Job Title: Finance Transformation Manager – Local Government
Base Location: London (Canary Wharf), Watford or Birmingham
What will you be doing?
* Management of small to medium sized engagement teams including both internal KPMG and external client team members
* Organising work packages, overseeing data gathering and analysis, summarising insights and facilitating workshops to deliver on KPMG’s scope of work for a programme
* Supervising, coaching and reviewing the work performed by peers and colleagues
* Building and leveraging both internal and external relationships to support senior colleagues to develop sales opportunities for the firm
* Maintaining a relationship with key client stakeholders, and collaborating with them to co-deliver a programme
* Supporting senior colleagues in developing market leading materials and a voice‑in‑the‑market through external blogs and points of view and representing KPMG at external events
* Supporting senior colleagues with internal operational responsibilities for the finance transformation team including revenue planning, resourcing, recruitment, wider team development and community building
What will you need to do it?
* Extensive experience in the finance function gained from within a major Local Government organisation or client‑facing audit or consulting experience at a professional services firm, with client from within this sector
* A proven ability to lead teams across finance improvement projects in the finance function of a major Local Authority
* Fully qualified in a relevant finance qualification – ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent
* A strong grasp of finance function operating models, including systems, data, processes, controls and governance
* Be able to articulate the challenges currently facing finance functions including in relation to the future of the finance function and nascent technology
* Excellent communicator with the personal skills to build strong and lasting internal and client relationships; and the ability to deliver clear, concise, focused messages to senior finance team members or clients
* Knowledge of how finance processes are enabled within a finance systems landscape (focus on major ERP technologies: Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, WorkDay)
Skills we’d love to see / Amazing Extras
* Prior client‑facing consulting or audit experience, gained from with a major Consultancy or Professional Services organisation
* Experience of finance transformation as part of a major Local Government Restructuring (LGR)
Our Locations
* London Canary Wharf
* Birmingham
* Watford
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