis and review of internal processes and to test robustness of tax compliance of current international assignee population. Involvement in various projects including assistance with the setting up of an global employment company, review of global mobility policy, global payroll compliance and corporate recharge provisions

    • Kpmg switzerland

      May 2004 - Jan 2008
      Senior manager

      • Responsible for the Basel US individual tax practice • Special point of contact for senior executives of our clients• Various projects into tax and social security implications arising in association with a mobile workforce

    • Pricewaterhousecoopers

      Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
      Senior manager, people & organisation

      • Senior manager and team leader responsibility in provision of consulting and delivery of global mobility, tax, legal and compensation services to global key account clients • Partnering with client corporate departments and senior executives to identify their needs and deliver forward thinking projects and solutions related to their mobile workforce• Responsible for global finances, contract negotiations and contract management for my clients Detailed involvement and lead on projects, including but not limited to;• complex cross border situations, including project worker business visitor compliance• global compensation reporting/payroll• set up and efficient management of process to offshore service delivery centres• deep working relationships with client to develop their global mobility strategy Show less

    • Certino - shadow payroll experts

      Jul 2018 - now
      Senior tax manager

      Certino is the world’s first SPaaS (“Shadow Payroll as a Service”) solution, offering timely, accurate and cost-efficient shadow payroll calculations through our intuitive web application or API integration. We provide real-time monthly calculations, not estimates, returned in a format required for the local payroll, integrating with ease into your existing payroll process. My role as part of the Tax Solutions team is to ensure that all our clients have confidence in the accuracy of the calculations and say goodbye to estimates that can lead to costly and time-consuming adjustments, over and underpayments of tax as well as compliance and audit risks. Certino’s specialist shadow payroll tax engine will enable you to undertake fast, accurate and real-time shadow payroll calculations with near global coverage for corporate clients or our partners. We integrate seamlessly with tax and mobility programmes to maintain a smooth and fast shadow payroll process, remain compliant with international employment tax laws and reduce shadow payroll costs. We enhance your existing payroll operations to simplify shadow payroll processes.If you would like to discuss shadow payroll for your business, please get in touch via [email protected]. Always love to chat ! Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered institute of taxation, united kingdom

      Chartered institute of taxation (ciot)
      Mar 2004
    • Us enrolled agent

      National association of enrolled agents
      Jul 1998
    • Bachelor of arts - business studies

      Robert gordon university
      Dec 1987