Assistant Manager, Finance Management Consulting

About the role

KPMG’s Consulting – Financial Management Team assists our clients in aligning finance and accounting (F&A) function activities with business strategy. We help clients in various sectors make more informed management decisions and stay on top of regulatory requirements. Our objective is to help clients maximize the F&A’s performance and increase its value to their business. Our financial management services address a number of priorities within a business in the following areas:

• Finance transformation

• Financial management reporting

• Finance operations effectiveness

• Financial planning and analysis improvement

• Cost optimization and value creation

This role is mainly to deliver the consulting services to our clients in Financial Services Sector. As an Assistant Manager, the candidate is expected to lead the delivery of financial management services to the clients in Financial Services sector.

Key responsibilities

• Able to lead meetings and workshops with clients

• Work independently with minimum intervention from high management

• Provide leadership, management and project delivery.

• Sound working knowledge of financial management, business processes and business operations of banks, insurance company and other credit institutions in financial services sector.

• Manage, direct and delegate effectively to project team members in assisting the delivery of projects for our clients in financial services sector.

• Pride in the quality of their work.

• Keep abreast of current trends and ongoing development of technical skills.

• A team leader who is proactive and who has a service-oriented mindset.

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in the area of Banking, Finance Management, Financial Accounting or related disciplines is essential.

• Project management qualifications and skills are highly desirable.

• ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CFA or MBA professional qualifications will be an advantage.

• A minimum of 4 years proven experience in a similar role.

• Experience working with senior management in project/scope management, reporting on project status, issue escalation and risk management.

• Analytical and creative thinking.

• Excellent command of spoken and written English is required.

• Willing to travel as and when required.

• Preference given to candidates with previous experience in financial services sector audit, consulting or advisory from other Big 4 firms.

• International working experience will be an advantage.