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The Team



Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives.

IGH (Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare), is our dedicated sector team committed to helping our clients to develop and deliver key UK public services and infrastructure
, making a difference for all citizens
. Our clients need to deal effectively with their operational risks, to achieve maximum value from their technology, data and processes and our specialists provide independent, clear advice to help them achieve this potential.
W
ithin the IGH Technology Risk team, our work involves providing consultancy, assurance including IT Internal Audit and advice to clients on their IT systems and processes. Our focus is on IT risk management, IT controls testing, IT independent programme assurance, emerging technologies and the technology and data aspects of regulation. This work is delivered through stand-alone assignments, consulting projects and as part of internal audit engagements.

We also work closely alongside other specialist technology teams in IT Consulting such as our CIO Advisory, Cyber and Data Analytics teams. The team works in an agile and flexible manner, with plenty of opportunities to develop new skills and gain new knowledge. We are keen to support and develop our people to enable them to be the best they can be and are looking for a passionate and motivated self-starter to help grow our team.



The role:



- Managing delivery of IT Internal Audit services in the IGH Sector.
- Taking responsibility for the overall output from client engagements including scoping, financial management, managing delivery risk, production, quality and review of deliverables.
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships across a range of clients and prospects.
- Actively identifying and progressing business development opportunities, and supporting the team with sales activities such as proposal writing and assisting with client presentations.
- Participating in service line growth, reporting to the service line leader on progress of development, sales and delivery.
- Developing internal networks and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues across KPMG, in particular in the sector and also wider IT Advisory practice.
- Coaching, mentoring, inspiring and developing team members, both on and off engagements (e.g. setting goals and appraising performance), and contributing to practice management (e.g. training and knowledge sharing).
The person:



- Proven experience of successfully delivering IT internal audits.
- Experienced in identifying and assessing complex IT risks and controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly.
- Project management experience, including being able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, to manage teams effectively, and to deliver projects on time and to budget.
- Experienced inter-personal skills in developing client and internal relationships at all levels of seniority.
- Experienced in creating and collaborating to deliver captivating presentations to audiences comprising groups of clients, prospects and/or internal staff.
- Experience of working in an IT risk and control / audit environment.
- Experience in business analysis and understanding of core business processes
- Experience of auditing application controls for a range of businesses
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- CISA or equivalent auditing qualification preferred
Additional information:
While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a balanced lifestyle. We offer part time roles with flexible working arrangements which could include, annualised hours, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We are happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest and, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly.

At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That's why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it's great training and development, mobility opportunities or corporate responsibility volunteering activities - you'll gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We're a firm that encourages you to be yourself, values your contribution, and inspires you to act as a role model, always focused on doing the right thing for each other, our clients and our communities.

The Team



Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives.

IGH (Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare), is our dedicated sector team committed to helping our clients to develop and deliver key UK public services and infrastructure
, making a difference for all citizens
. Our clients need to deal effectively with their operational risks, to achieve maximum value from their technology, data and processes and our specialists provide independent, clear advice to help them achieve this potential.
W
ithin the IGH Technology Risk team, our work involves providing consultancy, assurance including IT Internal Audit and advice to clients on their IT systems and processes. Our focus is on IT risk management, IT controls testing, IT independent programme assurance, emerging technologies and the technology and data aspects of regulation. This work is delivered through stand-alone assignments, consulting projects and as part of internal audit engagements.

We also work closely alongside other specialist technology teams in IT Consulting such as our CIO Advisory, Cyber and Data Analytics teams. The team works in an agile and flexible manner, with plenty of opportunities to develop new skills and gain new knowledge. We are keen to support and develop our people to enable them to be the best they can be and are looking for a passionate and motivated self-starter to help grow our team.



The role:



- Managing delivery of IT Internal Audit services in the IGH Sector.
- Taking responsibility for the overall output from client engagements including scoping, financial management, managing delivery risk, production, quality and review of deliverables.
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships across a range of clients and prospects.
- Actively identifying and progressing business development opportunities, and supporting the team with sales activities such as proposal writing and assisting with client presentations.
- Participating in service line growth, reporting to the service line leader on progress of development, sales and delivery.
- Developing internal networks and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues across KPMG, in particular in the sector and also wider IT Advisory practice.
- Coaching, mentoring, inspiring and developing team members, both on and off engagements (e.g. setting goals and appraising performance), and contributing to practice management (e.g. training and knowledge sharing).
The person:



- Proven experience of successfully delivering IT internal audits.
- Experienced in identifying and assessing complex IT risks and controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly.
- Project management experience, including being able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, to manage teams effectively, and to deliver projects on time and to budget.
- Experienced inter-personal skills in developing client and internal relationships at all levels of seniority.
- Experienced in creating and collaborating to deliver captivating presentations to audiences comprising groups of clients, prospects and/or internal staff.
- Experience of working in an IT risk and control / audit environment.
- Experience in business analysis and understanding of core business processes
- Experience of auditing application controls for a range of businesses
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- CISA or equivalent auditing qualification preferred
Additional information:
While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a balanced lifestyle. We offer part time roles with flexible working arrangements which could include, annualised hours, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We are happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest and, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly.

At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That's why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it's great training and development, mobility opportunities or corporate responsibility volunteering activities - you'll gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We're a firm that encourages you to be yourself, values your contribution, and inspires you to act as a role model, always focused on doing the right thing for each other, our clients and our communities.

