Consistent, comparable, and reliable information on climate-related risks and opportunities will allow investors and capital markets to price risks and manage opportunities more accurately and efficiently. This in turn will help investors, companies, regulators, and policymakers in driving a successful and smoother transition to a net-zero and more sustainable economy. 

You will play a leading role in driving and managing climate risks and sustainability risk assessment within the audit function.

Head of innovation & deployment

Location: UK (any office)

Capability: Audit

Experience Level: Partner (Salaried)

Type: Full Time

The Team

The KPMG Audit Technology team is dedicated to building cutting-edge solutions in close collaboration with the Audit function. We blend audit expertise with the latest technology skills, enabling us to understand the challenges auditors face daily and develop strategically important products that simplify their lives whilst enhancing Audit Quality.

 As a crucial member of the team, you will collaborate with a talented mix of Architects, Data Scientists, Engineers, Experience Designers, Business Analysts, Testing specialists, and Product Owners. Together, we build, deliver, and manage a portfolio of truly exciting products.

In recent years, our products' size and scale have rapidly expanded, leading to significant growth in our technology capability. There's never been a better time to join us.

With our ambitious growth plans, your future here is something to get excited about. As a valued team member and leader, you’ll stay current within the latest trends in technology and audit delivery.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced technology leader to join the Audit technology leadership team.

The head of Innovation and Deployment will oversee both the product lifecycle and deployment of technology solutions to the Audit business.

The individual will be responsible for researching new and emerging technology that could impact the audit business and using this knowledge and collaboration within the global organisation to shape a technology roadmap that aligns to the audit strategy. The individual will oversee a team of product portfolio leads who will ultimately deliver on the technology roadmap.

The individual will lead the development and delivery of a technology deployment roadmap that aligns to business needs and ensures auditors get the most from the technology available to them, delivering the return on technology related investment spend.

The individual will report to the Audit Chief Technology Officer and work alongside other members of the Audit Technology leadership team, and will have a combination of directors and senior managers reporting to them.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of product portfolio owners, shaping the strategic roadmaps and priorities within these portfolios.
• Oversight of horizon scanning within the Audit business, ensuring emerging technology trends are identified and capitalised on.
• Oversight of a programme of work (linked to our Audit Quality Plan) related to technology usage in the business.
• Lead the development of an Audit technology deployment roadmap, taking into account individual product roadmaps and the needs of the Audit business.
• Oversee the monitoring & reporting on technology usage levels, tracking progress against key KPIs and identifying and implementing actions to increase usage levels.
• Work closely with the Head of Audit Technology & Solutions to ensure that the technology deployment roadmap is executed according to robust product roadmaps and high quality software development practices.

Experience & skills

• Extensive experience in a technology product-oriented field.
• Strong technical skills, including experience overseeing end to end technology product lifecycles – including ideation, business analysis, software development, deployment and support.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and experience deploying technology solutions to a complex and regulated business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience in managing and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, fluid situations and a highly pressured environment.
• Ability & willingness to travel when necessary.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage a budget and resources.

People & Culture

• Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.
• Operate with a curious and sceptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.
• Actively lead and embed a coaching culture to get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.
• Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams within Audit and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose, and fun.

Head of Technology & Solutions

Location: UK (any office)

Capability: Audit

Experience Level: Partner (Salaried)

Type: Full Time

The Team

The KPMG Audit Technology team is dedicated to building cutting-edge solutions in close collaboration with the Audit function. We blend audit expertise with the latest technology, enabling us to understand the challenges our customers face daily and develop indispensable products that simplify their lives while promoting Audit Quality.

As a crucial member of the team, you will collaborate with a talented mix of Architects, Data Scientists, Engineers, Experience Designers, Business Analysts, Testing specialists, and Product Owners. Together, we build, deliver, and manage a portfolio of truly exciting products.

In recent years, our products' size and scale have rapidly expanded, leading to significant growth in our technology capability. There's never been a better time to join us.

With our ambitious growth plans, your future here is something to get excited about. As a valued team member and leader, you’ll stay current within the latest trends in technology and audit delivery.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced technology leader to join the Audit technology leadership team.

The Head of Technology & Solutions will be responsible for overseeing the development, deployment and running of all technology solutions used by the Audit business. They will work closely with the other members of the Audit technology leadership team and the global audit organisation to set the strategy and roadmap for technology solutions, including Artificial Intelligence, Automation and Analytics.

