Grade: C
Job Title: Manager - IGH GRCS - Internal Audit
Location: London
Service Line: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services (GRCS)
The team
KPMG's Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) are looking for an experienced Manager to join us in the Infrastructure, Government & Healthcare part of the firm. Our engagements span Education, Healthcare, Housing, Local and Central Government and KPMG is a market leader in most of these sectors. IGH is an area of the firm with tremendous growth potential and GRCS is an integral part of our Advisory practice. We provide services relating to internal audit, internal control, corporate governance, risk management, funding, grants and related assurance projects. Clients are based in the public sector and our services deliver added value to clients using modern control assessment, risk management and audit techniques focusing on strategic, management and operational issues as well as financial management and reporting controls. We also work closely with other advisory teams including our colleagues in Technology Risk and Cyber Risk to ensure our clients receive the best possible advice and assurance.
The role
At KPMG, we think our people really stand out from the crowd. We are looking for equally exceptional people to join us, with the following skills and characteristics:
- Providing internal audit services on both outsourced and co-sourced contractual basis
- Creating annual internal audit plans for clients
- Managing and directly delivering individual and /or a programme of internal audit projects which includes planning, review, quality assurance and reporting
- Developing audit strategies which address all audit, client service and project management issues, in accordance with the KPMG internal audit methodology
- Recognising where specialists are required and involving other KPMG staff, managing their input to the client
- Reviewing the audit evidence obtained ensuring it is sufficient in line with IIA Standards and KPMG methodology
- Retaining management responsibility for a portfolio of clients, maintaining relationships with senior KPMG and client staff and is responsible for the financial performance and delivery of these accounts
- Risk management, governance and internal audit advisory services
- Risk identification workshops and control reviews
- Delivering control and risk training
- Compliance internal audits
- Assessing effectiveness of internal audit functions, audit committees and boards
- Working with members of other KPMG advisory teams
- Demonstrating a detailed understanding of how current and emerging legal, regulatory, governance, risk management, auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards affect their clients
- Undertaking KPMG's internal risk management and client engagement management procedures including client acceptance, continuance and engagement procedures
- Keeping up to date with all industry specific issues and circumstances which affect their clients
- Conducting meetings with clients to explain internal audit findings and drafting and reviewing reports
- Reporting to Partners / Directors all salient points arising from assignments
- Producing quarterly Audit Committee papers
- Setting budgets for engagement and monitoring delivery against the budget
- Ensuring work in progress is monitored and controlled with fees being raised promptly
- Identifying additional fee billing opportunities
- Planning and allocating staff resources to fulfil business requirements
- Setting objectives with the team, and providing suppor