ASSURANCE - TRANSACTIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER

Job description

Assurance - Transactions Assistant Manager

Global markets have been thriving, with significant funding to invest in the right business, and the opportunity to support our clients has never been greater. In our Audit and Assurance business, this includes Reporting Accountant roles, Special Purpose Audits, and many other bespoke Assurance projects. To support this growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for Assistant Managers to join our Transactions Assurance team and work with companies on the audit and assurance requirements of both UK and US initial public offerings, and with a wide variety of project based assurance and accounting topics, including carve out transactions, acquisitions and opening balance sheet audits and complex private equity transactions. They will be responsible for delivering these assurance engagements, working alongside our Capital Markets and Due Diligence teams where relevant.

We appreciate that everybody has their own unique circumstances, and we will do our best to accommodate yours, creating a schedule that works for you. Transaction based work will have natural peaks and troughs, both demanding and giving flexibility to our teams to balance the needs of our clients with a work-life balance.

Our Intelligent Working scheme covers a variety of flexible working options, including part time working, working from home part time, or unpaid leave arrangements. Many members of our team currently make use of our flexible working policy. Follow the link below to find out more about how this works for them, but also how you could benefit from it too:

https://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/who-we-are/being-inclusive/intelligent-working

Responsibilities

• You will work with managers to deliver audits for IPO requirements (US and UK) and other one-off transactions, helping companies navigate and scope the IPO requirements. You will be responsible for developing the scope of work and deliverables, drafting and working through work programmes, conducting testing and carrying out assurance fieldwork, reporting and project management.
• Delivering engagements in line with ISA, PCAOB, AICPA and ISRE, or equivalent, preparing and reviewing documentation in line with KPMG's quality standards, and coaching our onshore and offshore teams.

• Assist the manager in completing engagement and client acceptance procedures
• Reporting to the manager on the engagement on progress, findings and client deliverables.
• Coach and oversee work performed by onshore and offshore juniors.
• Support the manager in engagement finances and budgeting

• Support wider department business development activities including drafting of proposal documents.

Qualifications and Skills:

The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Inquisitive mind with strong technical skills and a passion for quality

• Experience (minimum 3 years) in financial statement audit including experience of delivering audit engagements for large clients (ideally FTSE 350 or equivalent) or delivering audits under PCAOB standards

• An ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals both internally and externally.

• Ability to identify and resolve issues, and escalate as appropriate.
• Strong project management techniques including decision-making ability, analytical skills, time management, organisation and evaluative skills.

• Drive and resilience and ability to thrive in a pressured environment

Internal Applicants will be considered for a 18 - 24 month secondment

Visa Guidance - this job has been assigned to the Standard Occupational Classification 2421