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KPMG's Forensic 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 dispute resolution. This role is within our Forensic Financial Services team who specialise in Financial Crime, working alongside our colleagues in Managed Services.

KPMG Managed Services provide an innovative and cost-effective solution to the delivery of largescale review and/or processing activity across multiple industries, geographies and processes. The Managed Services operation is experienced in, but not limited to, remediation, complaint handling, claims processing, service delivery and conduct risk reviews.
We bring together KPMG subject matter expertise, highly skilled operational resource and, where required, proprietary technology assets, providing clients with a single joined-up approach.

The Role

A Senior Manager who is a customer due diligence (CDD)/ Know Your Customer (KYC) subject matter expert (SME) is required to utilise knowledge and expertise in order to support the completion of the remediation of client KYC files. They are responsible for leading a team of CDD SMEs and analysts, to ensure files are completed to regulatory standard, and that business processes and policies are adhered to and correctly applied throughout the process. They will be responsible for completing quality control review and accreditation of the file completion of the managed service function

Roles and Responsibilities

• Taking a lead on key CDD engagements providing quality control review of remediated client KYC files
• Manage the review and assessment of associated AML documentation
• Manage the assessment of client identification & verification documentation
• Identification & escalation of suspicious activity
• Review and constructively challenge the operations internal processes to drive continuous improvement
• Provide feedback on client files and decision making processes to file build analysts
• Maintain awareness of regulatory risk / landscape and use this awareness to flag issues of importance to the operation
• Build constructive and collaborative working relationships with teams both on and off shore
• Optimising AML/KYC processes, Target Operating Models and Governance arrangements
• Developing market recognition around KPMG’s financial crime investigations team, through strong industry and domain knowledge, enabled by technology-driven solutions.
• Developing financial crime policies and procedures
• Contribution to or development of proposals and propositions for internal or external clients.
• Providing leadership and guidance on the best approach to analysing complex Financial Crime business issues, from determining initial risks and issues through to implementation;
• Leveraging your skills experience to identify, propose and lead the development of new solutions to client problems;

The Person

Skills, Experience and Background

• Understanding of KYC (Know Your Customer), AML (Anti Money Laundering) & Sanctions, and Financial Crime (FC) Fundamentals with demonstrable experience of working in an FCA regulated environment
• Substantial experience of working in an operational environment
• Excellent knowledge of FC guidance and appropriate regulation
• Using analytical and problem solving skills on technically challenging cases
• Proven experience of working in a role where attention to detail is critical
• Ability to work successfully in a target driven environment
• Strong management and people skills – flexibility to operate in small or large teams for short or long projects
• Confident individuals who are able to quickly establish credibility with clients and are able to manage both small and large teams
• Proven ability to manage diverse and multi-cultural teams drawn from various parts of the organisation and backgrounds
• Proactive individual who can work with different stakeholders and adapt well to changing deadlines
• An enthusiasm to get involved in marketing activity and in developing the Forensic practice
• Highly motivated to pursue a rewarding and enjoyable career with KPMG Forensic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that you can adapt to technical and non-technical audiences;

Overview

KPMG's Forensic 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 dispute resolution. This role is within our Forensic Financial Services team who specialise in Financial Crime, working alongside our colleagues in Managed Services.

KPMG Managed Services provide an innovative and cost-effective solution to the delivery of largescale review and/or processing activity across multiple industries, geographies and processes. The Managed Services operation is experienced in, but not limited to, remediation, complaint handling, claims processing, service delivery and conduct risk reviews.
We bring together KPMG subject matter expertise, highly skilled operational resource and, where required, proprietary technology assets, providing clients with a single joined-up approach.

The Team
We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our award winning, exciting and fast-paced financial services (FS) financial crime team in London.
We deliver a large range of projects both on a proactive and reactive basis in the areas of anti-money laundering (AML)/ counter terrorist financing (CTF), Sanctions, Transaction Monitoring, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) and Market Abuse. We have great relationships with a large range of UK and international FS clients ranging from global banks to boutique investment houses.

