Programme Assurance Manager

Job description

Programme Assurance Manager – KPMG – Consulting

The KPMG Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a Programme Assurance Manager?

Leadership & Management :

Management of multiple engagements at one time working for a dedicated Senior Manager and / or Director. Leadership of the junior team to coach and develop their skills and experience around IPA.

Stakeholder Interaction & challenges :

Can engagement directly with senior stakeholders on client side (for example Programme Directors and CFOs) and can robustly and articulately describe risk and recommendations from IPA work. Can also work with senior team internally to both secure resource, deliver and sign off work.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance :

Role will be contribute to risk management activities over large multimillion pound engagements which will run over a multi year period. IPA work is by nature high risk and this role will therefore need to be adhering to all KPMG risk processes.

What will you be doing?

• Full understanding of an end to end business transformation ERP programme, understands the challenges involved and therefore the requirements of programme assurance.
• Full understanding of all critical workstreams including PMO, business change, business architecture, testing, data and cutover / transition and ability to lead focussed reviews in these areas.
• Strong awareness of the key risks a programme will generally experience throughout the life-cycle and critically what mitigations are required to course correct.
• Ability to convert observations into risks with clear impact articulation and practical recommendations (not text book ones)
• Ability to manage multiple IPA pieces of work (stage gates, deep dives etc) and align to other client side assurance activities (such as IA driven work). Ability to speak to internal Q&A teams using the right language around 1st / 2nd / 3rd line etc.

Ability to lead a junior team to deliver high quality outputs within a pressured environment, for example, health check reports, stage gate reviews and recommendations on whether a client is ready to progress to the next stage