D365 Lead Finance Functional Consultant

The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) business unit at KPMG are looking for an experienced Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) Lead Consultant with knowledge in all phases of large-scale enterprise D365FO projects with a hands-on approach and proven experience in end-to-end implementations, along with interfacing and integration of Dynamics products. Consultancy experience is a must as this role will entail continuous interaction with clients, managing onshore consultants while also working with both onshore and offshore development teams. This role will also require a level of presales activities focused around D365FO and the wider Microsoft platform. You will also contribute to proposal development and provide input in business development while mentoring more junior staff.

This role is therefore key to KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions’ customer delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions. It is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing business area within an established and market-leading global firm.

Main Responsibilities

Project Responsibilities

• Leading the Finance, SCM and/or Retail workstreams of full end-to-end D365 implementations through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Lead the solution on a work stream level, make design decisions and create solution documentation
• Responsible for leading and managing a team comprising of a group of talented consultants each holding different levels of expertise
• Provide on-site support as required by company or client
• Have very good understanding of D365FO functional capabilities
• Involvement with functional interfaces and Integrations with D365FO
• Work with onsite engagement team & client team to gather requirements, determine expectations & finalize deliverables
• Gather and document functional requirements and complete gap/fit analysis
• Ensure quality project delivery of deliverables produced and demonstrate experience in system and functional testing
• Demonstrate awareness of scope (creep) and use of change control
• Deliver end-user training to clients and colleagues
• Demonstrate ability around upselling and understanding of additional company capabilities
• Responding to RFPs and RFQs
• Demonstrate excellent foundational consulting skills, including analytical know-how, written & verbal communication, team participation & presentation skills
• Solves and advises on complex problems with creative solutions

Cyber Response & Recovery - Assistant Manager - 104684

Base Location: London/Manchester plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG Risk Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from locations across the UK we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a Cyber Response & Recovery Assistant Manager?

The Cyber Response & Recovery Assistant Manager role will be working in the Cyber Response Services (CRS) Team within our Risk Consulting practice, reporting directly into the head of cyber response. Cyber security is one of the areas which KPMG has identified for tremendous investment and growth. Our clients face a challenging cyber threat and look to us to help them understand and respond to that threat.

This is an opportunity to join a high performing team that works with a wide variety of clients, as KPMG are 1 of just 9 tier 1 responders in the UK. As such, you will gain a huge amount of experience in a short space of time and will also have the opportunity to be put through a range of security certifications.

Assistant Manager

Job title: Senior Penetration Tester – Assistant Manager
Location: UK
Line of Business: Advisory - Risk Consulting Service Area: Cyber Security 
Roles and Responsibilities

The Role
At KPMG we are looking for an Assistant Manager who lives and breathes hacking and information security. You will have earned your stripes doing CHECK work in data centres and be ready to, or already skilled in leading teams of talented testers. 
In return we will provide some of the UK’s most unique government and commercial engagements for you to cut your teeth on and a friendly, passionate team to develop and grow.

The Team
The KPMG’s Cyber Defence (CDS) Team conducts client facing technical assurance and penetration testing and has a long and successful history in KPMG. Our clients are diverse and we cover many sectors with particular specialisms in Financial Services, High-end Defence Assurance and Telecommunications. We work closely with the NCSC developing new schemes such as Cross Domain Solutions Testing (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/ncsc-cross-domain-industry-pilot-stage-2) and are members of all current NCSC and CREST testing schemes - as a result we conduct interesting and challenging work that isn’t on offer elsewhere. 
Our team is made up of skilled individuals at different stages in their careers, centred around three locations in Leeds, Bristol and London, therefore we are able to offer flexibility in base location, as well as embracing remote working.
 

There has never been a been a better time to join the Technology & Data team at KPMG. Our clients are facing an inevitable surge in demand for timely, accurate insights along with agentic Ai implementations.  This is amplifying the need to have high quality data, at the heart of which, is Master Data Management, a discipline that has, until now, been overlooked and has suffered underinvestment.  We are seeing unprecedented demand for MDM services across our client base who are looking for partners they can trust to architect their MDM solutions across complex technology landscapes.   We are well positioned to do this with alongside our technology alliance partners and now need to scale our capability in this area.