The Role
The successful individual will initially be required to utilise knowledge and expertise in order to support the completion of the remediation of client KYC files. They must ensure files are completed to regulatory standard, and that business processes and policies are adhered to and correctly applied throughout the process.
Subsequently, the successful individual will support the delivery of a range of financial crime projects. Each project will generally incorporate a review and assessment of the current state of compliance, discussing matters directly with the client, proposing and delivering solutions and providing oral presentations.
A core part of the role will also include leveraging your industry contacts, skills and experience to contribute to winning work and knowledge sharing and practice development across the team.
Our projects are often global and you are likely to work with colleagues from other KPMG member firms and from a variety of departments and backgrounds which also presents the opportunity to travel.
Responsibilities:
Core responsibilities
As an Assistant Manager, you will be expected to use your industry experience and expertise to formulate comprehensive and well considered solutions to clients’ challenges. All candidates are expected to show the following:
• Leading and developing strong relationships with senior client contacts across the FS industry;
• Leveraging your technical knowledge, experience and contacts to manage the development of proposals and in generating new business for the Firm;
• Managing the risk and commercial aspects involved in the delivery of projects including budgets, planning and project governance; and
• Managing and mentoring junior colleagues from diverse backgrounds during projects.

The Person
Knowledge/experience:
In addition, we are looking for individuals with at least one of the following specialist areas of expertise: AML/CTF, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring. The specific areas of technical expertise are set out in the Person specification, below.
In order to be considered for the role, you must clearly be able to demonstrate the following:
In your covering letter, please specify which of these technical capabilities you have and describe how your past experience demonstrates your level of skill.



Technical expertise

• Held a role in the FS industry such as a financial crime analyst in a bank, a similar role at a consultancy or in the financial crime team of the regulator;
• Relationships with prospective clients;
• Proven track record in producing detailed, concise written reports to senior managers; and
• Substantial technical knowledge of the UK and European financial crime regulatory requirements and market practice of the following activities:
AML/CTF
• Target Operating Model design and implementation;
• Review and completion of financial crime risk assessments;
• Review and assessment of policies and procedures, systems and controls;
• Delivery of specific training;
• Preparing clients for regulatory visits;
• Managing regulatory enquiries, skilled person reviews and enforcement action; and
• AML remediation activity.
SANCTIONS
• Target Operating Model design and implementation;
• Sanctions screening requirements, processes and technology;
• Review and completion of sanctions risk assessments;
• Sanctions look-backs and investigations; and
• Review and assessment of sanctions controls

TRANSACTION MONITORING
• Target Operating Model design and implementation;
• Implementation, optimisation and tuning of systems;
• Compliance and assurance testing;
• Delivering training and/or facilitating workshops; and
• Examination of transaction and suspicious transaction reporting processes.


Qualification & Skills:
Soft skills / values
• Confidence to be able to quickly establish credibility with clients;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that can be tailored to a variety of audiences;
• Proven ability to work with diverse teams drawn from various parts of KPMG and backgrounds;
• Proven track record of people management and leadership skills – be able to manage small teams and projects with demanding stakeholders and multiple workstreams;
• Experienced in understanding and mitigating the risks and financials associated with client engagements;
• Excellent analytical skills and problem solving, self-motivation and possess an enquiring mind;
• A high degree of integrity and the drive and willingness to succeed; and
• Strong team ethos and ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure.

Education and training

• Education to degree level or equivalent experience; and
• Financial crime and/or relevant professional qualification is desirable.

