Manager

KPMG; Tauranga; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual incentive

Secondments

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Learning & development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

KPMG New Zealand is seeking a Manager in Tauranga to lead client engagements, deliver high-quality accounting and tax advice, and coach a growing team. You will work across diverse clients and industries, leveraging specialist knowledge within KPMG to drive practical, value-added outcomes.

This role emphasizes leadership, relationship-building and contribution to a collaborative, high-performing Tauranga team with flexible hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar accounting, business advisory or professional services role.
• Strong technical knowledge across financial reporting, accounting and tax.
• Commercial mindset translating financial insights into client value.
• Experience managing client engagements with deadlines and resources.
• Strong relationship-building with senior clients and stakeholders.
• Experience coaching, developing and reviewing team members.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative approach focused on delivering high-quality client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and take ownership of high-quality deliverables, timelines and resource allocation.
• Deliver commercially focused accounting advice, including financial reporting and complex accounting matters.
• Navigate complex tax matters from planning to implementation.
• Uncover opportunities for improvement using financial modelling and analysis.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues across stakeholder levels.
• Develop your people by coaching and supervising team members and ensuring QA.
• Stay at the forefront of the profession and contribute ideas to improve processes.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagements

Financial reporting

Tax advisory

Relationship building

Coaching/mentoring

Communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

Big firm opportunities. Local relationships. A career and lifestyle you can genuinely enjoy.

There’s something pretty special about building your career in Tauranga, particularly when you can combine the relationships and connection of a strong local team with the opportunities, expertise and resources that come with being part of KPMG.

We’re looking for a Manager to join our Tauranga team who loves working with people, enjoys variety and wants to make a real impact. You’ll work across a diverse mix of clients, industries and markets, while being able to tap into specialist knowledge, technology and expertise from across KPMG.

Just as importantly, this is a people leadership role. We’re looking for someone who gets a kick out of helping others succeed, who coaches and develops people, communicates well and can bring together different personalities and perspectives. You’ll be joining a sizeable, social team that works hard, supports each other and likes to have plenty of fun along the way.

Day to day you will:

• Lead client engagements and take ownership of high-quality deliverables, timelines, project planning and resource allocation.
• Deliver commercially focused accounting advice, including financial reporting, periodic accounting, complex accounting matters and financial analysis
• Navigate complex tax matters, from tax planning and advisory engagements through to opinions, recommendations and implementation
• Uncover opportunities for improvement, using financial modelling and analysis to identify issues, sharpen decision-making and support transactions.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues, engaging confidently with stakeholders from middle to senior levels.
• Develop your people, coaching and supervising team members, allocating work effectively and providing quality assurance and constructive support.
• Stay at the forefront of your profession, maintaining your technical knowledge and contributing ideas that improve systems, processes and ways of working

About you:

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar accounting, business advisory or professional services role, with the confidence to operate at Manager level.
• Strong technical knowledge across financial reporting, accounting and tax, with the ability to navigate complex client matters.
• A commercial mindset and the ability to turn financial insights into practical, value-adding advice for clients.
• Proven experience managing client engagements, balancing quality, deadlines, resources and competing priorities.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to engage with senior clients and stakeholders.
• Experience coaching, developing and reviewing the work of team members, with a genuine interest in helping others succeed.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make complex information clear and actionable.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to delivering high-quality client outcomes.

Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding.

Life at KPMG

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 email Emma at [e-mail].

For any general questions about the role or recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [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 footprintand 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 much more!

We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.