Assistant Manager, Further Education Funding

KPMG-UnitedKingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Birmingham seeks an Assistant Manager for further education funding reviews. The role involves client interaction, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with education funding regulations. Candidates should have proven knowledge of the DfE/ESFA rules and a degree qualification. This hybrid position will include travel across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with DfE/ESFA funding rules and systems.
• Ability to supervise and coach junior staff.
• Experience in client relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and assurance reviews at client premises.
• Coach junior staff and provide feedback.
• Draft documents and present findings to clients.
• Manage project timelines and costs.
• Identify business opportunities to grow advisory services.

Skills

Knowledge of DfE/ESFA funding rules

Communication skills

Problem analysis

Client management

Coaching

Education

Degree level qualified

Chartered accountant or equivalent

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KPMG-UnitedKingdom

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job description

Assistant Manager, Further Education Funding

The Team

KPMG has one of the leading Education Skills and Productivity practices in the UK working across all key service lines. Our teams work extensively in the Further and Higher Education sectors on a range of significant projects for Government, Regulators and education providers.

We have exciting plans to further grow our Education Skills and Productivity business, but our success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services - and our people. We are now seeking an Assistant Manager to join our Enterprise Risk team, specialising in the assurance and review of Further Education funding.

The Role
The role will work almost exclusively on the review, audit and investigation of further education funding and data. We work with the Department for Education (previously the Education and Skills Funding Agency) and a range of College, University and independent training providers to assess their compliance with the DfE funding rules and requirements. You will therefore demonstrate extensive experience of the DfE/ESFA funding rules and requirements and the related IT tools and systems.

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our midlands business working with a wide variety of clients both within the midlands region and nationally.

The Responsibilities

Undertaking work at clients' premises and liaising with clients at the highest level

Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential

Keeping managers and partners up to date with the progress of your team

Acting as a first choice point of contact throughout the year for your clients and managing project costs, raising fees and agreeing dates for cash collection

Drafting key documents and presenting to clients

Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our advisory work.

To work as part of a team or run funding audits, reporting directly to the senior manager or partner.

Actively engage in drafting assurance plans that meet the needs of the client.

Involvement on a number of projects.

Upholding KPMG's values by acting with integrity

The Person

We expect that you will have:

Proven experience and current working knowledge of DfE/ESFA Funding rules, the related IT systems and PDSAT routines

Identify and pursues business opportunities

Takes personal responsibility and accountability for your own work

Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work

Continuously learns from experiences. Seeks out feedback and development opportunities

Gives clear directions, positive and constructive feedback. Coaches less experienced staff

Works in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community

Analyses problems, identifies core issues, investigates, evaluates and integrates information

Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear

Builds the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience

Monitors and upholds high quality of service and products to clients (internal and external).

Qualifications• Degree level qualified preferred
• Chartered accountant or equivalent

Additional Information
The role can be based in anyone of our major offices in the UK (Manchester, London, Leeds, Edinburgh or Glasgow) and will include travel; candidates must have a willingness to travel frequently, both domestically and internationally on occasions, with the potential to be away from home for set periods of time. KPMG operates a hybrid approach to working, but presence on client sites and in our offices is important to us and our teams.