Director - Transaction Assurance Group

Full job description
Join a global leader where your expertise will shape the future of audit and assurance across high-profile transactions and IPOs.

Role Summary

Global markets have been thriving, with significant funding to invest in the right business, and the opportunity to support management teams has never been greater. In our Audit and Assurance business this includes Reporting Accountant roles, Special Purpose Audits, and many other bespoke Assurance projects. To support this growth we have a fantastic opportunity for Directors to join our Transactions Assurance team and work with companies on the audit and assurance requirements of both UK and US initial public offerings, and with a wide variety of project-based assurance and accounting topics, including carve out transactions, acquisitions and opening balance sheet audits and complex private equity transactions.

As a Director, you will act as a role model for your teams, facilitating the effective and efficient delivery of these assurance engagements. You will be responsible for leading teams and supervising the work of staff and providing coaching and developmental support. You will also be working alongside our Capital Markets and Due Diligence teams where relevant and have opportunities to lead conversations with a diverse range of stakeholders involved in projects such as sponsors, lawyers, and accounting advisors.

There will also be great opportunity to work on business development skills, for example, leading initial management conversations and qualifying opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

You will work in teams delivering either financial statement audit; technology audit; audit related data, analytics and tools; independent assurance over other info such as regulatory/ESG/internal controls; learning and development; quality/risk/knowledge management; and/or specialist, technical accounting advice (non-audited entities only).

You will work with partners to deliver audits for IPO requirements (US and UK) and other one-off transactions, helping companies navigate and scope the IPO requirements. You will direct and oversee the work of team members on all aspects of the end to end engagement process, including: working alongside Capital Markets and US filing review teams to scope the listing requirements, developing the scope of work and deliverables, developing appropriate work programmes, reviewing the testing and assurance fieldwork and draft reporting.

Overseeing the budgeting, planning, coordination, and control of audit engagements in accordance with KPMG requirements, including fee negotiation and agreeing overruns
Completing reviews of listing prospectus, including the historic financial information (HFI) requirements, proforma information, and all submission documents
Acting as the main point of contact for senior stakeholders in the project throughout the year, including management, external advisor firms, and other functions with KPMG also engaged on listings and other projects to understand requirements, and manage the communication flows
Directing and overseeing the work of team members in line with ISA, PCAOB, AICPA and ISRE, or equivalent, reviewing documentation in line with KPMG's quality standards, and coaching our onshore and offshore teams and ensuring engagement and client acceptance procedures are correctly followed
Reviewing reporting (e.g. Audit Committee reports and Controls assessment reports), for review by the partner and presenting findings to the relevant stakeholders
Taking a leading role in supporting department wide business development activities, including oversight of proposal documents, presenting during tenders, development of opportunities and working out commercials
You will hold an in-date relevant professional qualification to apply up to date knowledge and expertise whilst undertaking your day to day duties.

Other responsibilities will typically include accountability for leading teams; providing technical, risk compliance management; operational and quality management support; overseeing project management, budgeting and planning, senior stakeholder management, and analysis and delivery of quality reports; taking part in tenders or proposals; and performance management responsibilities. Read more