Job Title/Req Number: IGH Finance Transformation Manager (106951)
Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations
The KPMG Finance Transformation function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.
KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.
By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.
Why Join KPMG as a IGH Finance Transformation Manager
In the Finance Transformation team, we improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the finance function and generate real insights to help deliver value to the business. Our mission statement is to help our clients create and evolve a digitally enabled, human centric, and integrated finance function.
Our Financial Transformation practice is a priority area for significant and strategic growth. We work with leading public sector clients, focusing on understanding the core issues and opportunities to deliver value-adding change across their finance functions. The key drivers of change for our clients are: technology implementations, an ambition to be more efficient and effective, and a desire to progress along the maturity curve.
We are a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, working together with technology focussed professionals to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise though a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients.
What will you be doing?
As a Manager within the IGH Finance Transformation team, successful applicants will be responsible for:
Leadership & Management:
* 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
* Contributing to formal training, knowledge sharing, and networking activities for the team
* Supervising, coaching and reviewing the work performed by peers and colleagues
* Taking on performance management responsibilities for more junior grades, contributing to annual talent reviews and supporting career progression
* Acting as a mentor to colleagues within the team and in the wider firm, taking responsibility for cultural improvement and living the KPMG values
Stakeholder Interaction & challenges:
* 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 with the preparation of the Firm’s response to client issued request for proposal (RFPs), including managing RFP responses and drafting proposals
* 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
Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:
* Supporting Directors and Partners in ensuring that the Firm’s risk management framework is appropriately implemented
* 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?
* 6 or more years experience in the finance function of leading public sector or corporate companies, or client facing audit or consulting experience at a professional services firm
* A proven ability to manage finance improvement projects in a leading finance function
* A strong knowledge of core finance processes (e.g. record to report, procure to pay, order to cash, projects accounting) interdependencies with other processes
* Experience with one of the major ERP technologies (Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, WorkDay)
* Have people management experience, including line management and performance management
* Experience in implementing finance change programmes
* Relevant finance qualification – ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent
Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:
* Prior client facing consulting or audit experience
* Experience of enterprise software deployments
* Management of a team, including allocating tasks, reviewing outputs, and performance management
To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.
Our Locations:
We are open to talk to Finance Transformation Managers across the country but our core hubs for this role are:
* Watford
* London Canary Wharf
This position will largely be based from London
With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.
Find out more:
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