The Role

This role will be working in the Cyber Response Services (CRS) Team, reporting directly into the head of cyber response. Cyber security is one of the areas which KPMG has identified for tremendous investment and growth. Our clients face a challenging cyber threat and look to us to help them understand and respond to that threat.
This is a hands-on and operational management role with opportunities to grow into service line leadership.
In this role we are looking for a person who can demonstrate strong technical background, significant experience in incident response and digital forensics and is looking to grow into an incident response leadership role as part of a growing team. You will be expected to lead a number of incident response case managers and practitioners, as well as have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, the service leadership as part of your continuous development.
When not responding to incidents, you may be helping our clients to build their in-house incident response capabilities, which could include: building and developing cyber-response tools, authoring and adapting runbooks/playbooks, assessing the incident response maturity, assisting in table-top cyber-scenario exercises. When not engaged in client work, you will be helping to develop our own delivery capability, including operational efficiency, standard operating procedures, team learning and development, tooling and platforms, lab development and orchestration.
Candidates should have a proven track record of incident management, with a strong competency in digital forensics. KPMG will provide training and coaching to help you continually improve both your management and technical skills. Strong technical competency and experience of managing a range of complex cyber incidents; from ransomware to advanced network intrusions is a pre-requisite. Our clients expect that cyber-incidents will be tackled with urgency, therefore, there is an expectation that you will be flexible in terms of working hours. In addition, you should be prepared to travel on short notice for periods up to 2 or 3 weeks at a time. Above all, KPMG is looking for someone who is passionate about helping our clients with their cyber security challenges, often at a time of critical need. In return, we are committed to helping you to enjoy the role and develop your skills and career within the KPMG with the objective of progressing into a senior leadership role.

Responsibilities
• Manage and co-ordinate cyber security incidents for our clients, working closely with the head of cyber response.
• Digital forensics of relevant incident data (disk, volatile memory, network packets, log files).
• Maintaining a current view of the cyber threat, and being able to advise clients on the threat landscape and attacks which may be relevant to them.
• Manage the development of KPMG’s in house cyber-response tools.
• Assess client incident response capability maturity.
• Help stand-up or improve clients’ own incident response capabilities.
• Project management of engagements to deliver high quality work in a timely manner, including:
• Scoping and costing of engagements
• Financial management of projects
• Engagement and risk management
• Production and review of deliverables to a high standard.
• Liaising with clients on delivery, implementation and project issues.
• Ability to generate well-structured responses to bids and requests for proposals.

The Person

Extensive experience in cyber-security and incident response. For example: You should be able to guide a client through a unstructured incident response process (such as an advanced network intrusion) – managing resources and defining objectives at each stage of the incident response process; scoping and triage, containment, evidence preservation and extraction, eradication, recovery, forensic analysis and investigation.
• A broad understanding of the cyber security threat landscape.
• Strong technical background in computers and networks, and programming skills.
• Significant and proven experience of dealing with cyber security incidents and associated response measures.
• Experience of managing a rapid deployment incident response team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills.
• Understanding of a wide range of information security and IT methodologies, principles, technologies and techniques.
• A genuine interest and desire to develop and mention junior team members.
• Strong attention for detail and the ability to manage multiple simultaneous cases.

Qualifications and Skills

The successful candidate will demonstrate competency in computing and networks as well as in cyber-security either by having the relevant work experience, completed a degree or obtained industry relevant certification. Therefore the qualifications below should be seen as means to demonstrate competency and not as a requirement.

• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and project management skills.
• Strong IT and network skills – knowledge of common enterprise technologies – Windows and Windows Active Directory, Linux, Cisco, etc.
• Working programming skill-set to be able to author and develop tools. Most in-house security tools in KPMG are written in Python, but we accept that a competent programmer will be able to transfer skillsets across languages.
• Technical proficiency in at least one of these areas: network security/traffic/log analysis; Linux and/or Mac/Unix operating system forensics; Linux/Unix disk forensics (ext2/3/4, HFS+, and/or APFS file systems), advanced memory forensics, static and dynamic malware analysis / reverse engineering, advanced mobile device forensics
• Advanced experience in industry computer forensic tools such as X-Ways, EnCase, FTK, Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) / AXIOM, TZWorks, and/or Cellebrite
• Advanced experience in preservation of digital evidence (including experience preserving cloud data and handling encryption such as BitLocker, FileVault, and/or LUKS)
• Experience with and understanding of enterprise Windows security controls
• (Preferred) Degree level qualified, MSc in Information Security, IT or relevant STEM subjects.
• (Preferred) General information security certificates such CISSP, CISM or CISA.
• (Preferred) Incident management certifications such as:
• CREST certified incident manager (CCIM).
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• (Preferred) Digital forensics certificates such as:
• CREST certified registered intrusion analyst (CRIA),
• CREST certified network intrusion analyst (CCNIA),
• CREST certified host intrusion analyst (CCHIA),
• CREST certified malware reverse engineer (CCMRE),
• GIAC Certified (Network) Forensic Analyst (GCFA, GNFA)
• (Preferred) A current government security clearance (SC/DV) or willingness to acquire such a clearance will be seen as an advantage.

