Advisor/ Senior Advisor - Enterprise Advisory (FinOps)

KPMG New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Auckland seeks an Enterprise Advisor to support private businesses. The role involves managing finance operations, fostering client relationships, and utilizing analytical skills to drive insights and efficiency. Candidates should have 3-5 years of finance experience and strong communication skills. KPMG offers hybrid working options, health benefits, and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

Flexible leave options

Paid parental leave

Health and wellness benefits

Social club activities

Annual incentive scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in finance function teams, either in-house or outsourced.
• Proactive, client-focused mindset dedicated to achieving deadlines.
• Strong analytical ability to transform data into insights.
• Exceptional communication skills with diverse clients.
• Commitment to enhancing technical knowledge and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate strong client relationships and guide finance operations.
• Lead and support client-specific finance teams for effective deliverables.
• Drive value adding functions in finance to ensure robust operations.
• Utilize AI tools to enhance clients' outcomes efficiently.
• Manage time and prioritize multiple client deliverables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Client management

Proactive mindset

Finance operations experience

Education

3-5 years of experience in finance functions

Tools

Xero

Excel

Taxlab

Job description

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our clients solve complex problems, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow.

At KPMG, we are committed to fuelling prosperity for all New Zealanders. We bring this purpose to life through our work and the manner in which we conduct ourselves, guided by our Code of Conduct and shared values of Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Together, for Better.

Do you want to make an impact from day one? Our Private Enterprise practice works alongside New Zealand's privately-owned businesses to help them achieve their strategic goals. Our clients, which include international businesses, private companies and high networth families who operate and invest across a variety of industries rely on us for insights, manage compliance and to drive growth.

The opportunity:

• As an Enterprise Advisor, you'll play a pivotal role in the success of these clients. You will form part of a team that builds trusted relationships and with training and support provide insights that drive decisions and guide critical transitions, supporting not just business operations, but the ambitious families and entrepreneurs behind them. You will get to work alongside other like minded professionals who are focused on privately owned business but also be connected to the broader KPMG expertise in other service lines.

Day to day you will:

• Cultivate strong client relationships and maintain regular communication, working in partnership with and being an integral part to our client’s successful finance operations.
• Leading, supporting and managing our client specific Finance Operations (FinOps) teams (2 – 5 people per team) to leverage the designed operations, outputs, filings and insight for our clients.
• Drive a finance function that is value adding to our clients by ensuring robust controls, procedures and processing, facilitating insight and confidence in the numbers.
• Being a part of a team that assists clients with a variety of financial deliverables; including management reporting, cash flow forecasts, provisional tax, GST, FBT, bookkeeping and much more.
• Engage with clients to understand their challenges and offer solutions, including providing assistance where required with business tools, such as Xero, Taxlab and Excel. Suggesting operational efficiencies and changes we and our clients can adopt.
• Utilise AI tools to efficiently deliver the best outcomes for clients and create efficient processes.
• Effectively manage your time and prioritise various deliverables by communicating with key stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.
• Managing clients and being part of larger assignments under the guidance of senior team members.
• Participate in team dynamics and contribute to knowledge sharing.

What you'll bring to the team:

• 3-5 years of experience of running or being in finance function team (inhouse or externally outsourced provider). Any tax, business advisory experience a bonus.
• A proactive, client-focused mindset dedicated to achieving deadlines and deliverables and driving business growth and innovation.
• Strong analytical ability to transform data into strategic insights.
• Exceptional communication skills, adept at engaging a diverse range of clients.
• Commitment to enhancing your technical knowledge and thriving within a dynamic team environment.
• Fosters strong team dynamics, has fun and brings all their personality to work.

KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.

For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone Enya van Dulm on 04 816 4660 or email [e-mail]

We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG.

As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:

• Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
• Opportunities for local and international secondments
• Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
• The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• A paid professional association membership of your choice
• Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees
• A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services
• The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups
• The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030
• An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities
• Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities
• An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much more!