Job Description
Our Finance Capability team are trusted advisors to CFOs and their Finance teams supporting them to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly evolving business environment. We help them navigate change to deliver efficiency, insight and value to their businesses. Our diverse and multidisciplinary team brings together skill sets across Finance.
The role we specifically require is within the Finance Transformation service offering. Finance Transformation is a strategic restructuring of organisation’s finance operating model including systems, processes, and operations, aimed at increasing efficiency, enhancing decision-making, and aligning financial functions with broader business objectives using digital technologies and other improvements.
Your New Role
With continued growth and strong pipeline, we are now seeking a Manager to join our team in Melbourne, with a focus to supporting Finance Transformation engagements.
You will work with some of the country’s leading clients as well as the wider national team, in a positive, collaborative and team focused environment. This role is ideally suited to candidates who have prior finance transformation experience as well as experience managing cross-functional teams ideally in a Consulting environment or in a transformation capacity, and who are seeking an opportunity to broaden their experience working with different clients, as well as undertaking challenging and rewarding work harnessing their leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
How Are You Extraordinary
Functional Operating Model Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of core finance processes
- Understanding of leading practice across the finance operating model (e.g. in relation to processes and controls, systems, service delivery model) and ability to support target operating model design and implementation
- Financial and management reporting experience to support reporting strategy
Technological Proficiency
- Understanding of how a system implementation project is delivered (e.g. phases, core teams, standard deliverables)
- Previous ERP / EPM / Cloud technology experience through previous engagements or industry experience
- Ability to guide Enterprise Structure and Chart of Accounts definition to enable clear business performance reporting
Delivery Management / Stakeholder Management
- Team player who works collaboratively across client and KPMG teams
- Ability to manage day to day relationships with project team stakeholders and build relationships
- Management and coaching of junior team members
Communication & Presentation
- Excellent written communication skills to produce client ready presentation materials, leveraging KPMG assets where required
- Strong presentation skills to lead client workshops and clearly articulate concepts
Analysis & Problem Solving
- Ability to manage and interpret data effectively to develop future state operating model design options and undertake various analyses
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Ability to build business cases, clearly articulating case for change
- Ability to develop cost / benefit analysis
Your Qualifications
- Minimum five years of recent experience in the areas of financial accounting, finance operations, shared services, financial planning & analysis, and accounting ideally in a consulting environment.
- Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from an accredited college/university
- Core finance process and finance operating model knowledge and experience
- Working knowledge of ERP/EPM system concepts and general module functionality
- Understanding of the major phases of ERP implementation
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship management skills
- Excellent verbal and analytical skills with the ability to write at a client-ready quality level
- Ability to Travel as required
- Applicants must be currently authorised to work in Australia without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
Additional Information
KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth.
Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.
At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.
Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.
At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.
