Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services Manager

KPMG Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking an experienced professional to lead internal audit engagements within its public sector advisory practice in the UK. You will manage delivery from planning through reporting, collaborating with senior client stakeholders and coordinating team efforts to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role involves working across client sites and in the office, with flexible arrangements aligned to client and team needs, and opportunities to contribute to business development and portfolio

Qualifications

• Experience leading internal audit engagements for external clients.
• Delivery from planning to reporting with assurance and controls.
• Manager-level responsibility including budgets and client relationships.
• Proven ability to coach and develop team members.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders.
• Track record in managing multiple concurrent engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of internal audit and grants assurance engagements from planning to delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and discuss findings.
• Manage multiple assignments, priorities, deadlines, and changing requirements.
• Oversee engagement teams, review work, and coach colleagues.
• Present findings to senior client relationships, produce Audit Committee papers.
• Turn findings into clear, proportionate recommendations.
• Maintain client accounts and explore opportunities to improve service.
• Contribute to business development and growing the public sector portfolio.
• Collaborate across the wider practice for a high-quality client experience.

Skills

Internal audit leadership

Client management

Stakeholder communication

Coaching

Education

Professional internal audit qualification (IIA/CCAB)

Job description

About the role

This role sits within Advisory, which supports organisations as they manage risk, improve performance and respond to change. You will join a well-established and growing public sector practice that delivers outsourced and co-sourced internal audit services, alongside grants assurance work for relevant portfolios.

You will manage a portfolio of engagements from planning through to completion, working directly with senior client stakeholders and coordinating delivery across the team. The role involves regular collaboration at client sites and in the office, with working arrangements shaped by client and team needs.

Roles and responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of internal audit and, where relevant, grants assurance engagements, ensuring work is well planned, coordinated and delivered to a high standard.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, communicate findings clearly and support constructive discussions on complex or sensitive issues.
• Manage several assignments at different stages, balancing priorities, resources, deadlines and changing client requirements.
• Oversee engagement teams, review work and provide practical coaching that supports colleagues to develop and deliver confidently.
• Manage senior client relationships, present findings, produce quarterly Audit Committee papers and keep Partners and Directors informed of significant matters.
• Turn audit and assurance findings into clear, proportionate recommendations that help clients strengthen governance, risk management and controls.
• Take ownership of client accounts, maintaining effective communication and identifying opportunities to improve service delivery.
• Contribute to business development by building relationships, supporting proposals and helping the team grow its public sector portfolio.
• Work collaboratively across the wider practice, sharing knowledge and supporting a consistent, inclusive and high-quality client experience.

Experience and skills needed

• Demonstrable experience of leading internal audit engagements for external clients, including planning, delivery, reporting and follow-up.
• Demonstrable experience delivering internal audits from initial planning through completion, including assurance, controls, risk management or corporate compliance work.
• Experience operating at manager level, with responsibility for engagement delivery, quality, budgets, resources and client relationships.
• A strong track record of managing a varied portfolio of concurrent assignments and adapting plans as priorities change.
• Experience communicating assurance findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including when messages are challenging.
• Evidence of coaching, reviewing and developing team members while maintaining high standards of delivery.

Qualifications required

A relevant professional qualification, such as Institute of Internal Auditors, Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, or an equivalent qualification.