The role of the Technology Operating Model Design Architect is to significantly contribute towards efforts to improve, and create alignment between, the business and technology functions within KPMG to ensure that the Firm can execute its strategy and achieve its primary goals. The Enterprise Business Architect must therefore have a good understanding of both business and technology strategy and concepts; requirements and designs; their mutual dependencies and impacts on one another; and an understanding of technology transformation and project management disciplines to create practical and feasible plans that deliver on the Firm’s primary goals.

Base Location: Aberdeen plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from Aberdeen we do work that matters, serving the region with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses.  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.

We are a network of specialists with a proven track record in Corporate Tax who can offer a forward-thinking working environment with a supportive structure and management team. We collaborate with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of tax solutions.

Why Join KPMG as a Tax Assistant Manager – Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance

This exciting role is within our Scotland Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Aberdeen office. 

Our clients include UK headquartered businesses and inbound groups across a range of sectors. 

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

With the emergence of the CSRD, KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) will be at the forefront of delivering assurance to global clients through providing market leading expertise in ESG. The CSRD presents a transformative opportunity for KPMG’s global assurance practice.  This is your chance to be at the forefront of this opportunity and shape a more sustainable future, surrounded by specialists of a similar mindset.  Together, let's make a difference and create a more sustainable world and leave a lasting impact on the future.

About KPMG International

Through helping other organizations mitigate risks and grasp opportunities, we can drive positive, sustainable change for clients, our people and society at large. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories, and in FY22, collectively employed more than 265,000 partners and people, serving the needs of business, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profits and through KPMG firms' audit and assurance practices, the capital markets. KPMG is committed to quality and service excellence in all that we do, bringing our best to clients and earning the public's trust through our actions and behaviors both professionally and personally.

We lead with a commitment to quality and integrity across the KPMG global organization, bringing a passion for client success and a purpose to serve and improve the communities in which KPMG firms operate. In a world where rapid change and unprecedented disruption are the new normal, we inspire confidence and empower change in all we do."    

About the team

GISG (Global Information Security Group) is one of five domains within KPMG’s Global Technology & Knowledge group. GISG provides the information protection and technology infrastructure that secures KPMG’s technology environment and connects its network of member firms. GISG works with the other GT&K domains to ensure that appropriate security controls are in place for KPMG technology solutions.

Role summary

•    Provide Bridge between GISG Operational teams and ITS Global Major Incident Management Process
•    Coordinate Security Incident management activities across Regions
•    Provide Member Firms with Incident Response advice and support through the regional model
•    Provide guidance to GSOC Operational Teams on advice given to MF when escalating incidents
•    Provide Regionally aligned situational awareness to MF's and GSOC Operational Teams
•    Define, set up, and maintain repeatable Teams War Room structure
•    Define, set up, and maintain communication structure and templates for the three below high level incident types. Assist in coordination with GCISO to link into board level and regulatory comms requirements
•    Give Service Management the Security context of any Security Incident promoted to Major Incidents 
•    Assist in the delivery of Cyber War games and purple teaming activities
•    Initiate US Advisory IR assistance requests
•    Coordinate US Advisory IR activities when necessary

Key accountabilities

• Provide Security Incident Management Framework and coverage between GISG and the ITS Global Service Management Major incident management process
• Define and maintain a collaborative workspace structure for Security incident management activities, to enable near real time exchange of incident related information.
• Oversee the establishment, and provide ongoing management, of a Regional Security incident management model. The model should be based on Security Incident management/Incident response staff in each region
• Provide Incident response advice to all customers based on existing and expected Threat scenarios
• Provide feedback to GSOC, ISS and GISG management on prevalent threats encountered by the regional Teams
• Act as a coordination point for Cyber War Games and Purple team activities
• Act as a coordination point for Incident Response engagements with US Advisory 

Experience & knowledge

•  Experience of security incident response in a large, distributed organisation
•  Experience working in, or alongside, Security Operations Centres in

The KPMG Audit North function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from hubs in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, we do work that matters.  Serving the region 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.

We work with audited entities across multiple sectors including both Public and Private Sectors, and a range of Corporate, Listed and Regulated businesses.  This team is responsible for the delivery of best-in-class Audit solutions to a customer base who trust us to get it right first time.