Associate Director - Deal Execution - Integration & Separation

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Associate Director role. The Deal Execution 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 working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business, and are focused on continually enhancing value for clients across the deal and economic cycle. Our teams comprise of specialists capable of helping clients right through from conceptual thinking of buying a business to turning their business around in times of difficulty.

The Deal Execution Advisory Team

KPMG's Deal Execution Advisory Team is a growing and dynamic team. We work with both vendors and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, exits and joint ventures, both pre and post-deal.

The team offers four key proposition areas:

Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity to the Buyer with value preserved and business continuity in place from Day 1, including supporting the definition and implementation of transitional service agreements.

Integration: Pre and post deal integration design, planning and implementation to integrate the target business into the Buyer’s organisation whilst mitigating risk and enhancing value.

Synergies: Understanding the potential benefits and costs generated through a proposed transaction, and the associated plans, interdependencies, risks and issues for the delivery of base and stretch case targets.

Joint Ventures: Helping respective partners ensure the key value considerations are identified and prioritised early and delivered through the associated business plan, leveraging each party’s specific contribution and capabilities and managing broader stakeholder relationships.

MS Dynamics 365 F&O Solution Architect 

KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions is seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) Solutions Architect with extensive experience across all phases of large-scale enterprise D365FO projects. This role requires a hands-on approach and proven experience in end-to-end implementations, with a strong understanding of financial and supply chain processes and procedures. The ideal candidate will also have practical knowledge of interfacing and integration with Dynamics products. A demonstrable history of consultancy experience is essential, as the role will involve continuous interaction with clients, managing onshore consultants, and collaborating with both onshore and offshore development teams. Additionally, the role will require presales activities focused on D365FO functionality and the wider Microsoft platform, including contributing to proposal development and business development. The successful candidate will also provide leadership and mentoring to junior staff.

This position is crucial to the success of KPMG Microsoft Business Solutions' customer delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions. It presents a dynamic and exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business area within an established and market-leading global Big 4 firm.

Main Responsibilities

Project Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance/SCM/Retail solutions following best practices.

• Own the solution for the Finance and/or SCM and/or Retail work stream, making design decisions and reviewing/creating solution documentation.

• Lead and manage a team of talented consultants with varying levels of expertise.

• Demonstrate an excellent understanding of D365FO functional capabilities.

• Manage functional interfaces and integrations with D365FO.

• Provide on-site support as required, working with the on-site engagement team and client team to gather requirements, determine expectations, and finalize deliverables.

• Oversee the gathering and documentation of functional requirements and conduct gap/fit analysis for the workstream.

• Ensure high-quality project delivery of all deliverables produced, with experience in system and functional testing.

• Advise client and delivery team members on scope creep and use of change control processes.

• Deliver end-user training to clients and colleagues as needed.

• Identify opportunities for upselling and demonstrate understanding of additional company capabilities.

• Respond to RFPs and RFQs as necessary.

• Exhibit strong consulting skills, including analytical thinking,

Job Title/Req Number: Pension Risk Transfer Specialist

Base Location: London, Manchester or Birmingham plus network of 20 offices nationally.

KPMG’s Pensions Advisory continues to build out its new pensions team, and requires individuals that can bring different skill-sets to the team. We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Manager to join our team, who will be responsible for working closely colleagues in the area of pension risk transfer.

As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for effective collaboration within teams, supervising the work of junior staff, providing coaching and development to assist them in the effective delivery of engagements.

Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Platform Architect (Advisory) – Senior Manager – National Security

Important - due to the nature of the work, it is essential for applicants to hold current 'National Security Vetting’ aligned to a UK National Security organisation.

KPMG Overview
KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 17,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.
With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.
The Team

KPMG’s Cloud practice is a rapidly growing team of consultants that helps clients transform the way they deliver technology services to business stakeholders. We help the UK’s largest and most complex organisations to:

• Develop strategies for the adoption and exploitation of cloud in conjunction with modernised on premises capabilities
• Build the operating models, architectures and capabilities to deliver value from Cloud and Hybrid platforms
• Help clients operate their cloud or hybrid estates effectively and cost-efficiently over the long term.

We need Hybrid Platform Architects that are comfortable providing advice to C-suite leaders and senior client technologists across our whole client base but, in particular, this role will be aligned to our well-established Defence Consulting team.

National Security
The National Security sector is one of KPMG’s key priority sectors, designated for high growth over the next three years. It

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Associate Director role, with a technology, digital, AI and M&A specialisation.