KPMG’s Infrastructure Group in the UK consists of c150
professionals and is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading
independent business, financial and regulatory advisers in infrastructure. The
group has won many awards, including Financial Advisor of the Year
(Infrastructure Journal) for several years. The group has locations in London,
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester, but is organised on a national
basis, operating under a single national team.

You will be joining a team of experts with deep industry
experience in major projects and programmes delivery. As an Associate/Assistant Manager you will support
our Major Projects Advisory Integrated Controls' practice in the delivery of
high quality services to top tier public and private sector clients including
government agencies, contractors, industry associations, developers, investors
and asset managers, by bringing planning, scheduling and project controls expertise
to the team.

Description of the role:


- Carry out planning reviews and advising clients on appropriateplanning techniques and good practice.
- Working with clients to develop overarching project orprogramme plans and integrated strategic schedules.
- Support in carrying out the maturity assessments ofclients' planning capability and providing recommendations on improvement areas.
- Carry out schedule forensic analysis to determine delay causations.
- Perform schedule modelling and scenario based analysis.
- Perform qualitative and quantitative schedule riskassessments using industry-led tools.
- Perform quality assurance and audit of schedules.
- Play a supporting role in business developmentinitiatives, including presentations, client meetings, and contributing to practice development initiatives.

Role Dimensions:

Leadership & Management:
The role involves managing people to drive an output and
may involve managing direct reports internally and/or within the client
organisation.

Stakeholders Interactions & Challenges
The role will be
expected to work across KPMG functions as well as with clients, and will be
required to build and maintain strong relationships by working collaboratively
and effectively managing these relationships.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance
The candidate will represent KPMG in front of clients,
our values need to be aligned and our ways of working to be inclusive well
represented. Failure of the candidate to
uphold our values could damage client relationship and/or impact on repeat opportunities.




The Person

Experience:
Essential


- Subject matter expert in project planning and scheduling.
- Experience across major infrastructure project development and delivery in the public and private sectors.
- Solid project controls/project engineering and/or risk management experience.
Desirable:

- A Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree with preference in Engineering
- Understanding of operating models, policies, procedures and governance to support successful programme and project delivery.
- Experience in Transport, Defence or Energy sector

Technical role requirements:

- Advance Microsoft Office
- Primavera P6, MS Project

- Primavera Risk Analysis
- Acumen Fuse Analysis
- Monte Carlo simulation

Skills:

- Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to bring complex concepts to life fornon-specialist audience
- Stakeholder management
- Ability to quickly assimilate and apply new techniquesand knowledge
- Proactive and able to work with minimal supervision.

The Team

We are KPMG’s Operations Advisory team. A key part of our growth strategy is developing and expanding our ethical and environmental Supply Chain practice. This role will be incremental to our growth strategy and building our capability.

Do you want to work in a lively and energetic environment where you will have the opportunity to shape a brand-new proposition and advise on some of the biggest structural shifts the world has ever seen with a range of FTSE clients?

We have built our team in pursuit of knowledgeable and inspirational people to drive innovative thinking to improve the Ethical and Environmental footprint of businesses.

We help our clients respond to the immense and critical challenges faced by our Environmental, Social, and Governance agenda, assisting them to achieve a true understanding and revolutionary transformation across their operations and supply chain.

