Cash & Working Capital Centre of Excellence - Manager

Job description

Job Title: Cash & Working Capital – Manager / 106937

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

The KPMG Strategy Group function is a cornerstone of our Deal Advisory business.  Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected advisory firms.  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.

Within The Strategy Group function we are a team full of subject matter experts, but that’s not all. We are responsible for providing best in class support on everything from developing acquisition strategy and raising funds, through to making the deal and integrating the acquisition.

Why Join KPMG as a Cash & Working Capital – Manager

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for a Manager role, with a Cash & Working Capital background

The Deals team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team of over 150 practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business.

What will you be doing?

• Manager in our Cash & Working Capital team assisting / leading Working Capital optimisation project(s)
• Hands-on delivery of one or more work-stream(s) working with Associate Managers, Analysts and client taskforce members to achieve specific time, cost, and quality deliverables
• Bring about lasting change through the delivery of quantifiable results and work in a hands-on way to engage with people and build organisational performance/capability.
• Use the subject knowledge and analytical skills needed for such projects to help organisations optimise their working capital management to drive business and enhance their financial position
• Demonstrate Cash & Working Capital expertise throughout the engagement and maintain/improve our reputation in all client dealings
• Identify and highlight additional areas in which KPMG can add value to the client
• Ensure junior members of the KPMG team and client taskforce carry out actions on time/in full, and to high quality
• Be actively involved in at least one internal initiative in our wider Turnaround Centre of Excellence
• Proactively own your development and support the development of others’

What will you need to do it?

• Demonstrated experience at Manager level or equivalent, either within a multinational or an advisory organisation
• Significant experience on AP, AR and/or inventory optimisation and comprehensive working capital analytics
• Sound financial analysis skills to develop expertise on various metrics and KPI
• Experience across Cash & Working Capital management, including cash flow forecasting

To discuss this or wider Deal Advisory 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 Working Capital talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

London Canary Wharf

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 Deal Advisory we have a range of divisions and specialisms.  Click the links to find out more below:

• Deal Advisory at KPMG: https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/services/deal-advisory.html
• ESG at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/our-esg-journey/
• About our firm: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/about-our-firm/
• KPMG Culture.  Being Inclusive: 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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