Risk Evaluation Coordinator - 5 month FTC

KPMG New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible leave options

Volunteer days

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

KPMG New Zealand seeks a Risk Evaluation Coordinator to support client delivery teams with accurate, efficient risk management and documentation. This is a full-time fixed-term contract until March 2027, with base in Auckland or Wellington offices.

The role requires proactive coordination, attention to detail, and collaboration across teams. You will help identify and manage risks early, support engagement setup, and ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes in KPMG systems,

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, business support or customer service.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders and coordinate across teams.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support client delivery staff effectively.
• Ensure accurate recording of records and client documentation.
• Assist with engagement setup and onboarding within systems.
• Review and offboard clients as needed.
• Prepare documentation for client risk evaluation submissions.
• Keep up-to-date with risk policies and timelines.

Skills

Administration

Stakeholder liaison

Attention to detail

Proactive

Job description

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. At KPMG, we believe in fuelling prosperity for all New Zealanders. This purpose drives everything we do, from our client work to internal practises, all guided by our shared values of Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Together, for Better.

The opportunity:

Be at the heart of smart decision‑making and meaningful impact.

As a Risk Evaluation Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in supporting client delivery teams to do their best work—accurately, efficiently, and with confidence. You’ll help bring structure and clarity to complex processes, ensuring risks are identified early and managed effectively. This is a role where your coordination skills, attention to detail, and proactive mindset directly contributing to high‑quality outcomes for clients and the business.

This is a full-time fixed-term contract until March 2027 and we are open for the successful candidate to be based in either our Auckland or Wellington offic

Day to day you will:

• Provide effective coordination and support to client delivery staff.
• Ensure KPMG system records and client documentation is accurately recorded and maintained.
• Assist with engagement set-up and onboarding within KPMG systems.
• Review and offboard clients as needed.
• Collate and complete the required documentation for client risk evaluation and acceptance for submission to Client Risk Evaluation team.
• Stay up to date with policies and processes, follow clearly defined instruction and understand the risk timeline/risk cycle
• May assist with engagement letters and client documentation, the opening and closing of codes, and managing other code-related tasks as required.

What you will bring to our team:

• You have previous administration, business support or customer service experience and feel comfortable liaising with stakeholders.
• You are proactive and eager to learn.
• You are a team player who can work effectively with others.
• You possess strong organizational skills and have the ability to multitask.

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.