GRCS Assistant Manager

About the role 

KPMG’s Governance, Risk and Compliance Services practice provides internal audit, grants assurance, internal control, corporate governance, risk management and related assurance services. The team supports public and private sector clients using modern control assessment, risk management and audit techniques, and works with other advisory teams, including Technology Risk and Cyber Risk, where specialist input is needed. 

As an Assistant Manager, you will work across internal audit and grants assurance engagements, with the balance shaped by relevant experience and preference. You will help manage client delivery from planning through fieldwork, quality assurance and reporting, while supporting relationships, engagement finances, resource planning and the development of new opportunities. 

Roles and responsibilities 

• Manage and directly deliver individual assignments or programmes of internal audit and grants assurance work, covering planning, fieldwork, quality assurance and reporting. 

• Develop internal audit strategies and annual plans that address client priorities, project delivery and KPMG methodology, and deliver agreed work against those plans. 

• Review audit evidence for sufficiency against relevant Institute of Internal Auditors and Public Sector Internal Audit Standards requirements and KPMG methodology, and oversee clear, effective reporting. 

• Build day-to-day relationships with client staff and senior stakeholders, lead discussions on findings, and escalate significant matters to KPMG partners and directors. 

• Support the management of a UK-wide client portfolio, including budgets, work in progress, fees, resource allocation and the financial performance of engagements. 

• Coordinate specialist input from colleagues across KPMG and work with clients’ in-house internal audit teams where additional or specialist resource is required. 

• Coach colleagues on risk management and internal audit methodology, support team objectives and provide constructive feedback. 

• Identify opportunities to extend KPMG’s work with clients and targets, contributing to tender documents, proposals and wider business development. 

Experience and skills needed 

• Strong understanding of risks, processes and controls, with experience in audit or assurance work. 

• Experience overseeing and conducting fieldwork for audit or assurance assignments, including planning, review and reporting. 

• Experience acting as a main or secondary client contact and managing day-to-day relationships with senior finance stakeholders. 

• Effective report writing, including communicating findings and recommendations clearly to clients and senior stakeholders. 

• Strong project management skills, including managing delivery, resources and engagement priorities. 

• Private sector, public sector and/or professional services experience, with commercial awareness and a strong client service mindset. 

Qualifications you'll need: 

A relevant professional qualification such as Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), or equivalent.