Job Title: KDN Advisory- SAP Platform Architect 

Contract: 24 month FTC

Location: London

About KPMG Delivery Network

The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology. The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a KPMG special purpose member firm offering a way for clients to leverage KPMG top talent and technology platforms through regional teams of specialists, enabling economies of scale and a new way of working that expands beyond local capability Together with KDN, KPMG member firms can drive the sales and delivery of global solutions at a competitive price and in a repeatable and consistent manner.

As a member of KDN, you’ll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession’s most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to our clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve. You’ll be enabling KDN accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm. And through your work, you’ll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support, vast resources, and an inclusive, supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

Role Summary

The KDN team is looking for an experienced SAP Platform Architect to join the core team that helps orchestrate the various Powered SAP programmatic elements of the KDN. This Architect will lead multiple SAP deals with EMEA Member Firms s to increase KDN adoption across all SAP deals in the market along with the Member firms’ sales, Pre-Sales and solutions team.

How you will make your mark

Key Responsibilities:           
• Support member firms with Powered SAP specific support (like credentials, proposal preparation, demos (together with other colleagues from e.g. Sofia)
• Contribute with Thought Leadership (e.g. explain what Rise with SAP in the context of Powered SAP means and similar topics).
• Work on initiatives together with SAPNext (=future SAP Alliance)
• Help organize SAP PAN calls and other events.
• Work on cross regional/global initiatives like e.g. preparing training material for Powered Enterprise SAP (Solution Architect School).
• Liase with the Powered SAP build team in order to learn functional/technical aspects of the Powered SAP solution.
• Help connecting the MF to other SMEs inside and outside of KDN for specific opportunities.
• Helps with harvesting materials (proposals, resource plans, estimates, credentials)
• Provides Powered Trainings to MFs.

Works mainly together with:
• Other Solution Architects (SAP and non-SAP as well as functional TOM architects) in EMEA and around the globe
• SAP Delivery Centres (Sofia/India)
• Memberfirms (mainly ASPAC, but could also be other MFs)
• Powered Training Teams
• PE SAP Build team
• SMEs from MFs
• PES team (Powered Execution Team)

Benefits for the role owner:

• Building up a significant network within the SAP world at KPMG globally.
• Great way to enhance SAP knowledge but equally important grow experience in working in a global context.

Learned skills:
• Gains strong access to the SAP world at KPMG (KDN, Powered SAP build team, SAP Innovation Lab, SAP Alliance)
• Have somebody in your team, who can spread knowledge to other colleagues on Powered Enterprise and SAP.

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In the role, you will be responsible for managing and delivering our  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.

About KPMG Delivery Network

KPMG is focused on achieving significant growth ambitions while becoming the most trusted professional services firm. For Audit, this requires a relentless focus on key initiatives that drive Audit Quality and achieve Operational Excellence through standardization, centralization, automation, and innovation.

The establishment of a global delivery model, KPMG Delivery Network for Audit (KDN Audit), will help make significant strides in all these focus areas. We envision a network of global, regional, and specialty focused delivery centers that provide standardized services (on a cost recovery basis) to engagement teams in all member firms. The potential benefits are plentiful. Audit quality will be increased by the centralized, consistent performance of certain audit procedures. Engagement teams will be able to increase their focus on more complex procedures or on serving more clients. Our multi-national clients will have a more consistent experience around the globe. Most member firms will be able to achieve better margins. Finally, the firm will have a mechanism to help quickly deploy new and emerging solutions (e.g. ESG) and audit innovations (e.g. audit technology).

Role Summary

KDN for Audit is a critical component of delivering the Global ESG Assurance strategy, and is fundamental to ensuring member firms can scale their assurance practices’ in a rapidly changing market. 

Our vision is that the KDN ESG Assurance team will support every ESG Assurance engagement across the global network with access to market leading expertise and highly standardised services so they can deliver consistently high quality. The CSRD in the EU is expected to create a multi-billion dollar opportunity for KPMG in ESG assurance, but in order to meet demand, we will need a significant amount of capacity and subject matter experience. KDN will be the only way member firms can meet the scale of this challenge, and is a truly transformative opportunity for the firm.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to serve as a Carbon Accounting Subject Matter Expert to partner with global Leaders to build profile, provide credibility for ESG sales pitches and develop and lead the delivery of assurance services.  Through this work, you will have the opportunity to help shape a more sustainable future, as well as work with fantastic colleagues and the brightest minds in KPMG.

