Assistant Manager, Further Education Funding

The Team

KPMG has one of the leading Education Skills and Productivity practices in the UK working across all key service lines. Our teams work extensively in the Further and Higher Education sectors on a range of significant projects for Government, Regulators and education providers.

We have exciting plans to further grow our Education Skills and Productivity business, but our success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services - and our people.  We are now seeking an Assistant Manager to join our Enterprise Risk team, specialising in the assurance and review of Further Education funding.

The Role

The role will work almost exclusively on the review, audit and investigation of further education funding and data. We work with the Department for Education (previously the Education and Skills Funding Agency) and a range of College, University and independent training providers to assess their compliance with the DfE funding rules and requirements. You will therefore demonstrate extensive experience of the DfE/ESFA funding rules and requirements and the related IT tools and systems.

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our midlands business working with a wide variety of clients both within the midlands region and nationally.

The Responsibilities

• Undertaking work at clients’ premises and liaising with clients at the highest level
• Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential
• Keeping managers and partners up to date with the progress of your team
• Acting as a first choice point of contact throughout the year for your clients and managing project costs, raising fees and agreeing dates for cash collection
• Drafting key documents and presenting to clients
• Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our advisory work.
• To work as part of a team or run funding audits, reporting directly to the senior manager or partner.

Job Title/Req Number: Financial Transformation Manager – Insurance, 107371

Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG Financial Services Advisory practice 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 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.

Join our team and contribute to our Cyber Risk Insights (CRI) platform listed by Forrester as one of the ‘Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) providers that matter most globally'. CRI has been shortlisted for 5+ awards including security innovation of the year and best security product of the year. This opportunity will place you at the heart of KPMG’s Technology & Data practice in one of the fastest growing parts of firm.  

KPMG Overview

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients’ and communities’ biggest problems. We’ve been doing this for more than 150 years.  We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work. A firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility – through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working. 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 mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.
 

Role Overview

As a Low Code Proposition Lead, you’ll shape and lead KPMG’s technology modernisation initiatives powered by low-code platforms and AI-driven capabilities. The role is split between business development (50%) for leading go-to-market strategies and project delivery (50%) for ensuring client success in solution delivery. With deep expertise in Appian and at least one other low-code platform (preferably OutSystems), you’ll guide clients and internal teams through digital transformation journeys, championing AI-powered automation and modern platform capabilities.

Responsabilities: 

• Deliver solutions which meet KPMG’s quality framework, whilst leveraging Appian best practises
• Identify, develop and land sales and project opportunities with clients, both new and existing, to deliver our propositions
• Be responsible for developing our Architecture patterns and Best Practices
• Have responsibility for maintaining our platforms and their integrations with other services / platforms
• Ensure our platforms remain compliant with required standards of Information and Data Security
• Proposing technical and creative business solutions
• Working in a DevOps model to support in flight solutions, whilst innovating on new opportunities

Anaplan Consultant – Assistant Manager

Base Location: Canada Square, London plus network of 20 offices nationally:

www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating mainly from our London offices 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 Customer Experience and Digital, 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