Job description
The role sits within our KPMG Financial Services Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) practice. The team is based nationally and covers all elements of the Financial Services sector. This includes large retail and investment banks, challenger banks and building societies and insurance and asset management companies. By combining our deep commercial, sector and technical expertise we help our clients deliver real results. This role is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced and growing area of KPMG.
The role
The Manager will play a key role in driving delivery on various Governance, Risk and Internal Audit engagement for clients across the Financial Services sector. You will need to be adaptable and be able to respond to the dynamic landscape we are currently operating in and respond to client needs in areas such as ESG, Operational Resilience, Third Party Risk Management.
As aManager in Financial Service GRCS there will be opportunities to lead a variety of engagements and support the development of key propositions, in areas such as ESG, Operational Resilience.
1. Supporting the partners/directors in the delivery of a portfolio of internal audit, governance, risk and control engagements, SoX framework design and controls testing or External Quality Assessments.
2. Supporting Partners/Directors to identify and develop new client relationships.
3. Identify and communicate findings arising from the testing results to senior management within the team and external stakeholders.
4. Help identify performance improvement opportunities for assigned clients
5. Working with a supportive group of Partners and Directors to develop innovative, market leading solutions and proposals
6. Supervise, coach and review the work performed by associates and interns on the assigned engagements.
7. Collaboration with a number of firm-wide subject matter experts providing assurance to clients on emerging risk areas.
8. Acting as a coach to members of the team and helping with the development of the team as a whole and performance management responsibilities for junior members of the team.
Skills, qualifications and experience
The following could be required to be demonstrated during the role, but are not all required from the outset:
9. 5 years or more experience in internal or external audit, internal controls, risk assessment/management, regulatory compliance or governance with either a leading company or within a consulting environment
10. Strong leadership and communication skills, technical knowledge, and the ability to write at a publication quality level in order to communicate findings and recommendations to the client's senior management team
11. Ability to identify observations and recommendations for business operations and control issues associated with key risk disciplines (including financial reporting, regulatory, and operational)
12. Experience of managing internal and external stakeholders, including management level colleagues
13. Strong ability to organise and prioritise your own work and that of others to meet project requirements
14. Experience with project management principles
15. Good communicator with the ability to build strong and lasting relationships
16. Proven track record of delivering high quality outputs, on time and meeting/exceeding expectations
17. Evidence of being an active listener, strong team player and willingness to develop new skills and capabilities
18. Strong PowerPoint, Excel and Word skills
19. An understanding and interest in of the issues and challenges facing UK financial services companies, alongside an awareness of the regulatory landscape is desirable but not essential.