GRCS Manager Internal Audit and Controls

About the role 

Advisory supports organisations as they address complex challenges, manage risk and improve performance. Within Advisory, our Sectors Governance, Risk and Compliance Services team brings together internal controls, risk management, corporate governance and internal audit expertise to help clients strengthen their organisations and make well-informed decisions. 

As a Manager in this national team, you will take ownership of client engagements and relationships while helping the practice grow. Your main focus will be the design, implementation and testing of internal controls, alongside broader work across risk management, governance and internal audit. You will use modern control assessment and risk techniques to address strategic, operational, financial management and reporting issues, working closely with other Consulting teams to provide coordinated advice and assurance. 

Roles and responsibilities 

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, identify opportunities to improve business and control environments, and shape ways the team can support them. 

• Manage proposals by structuring clear responses, completing required KPMG risk procedures and coordinating the right delivery team. 

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of engagements covering controls scoping, risk and maturity assessments, control design, implementation and testing. 

• Translate findings into clear, practical improvement opportunities and leading practices for client teams and senior management. 

• Coordinate specialists and colleagues from across KPMG so clients receive consistent, well-integrated support. 

• Manage a portfolio of client accounts, maintaining senior relationships and overseeing financial performance, quality and safe delivery. 

• Support Partners and Directors to develop existing client relationships, originate new opportunities and contribute to practice growth. 

• Coach and mentor engagement teams, including colleagues in India, and create meaningful opportunities for learning and development. 

Experience and skills needed 

• Demonstrable experience delivering US Sarbanes-Oxley, internal controls design and transformation, internal audit or risk management work, including control design, implementation and testing across the engagement life cycle.