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

D Grade – Associate

Strategy & Performance Transformation, Energy & Natural Resources

London
Advisory
The Strategy Group (part of the Deal Advisory Group)Permanent, Full-Time

KPMG’s Strategy & Performance Transformation practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Manager role, with a sector focus on the Consumer, Retail & Leisure industry and with particular experience in Deal Strategy, one of our core propositions. Additional experience across our other propositions - Growth Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation - will also be valuable.

The Strategy & Performance Transformation team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team of over 150 practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Advisory business

You will be working on a range of projects in the water and energy network sectors. Your work will focus on cost assessment.

Our clients seek expert advice relating to cost and performance benchmarking. There is no ‘typical project’. You will need to apply a structured strategic approach to problem solving, drawing on established economic principles, while having the capacity to think creatively.

Our approach to benchmarking can involve econometric models comparing costs across companies. We also support clients through cost benefit analysis and other benchmarking approaches, such as unit cost models.

The projects that you will advise on will be high profile and varied. For example, in recent years we have advised nearly every water and energy network company on their price control reviews, been the lead advisor on several CMA appeals, and advised on major transactions within the sectors. We have the skills and capabilities to be involved in every major development within the sector.

The work will include a combination of report drafting, data collection/verification, economic analysis, econometric analysis, and engaging with clients.

You will also take a key role in developing the skills of more junior staff.

Director – Financial Services – Identity and Access Management

The role will be working in the UK Cyber Security practice within our Technology and Data service line in Advisory. Our clients are increasingly under cyber-attack and regulatory scrutiny to demonstrate effective management of cyber risk. Our specialists provide independent, jargon free advice and advanced technical capabilities to help our clients proactively manage cyber and technology risks to drive value from their business information assets whilst protecting business.

 Our cyber security services are defined within three capability groups:

• Cyber Risk, Resilience and Privacy
• Identity and access management (IAM) and cloud security
• Cyber Threat Management