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Location: Birmingham

Capability: Audit

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: FS Audit

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Audit Manager - Insurance (102611)

Base Location: Midlands Offices - Birmingham and Nottingham

The KPMG Audit function is a cornerstone of our business. We do work that matters to our local business and communities – supporting investment and economic growth across the Midlands. Working on complex audit engagements, which could include big retailers, UK banks, Insurance Houses and multinational organisations, our team strives to provide best-in-class Audit solutions to audited entities who trust us to get it right first time.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses, 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.

Why Join KPMG?

KPMG’s Financial Services practice provides solutions to clients across Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance, Asset Management and Private Equity. We talk to the world’s largest financial services organisations every day. That means that we continue to enhance our deep specialist knowledge of the industry issues and strengthen our capabilities to help address an ever-evolving range of challenges.

As KPMG’s largest regional office outside London, our Birmingham office is home to over 1,300 colleagues and over 45 partners who work with companies across the Midlands. Our office is set in the heart of the Colmore Business District and close to Snowhill and Birmingham New Street rail stations, underlining the firm’s commitment to the city and wider Midland’s region.

Birmingham has a diverse range of businesses and is a dynamic contributor to the UK economy, with its industrial roots as an automotive and manufacturing heartland. The city also has a growing financial and services industry and leads in scientific research from some of the UK’s top educational institutions. From start-ups to large multinationals, our team of talented experts work with hundreds of the region’s listed and privately-owned companies across a range of sectors including aerospace, automotive, construction, engineering, infrastructure, and financial services, as well as various public sector organisations.

What will you be doing?

• Managing and delivering audit engagements to a high standard of quality
• Managing and nurturing stakeholder relationships with audited entities
• Facilitating the internal operations of running the business e.g. roles relating to finance, technology, quality, people etc
• Project managing the audit delivery, including timelines, team briefings, team supervision, delivery of audit work, and reviews by more senior team members, including Directors and Partners
• Monitoring budgets and supervising the KPMG audit process.

What will you need to do it?

• Significant and recent experience as an Audit Manager in an external audit capacity
• Experience of carrying out audits within the Insurance Sector
• Professional qualification from a recognised accountancy body
• Working knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Professional qualification from a recognised accountancy body
• Experience of systems/controls testing as well as substantive auditing including consolidations, group audit and review statutory accounts and disclosures.
• Sound working knowledge of International Standards on Auditing

Additional skills we’d love to see:

• Experience of Audit within Life Insurance
• Demonstratable project management experience
• Audit experience within a ‘Big 4’ consultancy, or mid-tier firm
• Sound working knowledge of US GAAS / US GAAP / PCOAB standards

To discuss this or wider Audit roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

Audit at KPMG covers the entire UK. Our Midlands region has core office hubs in:

• Birmingham
• Nottingham

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility or would prefer to be based out of one of our other sites across the UK please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Audit we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:

• Audit at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/audit/
• About our firm: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/about-our-firm/
• KPMG Culture. Being Inclusive: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more:

• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/
• Tips for interview: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/application-advice/
• KPMG values: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/our-values/
• KPMG Competencies: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/kpmg-competencies/
• KPMG Locations and FAQ: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/faq/?category=Experienced+professional

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 Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process.

We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference.

Why Audit at KPMG?

Audit is the largest of our UK practices. Some of the world’s biggest companies rely on us to provide independent insight, challenge and expertise, so the work we undertake affects investment decisions, inspires confidence in public sector expenditure and supports our economic growth. Today, more than ever in disruptive times, audit is a function needed by society, and in the future, so we can capitalise, and grow. As part of the Audit team, you’ll be helping to build the confidence and trust that business and society need to thrive. We want to lead the conversation when it comes to shaping the future of the profession. And given the scale and variety of our audit engagements in both the UK and globally, we are well placed to create change. If you share our commitment to achieving excellence and working to the highest audit standards, are a natural collaborator who values different perspectives and relishes the opportunity to develop and progress - then KPMG could be the place where you can thrive.