Director, Business Value Services – Tax & Accounting Division

Company: wk
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Location: London
Job Description:

About the Role

Wolters Kluwer is building a Business Value Services (BVS) capability to position the company as a value-led partner, not just a software provider. The Director of Business Value Services (BVS) for Tax & Accounting (TAA) is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving value-based selling and business case rigor across the TAA division.

This is a high-impact, client-facing role focused on supporting large, complex deals by articulating and quantifying the financial and strategic value of Wolters Kluwer solutions. The role combines top-tier consulting problem solving with enterprise SaaS commercial execution.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Deal Engagement.

    Partner with Sales on top TAA accounts and largest opportunities.

    Shape deal strategy to maximize ACV/TCV and win probability.

    Act as a trusted advisor to account teams and senior customer stakeholders.

    Support negotiation strategy and value-based pricing.

  • Business Case Development & Value Engineering.

    Build robust, data-driven business cases for strategic deals.

    Quantify customer impact across: revenue growth, cost optimization, productivity and automation gains, risk mitigation and compliance.

    Translate WK TAA solutions into clear financial and operational outcomes.

  • Executive Storytelling

    Develop and deliver C-level narratives (CFO, Head of Tax, Head of Accounting, CIO).

    Lead executive discussions on: investment rationale, ROI and payback, strategic impact.

    Align finance, tax, accounting, and IT stakeholders.

  • Deal Acceleration & Pipeline Impact

    Identify and remove barriers to closing (urgency, budget, stakeholder alignment).

    Improve win rates, deal velocity, and pipeline conversion.

    Support account planning and growth strategy.

  • Value Selling Enablement

    Equip sales teams with: value-based proposals (VSPs), ROI models and financial tools, messaging frameworks.

    Coach account teams on value-based selling.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Partner with: Sales (pipeline, deal strategy), Product (value proposition alignment) , Marketing (value messaging).

    Provide insights on customer value gaps and market needs.

Success Metrics

  • Increase in average deal size (ACV/TCV).
  • Improved win rates on strategic deals.
  • Reduction in sales cycle length.
  • Measurable impact on pipeline conversion.
  • Adoption of value-based selling across TAA.

Qualifications

Experience10-15+ years of experience in: top-tier consulting (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) and/or Enterprise SaaS / FinTech / Tax & Accounting software.Proven track record in: business case development / value engineering; Supporting complex enterprise deals; C-level stakeholder engagement.

Tax & Accounting Domain Experience (Valued but not required)

Candidates that have direct experience in the Tax & Accounting domain would be valued but not required, including:

  • Industry Exposure.
  • Experience working with one or more of: corporate tax departments (large enterprises); accounting firms (Big 4, mid-market, or large regional firms); Finance / controllership organizations; strong understanding of tax and accounting operating models.

Domain Knowledge Valued but not Required

Familiarity with :

  • Tax workflows (direct tax, indirect tax, provision, compliance).
  • Financial close and reporting processes.
  • Audit and regulatory requirements.
  • Workflow automation and digital transformation in finance/tax.

Financial & Operational Value Drivers

Ability to build business cases tied to:

  • Productivity and efficiency gains (automation, workflow optimization).
  • Cost reduction and operating leverage.
  • Risk reduction and compliance improvements.
  • Faster close cycles and improved reporting accuracy.
  • Understanding of ROI from software and workflow transformation, cost of manual processes and inefficiencies.

Customer Engagement Experience

Experience engaging with:

  • CFOs, Controllers, Heads of Tax, Heads of Accounting, CIOs.
  • Ability to navigate multi-stakeholder buying processes across finance, tax, and IT.

Preferred / Nice to Have Experience

  • Experience working with or advising:
  • Private Equity firms (e.g., portfolio company value creation, diligence support).
  • Professional Services firms (e.g., consulting, audit, tax advisory, outsourcing providers).
  • Exposure to:
  • Value creation initiatives across PE portfolio companies.
  • Operational improvement and finance/tax transformation programs.
  • Familiarity with how PE-backed companies evaluate: ROI, payback periods, and transformation investments.

Capabilities

  • Strong financial modeling and ROI expertise.
  • Exceptional structured problem solving.
  • Executive-level communication and storytelling.
  • Ability to operate independently in high-ambiguity environments.
  • Experience in complex, enterprise sales environments.

This is an individual contributor role (no direct reports).

Highly collaborative and cross-functional.

Significant exposure to senior internal leaders and C-level customers.

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Posted: September 26th, 2026