EPM Assistant Manager (Workday Adaptive)

KPMG United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking an EPM Assistant Manager to lead projects in Enterprise Performance Management. Candidates should have strong finance project experience and proficiency in Workday Adaptive Planning. This role offers flexibility with the potential for hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Led elements of EPM projects.
• Good understanding of issues and challenges facing Finance functions.
• Experience in designing, building, and testing models/reports in Workday Adaptive Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects or work-streams of medium size.
• Monitor and support team members' development.
• Contribute to business development activities.

Skills

Experience within a Finance project environment

Ability to interpret data

Professional experience in implementing Workday Adaptive Planning

Functional financials experience in EPM solutions

Experience with Adaptive Model building

Good understanding of financial processes

Proven track record of delivering high quality outputs

Tools

Workday

SAP

Oracle

Anaplan

One Stream

Business Objects

Crystal

Workday Report Writer

Job description

EPM Assistant Manager (Workday Adaptive) / 107998

Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world’s largest and most respected consultancies. 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.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as connected technology, we become immersed in our clients’ organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as an EPM Assistant Manager?

The KPMG’s Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) capability within our Consulting business delivers content-led and tech-enabled decision improvement solutions focused on planning, management information and reporting, profitability and cost management, and performance data and analytics.

Over the last few years, we have established a reputation as the leading provider of top-quality consulting and technology delivery services. Our teams are recognised by our clients for the depth of industry and functional expertise they bring combined with our practical and innovative technology capabilities. As a result of our strategy and strong pipeline of exciting projects, we are looking to grow our Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting team. We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of technology skills and business acumen, possess the ambition and potential to become future leaders of our EPM consulting business. This is an exciting time to be part of growing business.

We have found that by building capability aligned to a range of industries and sectors, we can deliver greater value for our clients and more rewarding careers for our people. Our team of experts delivers industry-focused design solutions across Corporates, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare with leading practices, helping our clients achieve step changes in performance, productivity and profitability. We achieve this through delivery of organisation-wide Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions to digitise end-to-end finance and broader performance management processes, eliminating reconciliation points and manual processes.

What will you be doing?

• Engagement delivery: leading and managing projects or work-streams of a small to medium size and complexity (including analysing and interpreting data, drafting report findings and attending client meetings)
• People development: monitoring and supporting team members and accelerating their development with a particular emphasis on coaching and skills transfer
• Practice development: supporting processes and initiatives that are key to scaling the business and delivering our Mission Statement
• Business development: contributing to the establishment and development of both internal and external relationships and supporting the business development activity of senior members of the team (including shaping, developing, contributing to and presenting proposals/ bids for future work)

What will you need to do it?

• Experience within a Finance project environment with good experience in financial processes, including Integrated Business Planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Led elements of EPM projects
• Good understanding of issues and challenges facing Finance functions, Finance business partnering and trends in Finance
• Relevant large Corporates, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Government or Healthcare experience and knowledge
• Proven track record of delivering high quality outputs, on time and meeting/exceeding client expectations
• Ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions
• Professional experience in implementing or supporting Workday Adaptive Planning
• Functional financials experience in EPM solutions, such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, One Stream.
• Experience with Adaptive Model building and report development tools such as Business Objects, Crystal, and Workday Report Writer.
• Experience in designing, building, and testing models/reports in Workday Adaptive Finance functional area.
• Should have good knowledge on planning Versions, Model sheets, Cube sheets and shared formulas.
• Ability to build Office Connect Reports and Dashboards for better analysis of data and visualizing trends
• Should have participated in Plan and Architect phase and must have experience in performing this role.

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

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf

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, please register and discuss this with our team.

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