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Manager - Real Estate Valuation Centre of Excellence (REVCoE)

Location: Multiple locations

Service Line: Central Audit

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Associate Director - Operations and Supply Centre of Excellence

Location: Multiple locations

Service Line: DA TSG

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Senior Manager - Audit Pursuit Leader

Location: London

Service Line: Central Audit

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Head of Technology & Solutions

Location: Multiple locations

Service Line: Central Audit

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Head of Resilience and Recovery

Location: London

Service Line: EWT Plat Eng & Ops

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Manager - Sustainability and Climate Risk Audit

Location: London

Service Line: AAA

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Manager - Real Estate Valuation Centre of Excellence (REVCoE)

Location: Leeds, London & Other locations

Capability: Audit

Service line: Central Audit

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


Summary of Role Purpose

The Real Estate Valuation Centre of Excellence (REVCoE) comprises a team of Chartered Surveyors and RICS Registered Valuers based across the UK with representation in London, Manchester and Leeds.  The team provides assurance on real estate valuations provided for inclusion within company accounts. The team is seeking a valuation expert to support audit teams at Manager level.  The role is within Delivery Solutions Group (DSG) which is part of the Audit function. 


Associate Director - Operations and Supply Centre of Excellence

Location: Birmingham, London & Other locations

Capability: Deal Advisory

Service line: DA TSG

Experience level: Senior Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


The Ops and Supply COE within our Global Deal Advisory business. We specialise in supporting manufacturing, supply chain and procurement across the end-to-end deal cycle from operational due diligence, value creation, integration and separation. Over the last few years, we have established a reputation as the leading provider of operations deal advice on global transactions, particularly within the Life Sciences sector. Our team brings a depth of both industry and functional expertise, combined with an agile and value led approach to deliver at deal speed. We have large growth ambitions and a strong pipeline to enable further penetration into other sectors including Consumer and Retail, Industrial Manufacturing and ENR. We are looking for someone to bring extensive procurement experience in a deals environment to lead and drive our procurement proposition forward with an ambition to become a future leader in our Deal Advisory business. This is a fantastic time to join our team.


Senior Manager - Audit Pursuit Leader

Location: London

Capability: Audit

Service line: Central Audit

Experience level: Senior Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


Audit Pursuit Leader (Senior Manager, based anywhere in the UK)

 

Job description

Audit has a key role in building confidence and trust in society. At KPMG, we want to be the clear choice on the future of audit. And we’re looking for pursuit leaders to make sure we’re the clear choice for organisations that need assurance.

We want you to bring your passion and energy to help us win the most desirable new business and keep our most prized existing relationships. You’ll be working on opportunities for KPMG to audit some of the UK’s largest companies – as well as in some of our fastest growing areas, like ESG assurance and private enterprise.

 

We’re looking for people from a variety of backgrounds. We can teach you about audit and how we win in the market. What we need from you is confidence and experience of what it takes to influence people in their decision making, including developing authentic arguments and evidence-based conclusions. And the appetite to bring that experience to help us plan, prepare and present winning proposals.


Head of Technology & Solutions

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham & Other locations

Capability: Audit

Service line: Central Audit

Experience level: P

Contract type: Permanent


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.

 


Head of Resilience and Recovery

Location: London

Capability: Technology & Engineering

Service line: EWT Plat Eng & Ops

Experience level: Director

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


We are looking to recruit a senior individual to improve our technology resilience and recovery capabilities across the UK firm, including those supporting Cloud and on-prem infrastructure, applications and data. You will build and lead our Resilience & Recovery team, creating risk-based resilience and recovery strategies, plans and roadmaps for our technology; create and maintain failure scenarios to guide invocation and recovery across multiple teams; and periodically test recovery plans, ensuring that recovery targets, including Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs), can be met. This is a vital role that will help KPMG to identify, mitigate and manage significant risks in our technology estate.


Manager - Sustainability and Climate Risk Audit

Location: London

Capability: Audit

Service line: AAA

Experience level: Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent


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.


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