The Role


You will join a great team and take a proactive role in delivering engagements to senior staff within our clients. You will have the opportunity to provide advice across the Technology sourcing and IT transformation lifecycle from sourcing strategy, operating model development, procurement and transition, in to post deal services and contract value assurance.


Typical client delivery work will include the following activities:
Typically Managers in our Technology Sourcing practice lead workstreams as part of wider programmes, reporting into a Senior Manager. Responsibilities can include:
• Supporting the development of proposed operating models, sourcing strategies, roadmaps, implementation plans and robust business cases for the functional areas of IT and transformational change programmes
• Assisting clients through the supplier selection process through to procurement and contract signature.
• Supporting the development of planned service scope, service levels and establishing the contract and service delivery governance framework for future state operations.
• Supporting the client through the service transition and IT operating model transformation process. Taking on key roles overseeing and managing transformation and transition activities.
• Supporting post-contract governance activities including the design of the retained organisation and transition to new ways of working.
• Conducting value assurance reviews of existing service agreements


The Person


• Anticipates the viewpoint of others, listens and addresses concerns
• Builds co-operative relationships and fosters an environment in which everyone’s opinion is valued
• Provides on-going feedback, coaching and mentoring that supports individuals development needs and career aspirations
• Proactively engages in cross-functional communications and sharing of information.
Sector experience is less relevant and we are specifically interested in meeting you if you have the IT sourcing skill-set and capabilities (across the sourcing life-cycle) and with the following backgrounds:
• Industry: sourcing or procurement experience, working in a FTSE 250 organisation.
• Service provider: experience in a service provider environment, typical roles might include Service Delivery Manager, Transition Manager, Solution Manager.
• Consultancy: experience in IT/sourcing/Service Management.


Experience in some or all of the following areas would be desirable:
• Experience with the content of outsourcing contracts, best practice in this area and the process for negotiating a sourcing contract.
• A point of view on how technology sourcing and operating models need to adapt as a result of the impact of recent technology changes such as, but not restricted to, Cloud, Agile or Automation.
• Experience of running IT sourcing processes, either for run services or system selection.
• Good foundation and understanding of the IT Function of a large organisation
• Knowledge of one or more of the following services:
o Applications Maintenance and Application Development
o Data centres and infrastructure
o End User and Cloud computing
o Networks

OPENING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 15/04/2019
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 14/05/2019
COMPETITIVE SALARY + BONUS + BENEFITS
MULTIPLE ROLES AVAILABLE

Using a wide variety of technical and sector-specific skills, KPMG's Risk Consulting group proactively helps clients increase profits whilst reducing reputational, operational, financial and other risks. We are experienced in managing diverse issues including fraud, regulatory compliance, risk frameworks and modelling, capital efficiency, corporate governance, dispute resolution, deriving value from contracts and much more.

Technology - Our clients need to deal effectively with technology related risks and derive maximum value from data and documentation. Our specialists provide independent, jargon free advice and advanced technology capabilities to help our clients proactively manage their technology risks and use their data to its full potential.


Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here.


The main duties and responsibilities of the role


• Building global relationships and actively seeking out the global networks best experts to address client needs

• Communicating compelling and well thought out solutions to complex problems

• Building constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures


Work with Partners and Directors in shaping the future of Audit using Data Analytics

• Help clients to create and deliver future proof Audit Plans using Data Analytics

• Create re-usable libraries of high value analytics tests for high risk areas

• Bring audit results to life with real-time visualisations and continuous monitoring dashboards

• Develop Assets and tools to be deployed in Internal Audit to enable all auditors to perform complex analytics

• Shape the future of Internal Audit with the framework for auditing of and with AI and Robotics.

• Bring analytics to other Tech Risk service lines, embedding innovation in GRC, operational resilience and Tech Risk.

• Contribute to thought leadership for audit innovation and participate in industry forums e.g. ISACA, IIA to build market prescence


The skills, qualifications and experience required for the job


• Proven experience of successfully managing and delivering large Audit Analytics portfolios to financial services industry clients either within a Big 4 firm or a large Financial Services Institution

• Proven experience in accounting / auditing (e.g. CISA) / risk qualification

• Proven experience in an IT risk and control / audit environment

• Proven experience in Data Analytics (SQL, SAS, Idea, ACL)

• Proven experience using Data Visualisation tools (Tableau, QlikView / Qlik Sense, Power BI, Spotfire)

• Proven experience working with Data Science tools (R, Python, Octave)

• Proven experience of managing Audit Analytics portfolios in FS sector with an experience of leading large teams

• Proven experience of managing business and IT stakeholders from across the business and all levels of seniority, including CIO, CFO and CISO

• Proven experience in identifying and assessing complex IT risks and controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly to all levels

• Proven experience in financial reporting and controls

• Proven experience working within the FS sector – business processes / products / keys risks

• Proven experience and strong knowledge of working with different operating systems, databases, networking, security concepts and technologies from an IT risk and controls perspective

• Proven experience leading teams on engagements and in an office environment

• Proven experience leading business development process

• Proven experience of working on tenders and large audit proposals

• Proven experience and track record of compliance with quality standards and an ability to balance an efficient and compliant audit

• Proven experience and ability to manage and monitor engagement budgets and financial performance

• Proven experience in spotting opportunities to add value to clients and work with colleagues in other lines of service to help clients find solutions to the challenges they face

• Proven experience of fee negotiations and negotiating scope changes with clients