Corporate Services Transformation Manager – KPMG – Consulting

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The KPMG Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London 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 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 an Corporate Services Transformation Manager?

KPMG is acknowledged as a leading advisor and professional services provider and our FT Team is an integral part of KPMG’s Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH) Consulting practice.  Joining our industry leading practice will expose you to work on a range of high profile assignments helping clients address their most challenging issues and achieve their biggest opportunities. You will benefit from working with and alongside specialists from a number of disciplines and experts from our Global Centres of Excellence. 

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Please note: This role is offered on a 24 month Fixed Term basis.

KPMG is one of the leading audit practices in the UK whose success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services – and our people. If you join our audit team, you could benefit from increased amounts of training and education to keep you up to speed with current changes in audit regulation and accounting and auditing standards.

The Role

As an Assistant, you will be involved in all aspects of delivering audit engagements, from planning through to completion on a broad spectrum of B2B, B2C and G&I As engagements. The role will include executive level engagement interaction and exposure to multiple engagements on an annual basis. 

•    Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across a portfolio of engagement
•    Assisting in the project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings and supervision, and delivery of audit work
•    Budgeting and monitoring time spent on projects, focusing on optimising profitability
•    Identifying, researching and helping to resolve audit issues
•    Building relationships with the engagement staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm
•    Reporting to audit incharges, managers and partners on all salient points arising from audits
•    Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential
•    Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our business
•    Working on audit tenders and working as part of the relevant independence team on these tenders. Tasks may include reviewing global engagement records in Sentinel, analysing and categorising the records, contacting partners globally for engagement information, preparing data and drafting independence reports, and liaising with UK Ethics and Independence team
•    You may also have the opportunity to work on specific audit related projects across the audit function.

Leadership & Management:

Well-developed leadership and supervisory skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals both internally and externally at different seniority levels

Stakeholder Interaction & Challenges:

Well-developed understanding of the wider commercial background KPMG operates in demonstrating awareness of the issues facing our clients on a day to day basis

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:

As part of the audit team you will contribute to the success of the audit practice in Gibraltar.  As you develop you will take on enhanced responsibilities.  Key attributes are integrity and a proactive approach to work, researching and asking for guidance appropriately.

The Person

Experience:

Essential

•    Recent and extensive external audit experience within a ‘Big 4’ or mid-tier firm is required

Expertise / Technical Role Requirements

As a general rule, you’ll be expected to meet the following requirements (*or equivalents)

•    Minimum Grade 6 GCSE* Maths
•    Minimum Grade 6 GCSE* English Language
•    Minimum of 120 UCAS points* under the 2017 tariff point system at A Level 
•    Minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline

Please note, we only consider a candidate's 'top' 3 A-Level grades and do not accept General Studies.

At KPMG, we look at more than just your academic results. We will review your application, together with your performance in our as

In the role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering our largest and most complex audit engagements to a high standard of quality, from planning through to completion. 

You will have your own portfolio of large and/or complex audited entities, with responsibility for agreeing audit timetables, briefing the audit team (including specialists), monitoring budgets and supervising the KPMG audit process. You will manage and nurture stakeholder relationships at audited entities throughout the engagement, working with senior level staff.

You are also likely to have a departmental role, facilitating the internal operations of running the business, for example, roles relating to finance, technology, quality, people etc. 

As an Audit Senior Manager, you will be responsible for leading teams and supervising the work of junior staff, providing coaching and development to assist them in the effective delivery of engagements. You will also have performance management responsibilities for a small number of employees.

Role: Audit Solution Architect (103665)
Base Location: Canary Wharf, London plus network of 20 offices nationally:

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The KPMG Enterprise Wide Technology Enterprise-Wide Technology (EWT) is an internally facing, dedicated team of over 450 technologists and other specialists, focused on keeping technology running seamlessly for everyone in KPMG.

As an Audit Solutions Architect you will be a key member of the Audit Technology Architecture team, delivering project based technical design artefacts. You will work with business stakeholders and colleagues to develop solutions and services that enable our Audit practice to deliver industry leading service to our clients.

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.

What you would be doing?

• Working with a wide range of different roles and disciplines, e.g. technical managers, leads, architecture review board, test manager, programme and project managers etc to achieve the desired business outcomes
• Accountability for design materials required for the successful delivery of new solutions and working with relevant team members to ensure they are transitioned into build activities appropriately.
• Cost effective and commercially aware budgetary control and management for the recommendations made / designs provided

Key responsibilities

• The Audit Solutions Architect will take responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects as part of the Audit technology portfolio of work.
• They will work with technical SMEs to guide the production of appropriate engineering level documentation and to support delivery and are accountable for ensuring the Solution will be in line with business expectations and fit within the overall technology roadmap.
• Lead the implementation and deployment of Azure solutions, working closely with development / project teams. Ensure that the architecture is implemented correctly, and provide technical oversight throughout the process.
• Supporting other team members in their dialogue with the business to Input into the creation of business cases and budgetary forecasts to project estimates as required.

What will you need to do?

• A passion for Architecture, with at least 6 months experience operating in a design capacity.
• Ability to identify opportunities for technical efficiency and implement within agreed solutions
• Demonstrable experience of deploying services within Azure
• Significant experience working with MS technologies (Windows server, SQL, AD, DNS, File Services, Clustering, …)
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, infrastructure-as-code, PowerShell and DevOps principles
• Demonstrable awareness of systems thinking (considering all aspects of a solution when deploying, such as security and cost considerations with a view to continual improvement)
• M365 Technologies such as Power BI, Power Platform, SharePoint Online
• Azure Technologies such as Azure AD, Azure App Gateway, Azure SQL, Azure VMs etc
• Networking technologies in both on-prem and cloud contexts
• Identity Management
• Overall Microsoft toolsets/