Expires soon KPMG SA

Assistant Manager

  • City of London (Greater London)
  • Accounting / Management control

Job description

AutoReq ID

138637BR

Job Title

Assistant Manager

Country

United Kingdom

Location

London

Function

Risk Consulting

Service Line

Forensic

Service Line Information

Using a wide variety of technical and sector-specific skills, KPMG's Risk Consulting group proactively helps clients increase profits whilst reducing reputational, operational, financial and other risks. We are experienced in managing diverse issues including fraud, regulatory compliance, risk frameworks and modelling, capital efficiency, corporate governance, dispute resolution, deriving value from contracts and much more.

Forensic - Using specialist accounting, investigation and business skills in assisting clients involved in commercial or regulatory disputes or in the investigation of fraud and impropriety. Working in the team will mean getting involved in a broad range of projects, i.e. Fraud investigations, and tracing assets.

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

Introduction to the team:

KPMG’s Economics team advises clients using economic advice and analysis in a range of contexts. This highly successful practice at KPMG is looking to accelerate its recent growth.
The Economics practice spans a number of functional areas, with core skills ranging from regulatory finance, competition economics, econometrics, economic policy evaluation and impact assessment, economic strategy, regulatory strategy and applied micro- and macro-economics. The team, largely based in London but now also expanding internationally, provides economic and financial advice to clients across a broad range of engagements. The team typically works with clients at board level, offering interesting and varied work, and the opportunity to earn substantial rewards by expanding our successful practice in the UK and across Europe.

We work closely with leading academic advisors, also drawing on in-depth sector knowledge from experts within the KPMG network, to deliver high quality economic advice to our clients. Our economists have joined KPMG with diverse professional backgrounds, including from niche economic consultancies, competition authorities, academia or straight out of university.

KPMG’s Economics practice sits within KPMG Forensic, and is part of KPMG’s Risk Consulting group.

Roles and Responsibilities:

We are looking for an Assistant Manager to help expand our regulatory finance capacity.
This role offers an opportunity to join a growing team by helping regulated firms, regulators and other industry stakeholders understand regulatory finance and accounting topics including Regulatory Accounting (planning, implementation, audit and analysis), Regulatory Costing, Profitability Analysis, Competition Cases (market investigations, pricing and merger analysis), and Business Rates analysis.
Develop propositions that demonstrate a market leading position.
Help to manage projects on a day to day basis, including client interaction.
Qualifications and Skills
Economic experience (preferably to MSc level) required.
Professional accounting qualification also useful (but CFA or other evidence of financial analytical ability welcomed)
Some working knowledge of regulatory costing methodologies (e.g. CCA, FAC, LRIC, SAC) would be welcome.

Experience and Background:

Experience of financial analysis in a regulated sector e.g. telecoms, transport, energy, water, aviation, post.
You may have relevant expertise in at least one area of relevant work. Examples might include such areas as network modelling, cost allocation processes, cost of capital, regulatory regime change, etc.
Ideally, experience of regulatory processes – consultations, investigations, disputes and appeals
Good communication skills verbal and written, including drafting reports on regulatory finance topics.
You will be comfortable interacting with clients, providing robust and commercially sound advice across a range of services.
You will be used to working with diverse teams of professionals in complex projects.

Our Deal

If the chance to work with interesting clients and innovative technology wasn’t rewarding enough, we’ll motivate you in other ways too. At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally.

‘Our Deal’ sets out all the different ways you’ll be rewarded at KPMG. Among other things you can benefit from honest conversations about your career as well as a range of other rewards. In all these ways and more, we have created an environment that can bring out the best in you.

Flexible Working

While some of our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, we are supportive where possible of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands.

We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.

Applying with a Disability

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require, with your recruitment contact.

KPMG's commitment to diversity

We are proud of the value we place on individuality; we want you to bring your full self to work and truly maximise your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results for our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG.

Returning to work after a break
At KPMG, we appreciate that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand that those with experience who have taken a career break have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals. We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the firm to help you best integrate into the working environment. This role welcomes applications for individuals who have been out of work for 18 months or more and who have previous relevant experience.

Policy for Agencies

KPMG has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CV’s from agencies. Please check here to see our policy on agencies:Policy

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