They have primary oversight of:

-             Audit technology architecture strategy;

-             Technology development and product engineering activities in audit;

-             Technology support provided to Audit by Enterprise-Wide Technology teams (ensuring services meet the appropriate levels and are cost effective) and functional support for audit products;

-             Data governance, risk and controls activities in Audit.

The individual will report to the Audit Chief Technology Officer and work alongside other members of the Audit Technology leadership team and will have a combination of directors and senior managers reporting to them.

Responsibilities

•            Cultivate collaborative relationships and network across the Audit business.

•            Overseeing engineering resources who are developing & deploying new technology solutions to the audit business (working closely with the Head of Product & Innovation). Resources will include software engineers, data engineers, cloud engineers & data scientists.

•            Maintaining the Audit technology architecture strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with global audit and UK firm-wide roadmaps.

•            Accountable for technology support within the Audit function, including functional support and deployment activities.

•            Provide Quality Assurance and maintain compliance standards in relation to new and updated technology solutions.

•            Develop, implement, and operate controls to mitigate the risks associated with the use of technology in the business.

•            Developing and implementing a robust data governance strategy.

•            Services provided to the Audit function by Enterprise-Wide Technology, ensuring the services delivered meet the requirements of Auditors, are cost effective and provide appropriate service levels.

•            Manage the audit technology budget and resources, including oversight of FinOps practices.

•            Lead, develop and mentor the audit technology team by promoting a culture of coaching, inspiring others, prioritising wellbeing, and career development within the team.

Experience & skills

•            Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.

•            Extensive experience in a technology-oriented field.

•            Strong technical skills, including experience overseeing software development, deployment and support.

•            Experience of managing end-to-end software lifecycles for enterprise level applications used by thousands of users.

•            In-depth experience of implementing industry standard IT service management processes.

•            Strong understanding of information technology risks and controls.

•            Ability to manage vendor relationships with key technology partners, ensuring value for money and quality of service.

•            Knowledge and experience of working in a cloud-first environment, preferably Microsoft Azure.

•            Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

•            Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

•            Ability to manage a budget and resources.

People & Culture

•            Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.

•            Operate with a curious and sceptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.

•            Actively lead and embed a coaching culture to get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.

•            Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams within Audit and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose, and fun.

Audit Manager (Insurance) - Gibraltar

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Pensions & Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

As a firm we help our clients navigate their biggest issues and opportunities. We aim to be universally recognised as a great place for great people to do their best work – a firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture. And we will take pride in driving lasting, positive change in society.

With offices in Gibraltar, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

KPMG is one of the leading audit practices in the UK and Gibraltar whose success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services – and our people. If you join our audit team, you could benefit from increased amounts of training and education to keep you up to speed with current changes in audit regulation and accounting and auditing standards.

As an Audit Manager, you will be involved in all aspects of leading and delivering audit engagements, from planning through to completion on a broad spectrum of  clients. The role will include executive level client interaction and exposure to multiple clients on an annual basis, as well as daily tasks such as:

Tone & Culture

• Promoting a commitment to quality, including recognising the importance of legal and regulatory requirements, professional ethics, KPMG Core Values and code of conduct in my team(s)
• Responding to and implementing changes recommended by a regulator as directed by senior team members on engagement teams
• Promoting a collaborative culture encouraging constructive working relationships within the audit team, with specialists and across different team(s).

Quality

• Planning and execution of audit fieldwork and statutory reporting across a portfolio of engagements
• Project management of all aspects of audit including agreeing audit timelines, team briefings, and supervision and delivery of audit work
• Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues
• Preparing engagement deliverables, building relationships with the audited entity staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm

Portfolio and Finance

• Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of projects, focusing on optimising profitability
• Working on audit tenders and working as part of the relevant independence team on these tenders. Tasks may include reviewing global engagement records in Sentinel; analysing and categorising the records; contacting partners globally for engagement information; preparing data and drafting Independence reports; and liaising with the UK Ethics and Independence team
• You may also have the opportunity to work on specific audit related projects across the audit function     
• Actively participating with the audit partner/ director in the optimisation and rationalisation of our portfolio of audited entities e.g. through achieving exits or pricing / profitability targets

People

• Leading a field work team including supervising and coaching more junior members of staff to help them reach their full potential
• Keeping up to date with technical developments in audit quality, audit and accounting standards, and comply with latest quality directives
• Keeping up to date with KPMG's pro