KPMG’s Microsoft Business Solutions practice is one of the most experienced and fastest growing Microsoft transformation teams in the UK. We partner with organisations to modernise their customer engagement, combining Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Cloud, and innovative AI solutions like Copilot. 

Our work spans modern contact centres, intelligent customer and colleague experiences, low code innovation and data driven automation. We value clarity, curiosity and doing work we are genuinely  

The Role 

As a Lead Functional Consultant at Manager level within KPMG, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform solutions. You will bring structure to client conversations, help teams stay focused on what really matters, and guide projects so that the final solution is both practical and grounded in real business need. 

You will lead functional delivery across one or more workstreams, working closely with clients to understand how they operate today and where they want to get to. You will make the best use of what Microsoft already provides, keeping customisation sensible and helping clients adopt modern capability including Copilot and conversational AI. You will work with technical colleagues to ensure the overall solution is coherent and follows good practice. 

This is a hands on leadership role. You will actively shape business processes, configure Dynamics 365 where needed, support user adoption and help less experienced consultants grow. You will also engage in early shaping, supporting proposals, demos and early design work. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Run Client Workshops: Ask the right questions, help clients make decisions and bring clarity to complex discussions. Keep conversations grounded in real business need rather than lengthy theoretical debate. 

• Guide and support the delivery teams: Provide day to day direction to functional consultants and analysts across onshore, nearshore and offshore teams. Keep the solution aligned to the agreed design throughout testing, data work and cutover 

• Deliver hands on configuration: Configure Dynamics 365 CE components such as tables, forms, views, business process flows and security roles. Work with technical colleagues when extensions, integrations or more advanced capability is required. 

• Support the use of AI and modern features: Help clients understand where Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio and conversational AI can offer value. Shape early thinking and support proof of concepts where needed. 

• Champion quality: Keep documentation meaningful and consistent. Help shape user acceptance testing, identify risks early and make sure decisions are clearly recorded. 

• Documentation and Knowledge Transfer: Create clear, well structured documentation, process maps and training materials that help clients understand their solution and enable a smooth handover to support teams. 

• Help our people grow: Coach members of the team, share what you learn and contribute to reusable assets and accelerators. 

• Build trusted relationships: Be the functional voice clients rely on. Communicate clearly, keep things simple, and offer honest, practical advice. 

• Support presales and shaping: Contribute to proposals, demos and early design conversations. Help set the direction for client engagements from the outset. 

What You’ll bring 

We do not expect everyone to tick every box. What matters most is strong functional thinking, a solid track record delivering Dynamics 365 CE solutions and the ability to guide teams calmly and clearly. 

• A track record leading functional delivery on CRM projects, ideally across Sales, Customer Service or Field Service. Experience shaping end to end processes and understanding how data, automation and customer journeys fit together. 

• Able to turn complex business requirements into clear, practical designs that minimise customisation and follow Microsoft good practice. 

• Solid experience with Power Apps, Power Automate and an understanding of how they sit alongside Dynamics 365. Awareness of Power BI and Azure services is useful. 

• Comfortable guiding functional teams, shaping day to day decision making and keeping delivery on track. Calm, practical and confident working with senior stakeholders. 

• Experience across delivery, client engagement and presales, ideally in a consulting environment. 

• Comfortable working in agile or more structured delivery methods, from early discovery through to deployment. 

• You’re adaptable in fast moving environments, able to manage competing priorities and maintain high standards of accuracy and quality in your work. 

• Relevant Microsoft certifications or a clear plan to achieve them 

Desirable Skills 

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio and emerging AI capability in Dynamics 365 

• Knowledge of CCaaS, Omnichannel and broader customer experience tools 

• Ability to support the design of clear, insightful Power BI dashboards 

• Familiarity with industry accelerators and new Dynamics 365 releases 

• Additional certifications across Power Platform, Azure, ITIL or change management. 

Why Join KPMG’s Microsoft Business Solutions Team? 

• Shape meaningful, modern programmes: Work with clients who genuinely want change. You will design solutions that make real improvements to customer and colleague experiences. 

• Be part of a strong functional community: Join a group of functional and technical specialists who share patterns, challenge ideas and learn from one another. There is space to specialise, stay hands on or broaden into architecture. 

• Ways of working that make sense: Work in the setting that best supports delivery. That may mean being on site with clients to shape decisions in real time or working from home or the office when it suits the work. 

• Lead and help others grow: This is a lead functional consultant role with plenty of opportunity to guide delivery and help develop the next generation of consultants. 

• Room to grow professionally: You will have access to consulting development, architecture pathways and opportunities to deepen your Dynamics and Power Platform expertise. 

• Breadth beyond technology: Work alongside colleagues in data, cyber, customer experience, operating model and finance transformation to create solutions that deliver real outcomes. 

• Strong partnership with Microsoft: Benefit from early insight into new capability and access to product specialists. 

• A culture that values clarity and thoughtful design: We favour straight talking over jargon and good design over shortcuts. We want people to feel proud of the work they deliver and to feel supported by the team around them. 

If this sounds like the kind of work you want to do, we’d genuinely love to speak with you. 

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Overview

This exciting role is within our Midlands Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance team, based in our Birmingham or Nottingham office. 

Our clients include UK headquartered businesses and inbound groups across a range of sectors. 

Our work in the tax advisory space includes supporting clients with business and fiscal change. This can include advising on new jurisdiction entry, the development of new business areas, business reorganisations, tax authority enquiries, pre/post transaction reorganisations, refinancing, cash repatriation, interest deductibility and the impact global fiscal change (e.g. BEPS Pillar 2). 

We work as a hybrid team where we get together in the office or at client sites at least twice a week to collaborate and learn together, with flexibility over how you spend the rest of your time. 

The role

• Working closely with Partners, Directors and/or Senior Managers on complex projects to deliver technically excellent advice and service

• Managing UK and cross border teams on advisory projects, liaising with specialists, overseas member firms and external advisers, critically analysing and challenging their input to deliver successful projects and expertise to our clients
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients
• Managing teams and coaching and developing junior members of staff both in respect of technical delivery and soft skills
• Managing our engagement quality and risk processes and client financials
• Being a role model for KPMG’s values

You'll also have the opportunity to get involved in UK corporation tax compliance and reporting if that interests you.

The person

• Qualified CTA or ACA / CA or equivalent

• UK corporation tax experience
• Sustains a high level of energy, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team
• Displays an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in a respectful manner with colleagues, clients, and the wider community
• Brings insight and effectively applies knowledge to business and client problems
• Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills, curious and a commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
• Strong project management skills, including ability to work as part of a team and to show initiative to drive projects forward
• Ability to multi-task and manage a range of clients, projects and relationships
• Effectively develops and coaches junior team members

• Dedication to continuously develop skills and technical knowledge