KPMG Hiring for Finance Business Partner Job at London, England Full Time

Job details

Location: London, Watford

Capability: KPMG Business Services

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: Business Finance

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

UK Service Line – Finance (Internal)

Service Line Information

With a turnover in excess of £2billion and a payroll of close to 17,000 partners and staff across 22 UK offices, our Finance team covers a huge spectrum of work. It spans everything from being closely involved in supporting the organisation’s business strategy to tightly managing critical business functions like employee payroll, expenses, accounts payable and billing.

Job Description – Key Responsibilities

Acquire a thorough understanding of the business area being supported

Build strong and trusting relationships with key stakeholders

Tracking and reporting of all performance KPIs – especially those that have a P&L impact

Prepare commentaries, MI packs and briefing papers, both standardised and ad hoc, in accordance with business priorities

Drive standardisation and efficiency in use and production of MI in general, challenging exceptions

Manage deep dive performance reviews as required on a routine basis clearly articulating outcomes and actions that need taking

Support Deal Board and other pre-engagement forums; especially around engagement budgeting and forecasting

Manage in-flight commercial reviews to gain a deeper understanding of margin leakage and commercial learning points

Lead the Finance work-stream in relation to Business planning, budgeting and forecasting

Responsible for deploying processes to the lowest required level, co-ordinating activity and working with stakeholders as appropriate

Stewardship over the P&L, ensuring that the accounts accurately reflect the financial position of the business

Manage cost management processes and spend controls

Ensuring that the BP team take appropriate action to understand and challenge all cost items and escalate issues

Ensure Finance processes and policies are adhered to. Challenge deviation and always be forward thinking about improvements

Own the Working Capital KPIs for the business area being supported and, with the Working Capital Managers, ensure the business is taking sufficient action on WIP and debt items and EL/EM underperformance is escalated

Day to day management of team, including understanding and supporting training needs and dealing with performance issues

Manage the workload of the team through effective demand management and prioritisation

Support recruitment across Business Finance as required

Play a role in the leadership of the finance community, including active participation in manager meeting and similar forums

Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KBS, including automation tools, self-service, standardisation and any other changes in ways of working

Qualifications and Experience

A qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) or over 10 years relevant experience of accounting in an operational or professional services environment

Resilient and able to work with multiple and highly demanding stakeholders

An ability to work at both a strategic and a granular level – choosing when each is appropriate

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 Employers’ Forum on Disability we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

Why KPMG Business Services at KPMG?

Every day our firm performs better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. The difference we make shines through to our people and our clients. We’re KPMG Business Services (KBS). We’re a cross-functional team, bringing together experts across a wide range of critical activities which help to grow, run and protect our business. From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Operations, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Market Development, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm. We work shoulder to shoulder with our client-facing teams and we focus on delivering our services in ways which help to drive efficiency, improve quality and enhance our firm’s brand and reputation.

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