The KPMG financial services tax team is a fast-growing part of the KPMG tax practice. We are looking for

excellent candidates who are seeking a dynamic and challenging working environment within a strong

supportive leadership team.  

As a result of growth in our business, we have a number of roles across our FS and Asset Management tax teams,

which has a diverse client base spanning the FS sector - providing services to banks, custodians, brokers,

asset managers, alternative investors, wealth and hedge asset managers and global institutional investors such

as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.  

For the right candidates, there are huge opportunities to be part of an expanding business and to progress

quickly as the team grows. The work is interesting and diverse, getting involved with cutting edge developments

and working with some of the best-known FS firms as well as mid-size and new market entrants and supporting

their business as they rapidly grow.

SAP S/4 HANA Finance Enterprise Architect

The role of the SAP S/4 HANA Finance Enterprise Architect is to develop the UK Firm’s technology strategy for Finance and Engagement Management domain and translate this into a roadmap that determines our investment priorities and transformation portfolio. The technology strategy needs to promote a seamless, end-to-end customer and employee experience by enabling the efficient creation and modification of effective and reusable technology components. In particular, the strategy should promote the use of modern, Cloud-based technologies; support typical Finance use cases; challenge the business strategy based on emerging and future technology trends; and establish a catalogue that supports the reuse of new technology components, whilst targeting legacy applications and technology for decommissioning. The role should also help to execute and govern the strategy, by helping solution architects and projects to design solutions that are fit for purpose and conform to our standards and patterns.

In the Finance Transformation team, we improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the finance function and generate real insights to help deliver value to the business. Our mission statement is to help our clients create and evolve a digitally enabled, human centric, and integrated finance function.

Our Financial Transformation practice is a priority area for significant and strategic growth. We work with leading public sector clients, focusing on understanding the core issues and opportunities to deliver value-adding change across their finance functions. The key drivers of change for our clients are: technology implementations, an ambition to be more efficient and effective, and a desire to progress along the maturity curve.

We are a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, working together with technology focussed professionals to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise though a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients.

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Job Title: Cloud Technical Architect

 We are seeking an experienced Cloud Technical Architect with a strong background in Microsoft Azure to join the Enterprise Strategy and Architecture team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, developing, and implementing cloud-based solutions to meet the needs of a highly regulated organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement cloud-based solutions primarily based on Microsoft Azure technology.
• Be able to create detailed Low Level Design (LLD) documents in Microsoft Visio, to give engineers sufficient detail to execute against.
• Able to interpret conceptual/solutions designs which may be in Visio or Aris, and translate them into LLD based on pattern based translations.
• Work with stakeholders and other architects to understand the business needs and provide technical guidance and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in cloud computing and related technologies.
• Manage other Technical Architects from 3rd party providers and offshore resource pools. Ensure the maintenance of a demand pipeline.
• Able to apply a critical eye in the review of designs, to ensure alignment with strategic patterns.
• Experience working in a formalised governance model (such as an Architectural Review Board, or Design Authority construct).
• Support the Cloud Strategic initiatives as required. With dotted lines into Cloud EA and Cloud Engineering.

The Person

Skills and Qualifications:

• Able to evidence significant on the job experience in Cloud Computing, with a focus on Microsoft Azure
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and design principles.
• Experience with Azure services such as Virtual Machines, App Services, Storage, and Networking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in using Azure development and deployment tools, Azure DevOps, Azure Resource Manager, or Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
• Experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity strategies on Azure cloud.
• Knowledge of Azure security and compliance measures.