MANAGER - Corporate Accounting

At KPMG we have re-imagined careers in Global Compliance & Transformation (GCT). A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology.

Our clients leverage KPMG’s compliance and transformation expertise and technology to drive better visibility, greater efficiency and improved risk management across their organisation.  Ultimately we prepare groups for the future of digital compliance helping them develop a sustainable, technology- enabled and holistic future state operating model.

We are winning new clients and are rapidly growing our team as a result of these investments and successes. As part of an established KPMG network of expert teams and delivery centres, you will have a fantastic opportunity to experience the global nature of these services. Delivery is underpinned by our innovative KPMG Digital Gateway platform. This is an exciting time to be part of our GCT team at KPMG where reimagining tax is a strategic priority for our UK and Global business.  We have a diverse client base, from mid-market to FTSE listed groups, from public sector to real estate to financial services. The role involves working on clients of all sizes and across a wide range of sectors. 

GCT’s Managed Services team is currently recruiting for a Manager - Corporate Accounting

The Corporate Accounting team is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive range of financial compliance services. Our expertise includes the preparation and review of UK statutory financial statements, management accounts, bookkeeping and VAT compliance services, catering to both large outsourcing engagements and individual entities.

Our team also plays a pivotal role

KPMG are continuing to develop and grow their Wealth and Asset Management technology practice and are seeking to appoint a talented Director to support the ambition of quadrupling the size of the practice over the next 3 financial years.

The Technology in M&A team at KPMG is a growing and dynamic team. We deal with all aspects of the technology function, from strategy, cloud, digital, technology spend, etc. We work with both acquirers and vendors on pre- and post-deal technology issues.

Job Title/Req Number: Tech Risk Manager - Oracle Controls (106698)

Base Location: London or Birmingham, plus network of 20 offices nationally: KPMG Office Locations

The KPMG Technology Risk Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London and Birmingham, 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.

Why Join KPMG as a Tech Risk Manager - Oracle Controls? Within Technology Risk Consulting Corporates, our ERP & Business Systems capability perform a large amount of our work providing assurance, advice and attestation to clients on their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Business Management systems, specifically Oracle and SAP, and implementing GRC or data analytical solutions on top of the ERP. Our projects include delivery of ERP audits, process control, process & control optimisation, security, data analytics and ERP related GRC. This work is delivered through stand-alone assignments, or as part of internal audit engagements.

What will you be doing?

• Leading multiple Oracle assurance and/or advisory engagements.
• Responsibility for the overall output from client engagements.
• Overseeing the scoping, financial management, managing delivery risk, production and review of deliverables.
• Building and managing excellent networks and client relationships (typically at CIO, CFO and Head of Internal Audit level) across a range of organisations.
• Developing internal networks and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues across KPMG, promoting the ERP & Business Systems capability specifically for Oracle and informing other KPMG services and capability groups of the value it could add to their engagements.

What will you need to do it?

• Experience in Oracle business analysis and understanding of core financial business processes (procure to pay, record to report, order to cash etc within an Oracle environment).
• Experience of core ERP and/or business systems - including SAP, Oracle and others.
• Functional experience of Oracle GRC, Financials.
• Functional experience of Oracle Release 12 essential and advantage of Oracle Fusion experience.
• Experience of using Oracle data analysis tools.

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Proven experience in identifying and developing sales opportunities.
• Strong people management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and first-rate interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Ability to present on specific subjects to a large group of people (both internal and clients/potential clients).
• Ability to break down Oracle technical data analysis into accessible business terms, which express clear opinions to all levels and are applied to the wider business environment.

To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations: We are open to talk to Tech Risk talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canar

Do you enjoy tax technical research and solving complex technical queries? We are looking for a talented individual at Senior Manager level, from either a corporate or mixed tax background, to be part of our national Central Technical Team. The ideal candidate will have very strong technical skills, drive and curiosity.

The Central Technical team works together with teams across the tax practice to collect, create, curate and communicate technical insight for the benefit of our teams and clients. This involves both carrying out original research and analysing knowledge submissions to produce and maintain technical resources to support our teams in delivering work to clients, assisting with complex technical queries, producing tax technical newsletters and monitoring important tax technical developments arising as a result of case law or the annual Budget and Finance Bill process, working closely with the separate Tax Policy team as required.