Episode 17: Operating model effectiveness, with Sam Barrett, Ernst & Young LLP

  • Updated: May 30, 2024
  • Read Time: 1 minute read

Paul and Sam’s discussion covers:

  • What operating model effectiveness aims to achieve, and how
  • The typical drivers behind operating model effectiveness and global value chain projects
  • How the tax and transfer pricing teams should be involved
  • The role of non-tax functions such as IT, HR and Legal
  • General principles and methodologies that can be applied
  • How to make sure that, after implementation, projects have actually achieved the intended results
  • The main challenges for multinational groups’ tax functions over the next year
  • Key takeaways for heads of tax and their advisers.
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