Assistant Finance Business Partner • Tax & Legal

Job description

Job Title/Req Number: Assistant Finance Business Partner • Tax & Legal (107280)

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

The KPMG Finance function is a cornerstone of our UK business. Operating from 20 UK locations and sitting with KPMG Central Services we do work that matters.

Within Central Services we are part of a community of experts across a wide range of critical activities who help grow, run, and protect KPMG in the UK.

From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Business Support, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Sales and Marketing, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm, which we support with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses, 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.

Why Join KPMG as Assistant Finance Business Partner • Tax & Legal Finance

KPMG UK has 17,000 partners and staff, across 20 offices, offering a breadth of accounting and advisory services. Our Finance Business Partners provide a critical role supporting turnover of £3 billion, from guidance and challenge on commercial decision making, preparing performance reports, budgets and ad hoc analysis, through to accurate and timely recognition of accounting transactions in line with any internal policies and accounting standards.

What will you be doing?

• Develop an understanding of the supported business area. Proactively learn the services it provides, client issues it seeks to address, sectors it operates in, and its key clients and contracts.
• Support business stakeholders in understanding financial performance, and the actions that can be taken to maintain and/or improve on it. This applies to both the overall business and its client contracts, and includes the liquidity aspect of performance.
• Ensure that the management accounts for the respective business area appropriately reflect:
• Revenue recognition in line with accounting standards
• Costs, recognised accurately and on a timely basis, in line with the organisation’s spend policy
• Balances that are accurate and complete
• Maintain up-to-date revenue forecasts for the respective service line and its components. This includes monthly short-term (3-month) rolling forecasts, as well as outturn for the financial year which is run quarterly.
• Compile the annual budget for the supported business area, including the underlying financial and non-financial performance drivers.
• Produce analysis and other reporting to support local stakeholder decision making, whilst advocating the use of central MI and other self-service tools as appropriate.
• Investigate and escalate anomalies, system and/or process issues.
• Be the subject matter expert for engagement-related performance questions – including adhoc training and education of engagement teams as needed.
• Champion adherence to finance processes and policies, challenging deviation from these as appropriate and highlighting opportunities for improvements.
• Deputise for the Finance Business Partner as needed.
• Play an active role in the broader finance community, including knowledge sharing, participation in meetings and ad hoc projects.
• Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KPMG Business Services (KBS), including automation tools, self-service, standardisation, and any other changes in ways of working.

What will you need to do it?

• Qualified or part-qualified with a recognised accounting body.
• More than 5 years finance experience, ideally within a similar environment.
• Tech-savy, embracing and leveraging new technology.
• Resilient and able to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Takes a logical approach to problem solving.
• Attention to detail.

To discuss this or wider Central Services 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 talent across the country but our core Central Service hubs for this role are:

• Watford
• Leeds

• Manchester
• Birmingham

This position will largely be based from Watford

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Central Services we have a range of divisions and specialisms.  Click the links to find out more below:

• Central Services (KBS) at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/kpmg-business-services/
• Inclusivity and KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

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