Job Title
Finance Transformation Manager – Local Government
Base Location
London, Canary Wharf, Watford or Birmingham
Responsibilities
* Manage small to medium engagement teams, including internal KPMG and external client members.
* Organize work packages, oversee data gathering and analysis, summarize insights, and facilitate workshops to deliver on KPMG’s scope of work for a programme.
* Supervise, coach, and review the work performed by peers and colleagues.
* Build and leverage internal and external relationships to support senior colleagues in developing sales opportunities for the firm.
* Maintain relationships with key client stakeholders and collaborate with them to co‑deliver a programme.
* Support senior colleagues in developing market‑leading materials, external blogs, and points of view, representing KPMG at external events.
* Support internal operational responsibilities for the finance transformation team including revenue planning, resourcing, recruitment, wider team development, and community building.
Requirements
* 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 clients from within this sector.
* 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.
* Strong grasp of finance function operating models, including systems, data, processes, controls and governance.
* Ability to articulate the challenges currently facing finance functions, including the future of the finance function and nascent technology.
* Excellent communicator with personal skills to build strong and lasting internal and client relationships and 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, with a focus on one of the major ERP technologies: Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, WorkDay.
Desired Skills
* Prior client‑facing consulting or audit experience gained from a major Consultancy or Professional Services organisation.
* Experience of finance transformation as part of a major Local Government Restructuring (LGR).
Locations
* London – Canary Wharf
* Birmingham
* Watford
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues thrive and reach their full potential, whatever their identity or background.
We’re a member of the Business Disability Forum so please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any adjustments that you might need in the application process – and if you are successful later on.
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