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Senior Manager - Governance, Risk and Compliance Services
Client: KPMG
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Finance
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
5
Posted:
24.04.2025
Expiry Date:
08.06.2025
Job Description:
The team
KPMG's Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) practice within IGH is an area of the firm with tremendous growth potential. GRCS is an integral part of our Enterprise Risk advisory practice. We provide services relating to internal audit, internal control, corporate governance, risk management and related assurance projects. Clients are based in the public sector and our services deliver added value to clients using modern control assessment, risk management and audit techniques focusing on strategic, management and operational issues as well as financial management and reporting controls. We also work closely with other consulting teams including our colleagues in Technology Risk and Cyber Risk to ensure our clients receive the best possible advice and assurance.
The role
* Own relationships with senior Client stakeholders to identify the opportunity for improvement in their business and originate engagements for KPMG.
* Identify new business opportunities, participate in the firm’s development of a proposition in response to the government’s strategy on UK corporate governance reform.
* Contribute to proposals, including structuring the response document, completing KPMG’s risk procedures, and organising a delivery team.
* Assemble and direct teams to deliver high quality work product for clients, and own the delivery of these engagements taking responsibility for overall quality and outputs.
* Effectively communicate the value propositions of KPMG’s various services, thought leadership and emerging risk to clients, and be recognised and respected by clients as a knowledgeable valued professional.
* Drive and lead the day-to-day execution of engagements typically in relation to controls risk assessments, maturity assessments, internal controls diagnostics reviews for clients.
* Serve as a coach and mentor and provide opportunities for on-the-job training for staff, as well as wider service line team members.
* Identify and clearly communicate performance improvement opportunities and leading practices to client personnel and senior management.
* Establish your internal audit knowledge through sharing and participation in the continual development and publication of external, market facing publications.
* Develop and maintain a positive, productive, collaborative professional relationship with the client and engagement or project teams to provide well-coordinated and consistent high-performance results.
* Create annual internal audit plans for clients.
* Provide internal audit services on both outsourced and co-sourced contractual basis.
* Manage and directly deliver individual and/or a programme of internal audit projects which includes planning, review, quality assurance and reporting.
* Risk management, governance and internal audit advisory services.
* Risk identification workshops and control reviews.
* Deliver control and risk training.
* Manage and review internal control questionnaires.
* Compliance internal audits.
* Work with members of other KPMG advisory teams.
* Retain management responsibility for a portfolio of clients, maintaining relationships with senior KPMG and client staff.
* Demonstrate a detailed understanding of how current and emerging legal, regulatory, governance, risk management, auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards affect their clients.
* Undertake KPMG's internal risk management and client engagement management procedures including client acceptance, continuance and engagement procedures.
* Keep up to date with all industry specific issues and circumstances which affect their clients.
* Develop audit strategies which address all audit, client service and project management issues, in accordance with the KPMG internal audit methodology.
* Recognise where specialists are required and involve other KPMG staff, managing their input to the client.
* Review the audit evidence obtained ensuring it is sufficient in line with IIA Standards and KPMG methodology.
* Conduct meetings with clients to explain internal audit findings and draft and review reports.
* Report to Partners/Directors all salient points arising from assignments.
* Produce quarterly Audit Committee papers.
* Set budgets for engagement and monitor delivery against the budget.
* Ensure work in progress is monitored and controlled with fees being raised promptly.
* Plan and allocate staff resources to fulfil business requirements.
* Set objectives with the team, and provide support and feedback on performance.
* Provide coaching and training to KPMG staff on risk management and internal audit methodology.
* Identify and develop new opportunities for KPMG to work with clients and targets.
* Write tender documents and present at proposals assisting partners in general business development.
* Counsel/appraise junior staff.
* Forecast and report on client engagements.
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate:
* Experience in assurance, controls and/or corporate compliance-related roles, including consulting, auditing, risk management.
* Substantial experience in Assurance, controls and/or corporate compliance-related experience.
* Demonstrated ability to identify business opportunities, lead project engagements, attract new business, and build lasting professional relationships with senior client executives.
* Relevant experience in project management and the full life-cycle of a project.
* Advanced problem solving and analytical skills.
* Ability to identify observations and recommendations for business operations and control issues.
* Advanced risk, controls, accounting knowledge.
* Previous experience leading teams and managing projects.
* Internal audit experience is essential.
* Public sector experience is desired.
* Commercial acumen with a track record of managing budgets.
* Consulting experience is desirable but not essential.
* Excellent PowerPoint, Word, and Excel skills.
* Qualified (IIA, CCAB, ICAEW, CIPFA or equivalent).
The person
* Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development.
* Evidence of being an active leader with the willingness to develop new skills.
* Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement.
* Seeks to understand others' motivations.
* Makes brave decisions and supports others in doing so.
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