How you will make your mark

To be successful, KDN ESG Assurance aims to amplify existing investments in ESG knowledge, experience and processes to deliver best in class services across the KPMG network.  The role therefore focuses on building a framework and solutions that are innovative, purposeful, and fit for adoption across the network.

We need you!  New projects and service developments are always on the horizon, so we’re looking for someone who can contribute to our growth and success.

Key activities will include:

• Representing KPMG and building the assurance brand from an international perspective
• Supporting and partially managing ESG assurance engagements, including report assurance, readiness services and other assurance related activities with a focus on Carbon Accounting subject matter expertise
• Building capacity within the member firms through training and knowledge sharing:
  • Enabling member firm teams to work in compliance with the latest regulations and guidelines
  • Ensuring teams are up to date on developments on frameworks and requirements
  • Developing and rolling-out training for sustainability and audit teams
• Identifying opportunities for KDN process improvement and standardisation including:
  •   Work paper development and exp

This role is for an innovative professional at assistant manager level. This role will work alongside our existing team to use their lived experience of the full project and programme lifecycle in the construction industry and their procurement / commercial acumen to solve complex problems.

You will be providing advice to a broad range of clients on many different matters, helping them to achieve successful outcomes through planning and implementing innovative and robust procurement and commercial interventions.

The MPA team in the UK are based in London, Birmingham and Manchester. This role will be based in one of these locations but will require travel to client locations throughout the UK and occasionally overseas.

About KPMG International

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. 

KPMG International acts as a coordinating entity, carrying out business activities for the benefit of KPMG firms. More than 2,500 talented colleagues make up the KPMG International team, with a focus on ensuring global consistency and providing expertise to support member firms in the achievement of KPMG's Trust and Growth ambition. 

KPMG International is comprised of a number of high-performing global teams, including Global Advisory, Global Audit, Global Clients & Markets, Global Corporate Affairs, Global People, Global Quality and Risk Management, Global Tax and Legal, Global Technology and Knowledge, the International Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Chief Administrative Officer. 

Working together, our global team is changing the way our business operates, delivering value to our member firms and driving positive change in the communities we serve.

About the team

Increasingly businesses are looking at how opportunities to buy, sell, partner, fund or fix a company can add or preserve value. 
.To gain and maintain competitive advantage, organizations are using mergers and acquisitions, alongside organisational transformation, as a way to accelerate change, growth and embed emerging technologies. 

To help clients navigate these strategic decisions, KPMG has an integrated deals and strategy business that has portfolio of global services covering strategy, restructuring, valuations, acquisitions divestiture, integration, and separation These are underpinned by value creation models, advanced analytics, strategic insights, and benchmarks to improve the pace and quality of the decisions that can be made. From helping clients to plan and implement strategic change to measurably increasing portfolio value, our experts focus on delivering tangible results.

The KPMG Deal Advisory (DA) practice forms part of KPMG Advisory which more widely supports clients on their business transformation journey – we are collectively focused on supporting our clients from deals to transformation. At the heart of our vision is “Elevate” our KPMG proprietary approach towards value identification and quantification and our key solution differentiator.  

Reporting to the Marketing Director, Global Advisory, the candidate will be a key member of the global KPMG Advisory marketing team focusing primarily on the marketing of our Deal Advisory practice. 

Role Summary

This complex and diverse role is responsible for leading the global marketing that will position KPMG strongly in the Deal Advisory marketplace. Within a fast pace and competitive market the role includes development of the necessary marketing plans, assets and toolkits for the KPMG member firms to activate, including global thought leadership studies and solutions campaigns for demand generation.   

The candidate  will work with colleagues in sector and functional marketing teams to promote our capabilities and support revenue generation. This individual will have one direct report supporting the DA agenda.

The Marketing Director, Global Deal Advisory will be part of the Deal Advisory leadership team and collaborate and build consensus with numerous stakeholders – including working closely with deal advisory leadership, and global and member firm marketing and communications teams, subject matter experts, and key third parties. 

All outputs and activities must be to the highest possible standar