Technology is one of the KPMG’s priority investment areas – Solutions & Digital services the whole of the KPMG client side business portfolio through delivery of core technology and managed services capabilities, collaboration and innovation development services and building of our Alliances network. Our integrated capability teams design, build and operate flexible technology enabled solutions for clients to help them solve the most complex business problems and transform their operations. 

The Team:

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions that uses pre-designed back-office leading practices and KPMG’s six layer Target Operating Model. It enables clients to make better, faster decisions, resulting in a quicker implementation and a faster path to Return on Investment. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into a complete solution for an effective back-office.

The Powered Apps teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise though a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Oracle, Workday, Coupa) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre-sales activities and develop improvement and extensions to Powered Enterprise. KPMG are growing their S&D - Powered Apps team to meet an ever increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking IT management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.

The Role:

As the growth of our Powered HCM practise continues we are looking for Process Leads who have experience of configuring Oracle to join our team 

•    Developing lasting client relationships and actively building a network and range of experience to help address client needs

•    Provide compelling and well thought out solutions to problems of moderate complexity

•    Experience of implementing at least one module of the relevant cloud platform with Oracle, so you can bring your learnings to the client about what did (or didn’t!) work

•    Leading client facing meetings and facilitation of workshops with larger groups of client teams

•    Lead an offshore team to design, configure and test a module or process area to successful deployment for a client

•    Developing end to end solutions using the best of good industry practise combined with understanding the optionality available within the product.

The Person:

Our candidates should have strong commercial acumen, hunger to learn and develop and be able to thrive in a really fast paced working environment.

Candidates must be eligible, able to gain and retain National Security Vetting at the level of Security Check (SC).

•    Strong documentation, reporting and presentation skills

•    Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues, and synthesize large amounts of information

•    Experience in a functional and/or technical role in a business or systems delivery environment preferably in more than one sector

•    Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.)

•    Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint

•    Strong interpersonal, team building, organisational and

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. 

We are offering full time roles with flexible working arrangements which include, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc.  We would be happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest.  You will also have the opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic part of the business, within a team that embraces diversity and personal development.  We are actively recruiting experienced individuals across the following areas.

We are looking for experienced Tax Transformation Senior Managers with the ability to analyse tax requirements, design tax processes and implement tax technology solutions.  You will have experience in one or more of the following areas, Technology Transformation (ERP), General Transformation and Tax Provision Technology.

The role of the Cloud Enterprise Architect is to help the Firm deliver its business strategy through technology. This includes providing architecture support to the firm’s Infrastructure Transformation Portfolio and for the Data Centre Exit Programme.  They must therefore translate the business strategy into the equivalent technology strategy; challenge the business strategy based on emerging and future technology trends; help business Capabilities to design and govern their technology roadmap, i.e. a portfolio of technology transformation projects that deliver the business and technology strategies; influence business and technology stakeholders to adopt the right technology solutions; and escalate risks, issues and critical dependencies to the appropriate leaders as required to ensure the successful delivery of the strategy.

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.