KPMG India | Assistant Manager - Managed Services F&A - Accounting

Responsibilities

• The position in discussion is with the Managed Services team, part of our Consulting team.
• The KPMG Global Services (KGS) Consulting team is a diverse team of more than 6,400 professionals.
• With capabilities such as Technology Enablement, Corporate Services, Customer and Operations, Cross Functional Services, Risk Services and Managed Services, our team is a varied mix of professionals with extensive skills and expertise.
• In addition, the role will be required to build an understanding of various technology platforms used to support the client delivery with a focus on process standardization and improvement to ensure our services are delivered to a high quality at low cost.
• The role will involve working with several internal functions, so the ability to proactively build and maintain internal networks will be key to the success of the role.
• Assistant Manager– Service delivery your responsibilities will be working with team of consultants and associate consultants for executing projects on behalf of international KPMG teams and clients.
• Lead & manage processes for the client, ensuring effective operational delivery to customers.
• Maintain day to day client relationship activities and provide input, preparation and support to contractual Service Reviews.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders onshore, KGS Leaders across different service lines and KGS Senior Management within MS.
• Reporting of issues of concern and risk to KGS Leadership, and where appropriate, to the client on a timely basis and pro-actively ensuring problems/issues are identified and solved.
• Owning and driving People Agenda encompassing, Colleague Engagement, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Resourcing, Retention & Attrition and similar key themes as apt.
• Maintain control over operational budget, demonstrating due care and diligence in exercising operational level mandates within authority outlined in the Delegated Authorities Manual.
• Building and developing relationships with key clients, identifying potential business opportunities, and participating in business development activities to win new clients.
• Drives operational excellence – Enable culture of continuous improvement through brainstorming and harnessing new ideas and solutions, evaluate opportunities for improvement and apply industry best practices and benchmarks and plan for contingencies and on-time delivery
• Audit experience a plus

Requirements

• Experience running Finance & accounting teams in India, supporting clients in the US.
• Professional certifications like CA, CPA, or CMA.
• Mandatory Technical and Functional Skills.
• Strong command and ease of business English (spoken and written), native preferred.
• Previously led a team / experience leading teams.
• Insurance, Banking and Asset Mgt experience a plus.
• Commercially astute – ability to understand engagement commercials and manage costs per FTE to an optimum level.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Strong focus on results-led management and situational leadership skills.
• Preferred background in Financial services industry, with exposure to Banking Operations and Risk Management, under the ambit of global service delivery set-up.

KPMG in India

KPMG is one of the Big Four professional services networks, offering audit, tax and advisory services. The global network was formed in 1987 through the merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler.

KPMG in India and KPMG Global Services hire chartered accountants and finance professionals for statutory and internal audit, controls and risk advisory, tax, deal advisory and managed-services roles.

• Industry: Audit, tax and advisory (Big Four)
• In India: KPMG in India and KPMG Global Services, with offices across major cities