Role summary

As Senior Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for establishing the Application and Technology domains within the EA team, developing appropriate architecture, ensuring alignment with relevant initiatives in the Business and Data domains (i.e. the Integrated Value Chain program), and establishing appropriate metrics
You will manage/oversee architecture governance within your domain(s).

You will contribute to driving strategic alignment between KPMG International’s business and technology, enabling architecture-driven transformation

You will act as a single point of contact for EA initiatives in your domains (both within KPMG International and within the wider KPMG organization), integrating decentralized efforts into a coherent architectural landscape, supporting federated governance, distributed decision-making, and continuous improvement.

You will own and evolve Technology Blueprint, which is a cornerstone for KPMG’s enterprise-wide technology strategy and governance approach. For this you will collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to ensure the Blueprint supports enterprise objectives.

As part of your remit, you will actively engage in horizon scanning to identify and assess emerging technologies and trends within the Technology and Application domains, ensuring KPMG International remains at the forefront of innovation and strategic opportunity.

Being a member of a small team, you will contribute to building out and maturing the EA function within KPMG International and the wider KPMG organization, helping to establish best practices, frameworks, and a collaborative team culture.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior business and technology leadership across the organization, strengthening our EA capabilities. You’ll be part of a global team, based in The Netherlands, yet collaborating across (primarily US east coast, UK and India) time zones.

As one of the UK’s leading audit and advisory firms, KPMG offers a lively, complex and fast-paced environment.

This Grade C leadership role provides high-level operational leadership within the Payroll Department, working as part of KPMG Group Corporate Services and playing a key role in ensuring the payroll service is accurate, compliant, resilient and trusted by the firm.

The role is responsible for leading key aspects of the monthly payroll cycle, providing direction and support to colleagues, and taking ownership of performance, service quality and continuous improvement across assigned areas. KPMG payroll pays almost 16,000 people each month, and the Payroll Manager plays a critical leadership role in ensuring colleagues are paid accurately, on time and in line with relevant legislation, policy and controls.

As part of the Finance team, the Payroll Department is responsible for the regular monthly payment of over 16,000 UK employees. The Payroll Manager is expected to lead with confidence, judgement and accountability, working closely with a 16-person payroll team and stakeholders across KPMG’s UK offices to deliver a high-quality payroll service.

Workday Financials Assistant Manager (108889)

Base Location: London/Manchester KPMG UK offices | KPMG UK 

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions driven by a pre-defined back-office function based on leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. The target operating model comprises of service delivery model, people, process, technology, data & insight and governance & controls. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into what makes a world class corporate services function with the latest in ERP technology provided by the leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Workday.

The Powered Connected Technology team is a community of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver SaaS ERP based transformation programmes based on KPMG Powered Enterprise. The team use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Oracle, Workday, Coupa, SAP) to lead and deliver client programmes, to support pre-sales activities and to develop improvement and extensions to the Powered Enterprise model. KPMG are growing their Powered Connected Technology team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking technology management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.

The Person
• Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
• Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm
• Builds strong global relationships and actively seeking out the global network’s best experts to address client needs
• Communicates compelling and well thought out solutions to complex problems
• Builds constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures
• Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others
• Seeks to understand other’s motivations
• Supports others to make brave decisions

As a People Practice Consultant within KPMG Advisory, you will be an integral part of a growing team dedicated to transforming organisations through a people-centric lens. This role focuses on delivering the people agenda within large-scale transformation programs and modernizing HR functions.

You will leverage expertise across our four key capability areas:

• People Centric Transformation
• Workforce Transformation
• Learning Solutions
• HR Transformation

As a Corporate Tax Team Senior Manager, you will be based in our vibrant Manchester office. Our Corporate Tax practice is experiencing significant expansion, creating unparalleled opportunities for Senior Managers to lead high-profile projects and shape the future of our service offerings. You'll be integrated into a collaborative, intellectually curious, and high-performing team that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and celebrates collective success. You will benefit from direct mentorship and strategic guidance from our strong and ambitious leadership team, committed to your professional development and career advancement...