Account Manager at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• The purpose of the position is to provide support to the sector executives and to drive key initiatives into the sector and at clients.

Key responsibilities:

•  Collaborate with the sector executives and teams and support with implementation and execution of the sector strategy.
•  Implement 90-day action plans for the key accounts in the sector to drive growth and client contact hours.
•  Analyse, review and distribute sector financial reporting data to all key stakeholders highlighting pipeline, wins & losses, account growth (including Contacts) and Sector influence to help drive overall growth agenda in the Sector.
•  Facilitate Customer Service Team (CST) meetings to drive key actions and outputs.
•  Assist in creating, co-ordinating and disseminating key insights (eg: Thought Leadership) externally to sector/key account client contacts.
•  Assist in developing reports and analyses to present local and global sector information to relevant stakeholders.
•  Collaborate across business areas to execute sector-driven projects and initiatives.
•  Evaluate competitor activity and sector related market information to feed back into strategies.
•  Obtain sector account information from the key accounts and submit key information into centralised business systems such as CRM.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

Skills:

•   Strong project management skills.
•  Strong oral and written communication skills.
•  Strategic thinking and ability to challenge business processes with a business development mindset.
•  Strong presentation skills
•  Ability to engage meaningfully with senior stakeholders in the business.

Personal attributes:

•   The ability to build collaborative relationships with good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to team members and colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion and diversity.
•  The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
•  Team player who is self-aware.
•  High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality.
•  Ability to analyse and disseminate complicated information into usable, easy-to-digest components.
•  Able to perform with minimal supervision with proactive work style.

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management; Business Management, Information Science; Data Analytics, or equivalent degree
• Understanding of Sales Techniques and Market Growth Strategies, beneficial.
• Prior exposure to Microsoft Dynamics or Salesforce advantageous.
• Experience in the Financial services sector or related field will be beneficial.