At KPMG, we believe in the importance of creating consistently brilliant customer and employee experiences. The way we do that is by combining our unique insights with a talented team of experience designers alongside the transformation capability to make it real.

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

Global markets have been thriving, with significant funding to invest in the right business, and the opportunity to support management teams has never been greater. In our Audit and Assurance business this includes Reporting Accountant roles, Special Purpose Audits, and many other bespoke Assurance projects. To support this growth we have a fantastic opportunity for Directors to join our Transactions Assurance team and work with companies on the audit and assurance requirements of both UK and US initial public offerings, and with a wide variety of project-based assurance and accounting topics, including carve out transactions, acquisitions and opening balance sheet audits and complex private equity transactions.

As a Director, you will act as a role model for your teams, facilitating the effective and efficient delivery of these assurance engagements. You will be responsible for leading teams and supervising the work of staff and providing coaching and developmental support.  You will also be working alongside our Capital Markets and Due Diligence teams where relevant and have opportunities to lead conversations with diverse range of stakeholders involved in projects such as (sponsors, lawyers, accounting advisors). 

There will also be great opportunity to work on business development skills, for example, leading initial management conversations and qualifying opportunities.

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology.

Our clients leverage KPMG’s compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency and improved risk management across their organisation.  Ultimately we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance helping them develop a sustainable, technology- enabled and holistic future state operating model.

We are winning new clients and are rapidly growing our team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of an established KPMG network of expert teams and delivery centres, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. Delivery is underpinned by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform. This is an exciting time to be part of our GCT team at KPMG where reimagining tax is a strategic priority for our UK and Global business.  We have a diverse client base, from mid-market to FTSE listed groups, from public sector to real estate to financial services. The role involves working on clients of all sizes and across a wide range of sectors. 

Programme Manager

The Programme Manager one or projects at any one time in an efficient and effective manner, and is responsible for their delivery within agreed timescales, budgets and conformance to agreed requirements. This person is also responsible for leading more PM’s and the efficient utilization of assigned staff and any associated third parties. They are accountable for ensuring that all project activities conform to the company’s quality management standards and processes.

Responsibilties

• Plans and manages one or more projects assigned, keeping the customer and senior management informed about project progress;
• Compiles and agrees the project plan with the client.
• Compiles and agrees with the client any Statements of Work in line with contractual arrangements with the client.
• Monitors progress against project plan and budget, correcting and / or escalating abnormal situations when necessary;
• Maintains the Project Plan, in particular with forecast completion dates and impact analysis;
• Tracks actual costs vs plan (using Microsoft project and our internal Dynamics FO time recording system);
• Maintains awareness of all ongoing non-trivial problems towards their solution. Ensures that project objectives are met;
• Monitors and controls all individuals allocated to the project ensuring that all project activities are carried out in accordance with the appropriate standards. This includes ensuring that activities are planned and executed in line with the KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions project delivery methodology;
• Manages any third parties that may be involved as sub-contractors within the project, as relevant, and ensures that any deliverables are produced on time, to required quality standards, and in line with agreed commercials;
• Ensures Risks and Issues are being correctly assessed and reported. Pro-actively predicts and mitigates risk;
• Participates in client reporting sessions, including as relevant, weekly progress review meetings and (typically) monthly Steering Committee meetings
• Tracks actual vs. budgeted costs and effort on a weekly basis;
• Plans and monitors any validation activities with the customer to ensure that all requirements are met;
• Plans and monitors any internal verification activities, including any reviews, walkthroughs and testing, and oversees the correction of non-conformities to ensure quality of all project deliverables;
• Plans and monitors release and implementation activities (e.g. release and/or implementation plans, hand over/support documentation, etc.);
• Works very closely with the Solution Architect on an ongoing basis in ensuring the overall quality of deliverables prior to release to the client;
• Receives, analyses and co-ordinates the implementation of project/system live changes requested by the customer when applicable;
• Addresses all project customer satisfaction issues, escalating feedback as necessary for further action;
• Participates in KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions resource management, utilisation and capacity planning processes.
• Minimises non-billable resource utilisation on projects, and escalates as required with the Senior Programme Manager and Resourcing to optimise billable use of resources. Escalates any forecasted requirements for non-billable effort with the Senior Programme Manager in order to maintain awareness and if possible mitigate. Tracks non-billable effort against the project budget;
• Contributes towards continuous refinement and improvement of our best practice project delivery methodology. Offers advice and mentors more junior Project Manages and members of staff. Liaises with peers to provide assistance and convey lessons learnt as required, in order to promote and improve the ove