Our clients choose us as we are the most accomplished people to turn their vision in to an operational reality. We are mix of experienced consultants, industry veterans and the brightest talent of the future, committed to developing our team members as we know they in turn will help us develop

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius

What we do, and what our key services are:

Are you looking for an exciting career at the cutting edge of KPMG’s response to the global agenda on ethical and environmental business?

Increasing pressure from customers, regulators, and investors makes ethical and environmental supply chain management a strategic priority. The impact of the recent COVID-19 pandemic only increases the urgency.

In the wake of the disruption suffered by business (fires, flood, and now the pandemic), we recognize that having an Ethical and Sustainable business model underpins a resilient business model. Cost optimising and asset minimising supply chains, that sourced and served in a predictable world, have been left opaque, inflexible and vulnerable in global disruption.

The key to business continuity during disruption is a resilient, ethical, and digitally enabled value chain. Achieving strong operational performance and brand reputation means embracing the digital platforms that enable visibility and collaboration, educating and supporting vulnerable third parties, and taking bold steps in empowering consumers to make informed buying decisions.

Integral to our approach is developing client leadership, teamwork and problem solving to create a continuous improvement culture.

The Role

A Senior Manager in KPMG’s Operations team is responsible for leading consulting work as part of a team, alongside both colleagues and clients, on complex engagements. You’ll develop and execute ethical and environmental solution often balancing the conflicting needs of people, the environment, the business, and development.

Successful candidates will work cross-functionally with colleagues from across KPMGs capabilities, including our global member firms, Forensic, Strategy, Decarbonisation Strategy and Risk, Finance Transformation, Global Business Services, Customer and Digital to deliver multi-disciplinary solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to address environmental issues, such as energy use, biodiversity and resource conservation, supplier risk, water usage, waste elimination, pollution reduction, and local education
• Identify and analyse ethical and environmental risks in the supplier network
• Proactive sector mapping to identify targets and new opportunities, including the development of marketing and outreach media for communicating the offering and events
• Lead practice development by bringing to fruition new ethical and environmental solutions
• Responsibility for quality deliverables, including qualitative and quantitative analysis as well as written and verbal advice
• Develop market intelligence and sector knowledge through research on sustainability issues and stakeholder interests
• Build and maintain relationships with target clients and key market constituents
• Communicate compelling and considered solutions to complex problems to c-suite stakeholders
• Effective management, coaching and mentoring of a team to develop our strategy and execute engagements
• Managing project plans, internal processes and budgets
• Developing the team culture, and inspiring and empowering team members to perform at their best
• Lead teams across multiple projects / large programme to deliver excellent work for clients
• Ensure engagements are delivered in line with firms Quality and Risk policies

The Person

We are seeking professionals with a track record of delivering a step change in ethical and environmental transformation, who provides a combination of dynamism, enthusiasm, capability and accountability.

Deep experience in analysing and implementing environmental and ethical improvement is required - to be complemented with a taste for curiosity and problem solving. The rapid growth of our team offers opportunity for personal development and career progression. We want to support your growth and personal balance, in a way that suits you

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable of experience leading sustainability initiatives/teams in industry, or in sustainability Consulting, and/or ability to evidence alternative experience
• Ability to balance and communicate the intersection between environmental commitment and business imperatives.
• Experience implementing enabling technology to support operational process and performance
• Strong familiarity with TCFDs, GRI, SASB and other reporting standards
• Track record of developing and executing strategies to address environmental issues, such as energy use, biodiversity and resource conservation, supplier risk, water usage, waste elimination, pollution reduction, and local education
• Experience of managing project plans
• Change management experience in complex multi-business units / multi-geography environments

Additional Experience
The following experience would be of additional value:

• Blue Chip, FTSE 100, Fortune 500 company or central Government experience
• Higher education in business, environmental sciences, environmental management, engineering, or sustainability

Key Skills

• Strong people management skills, with an ability to coach and develop others.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent commercial acumen and business context.
• Broad consulting skills, including planning and delivering workshops, structured interviewing, data gathering, process mapping and analysis.
• Ability to rapidly identify issues and propose solutions, supported by data and analysis
• Extensive sales experience
• Stakeholder management and political navigation