Engagement Teams Support Manager at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:
We currently have one (1) vacancy for a Manager (C2) in IARCS within our Johannesburg office to assist the Business Unit’s leadership and management team with day-to-day client administration, financial management, project management and business development/proposals support.

• The Project Manager will work closely with the IARCS Engagement Teams Head, Partners, Associate  Directors and Managers to assist with various coordinating Engagement Teams strategic initiatives,  client management, financial management, project administration and business development related tasks.
• The Project Manager is required to be a detail-oriented person to ensure work is accurate and  performed timely, and will require good communication, computer and organizational skills with an  ability to balance numerous tasks at one time.

Key responsibilities:

• Participates in supporting the partners in advance Engagement Teams strategic initiatives
• Assist Engagement Teams with the organization and management of the daily client and project related activities including ensuring an efficient flow of information and administrative support to the projects, including project and progress reporting for project management and review purposes.
• Support Engagement Teams with lock up management and related client financial management, billings
• Support Engagement Teams with risk management compliance 
• Coordinate and support Engagement Teams processes to drive go to market, business development, thought leadership and proposal preparation. 
• Draw up, obtain approval and distribute required project documentation
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate Engagement Teams managers, were relevant client stakeholders, providing regular contact on project status and changes.
• Key project documentation quality review, formatting
• Manage reporting and tracking progress on Engagement Teams projects, portfolio, strategic initiatives

Skills:

• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
• Proven success working with and communicating with management.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Opportunity-led promotion approach
• Job specification template
• This document is confidential and for internal use only.
• Has a strong preference for proposal administration, creative writing and formatting.
• Good organizational skills to ensure effective planning and prioritization
• Technology savvy
• Competent in using MS Office tools, eg Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel 

Personal attributes:

• Excellent client focus
• Ability to deal with conflict
• Extremely high level of confidentially and integrity
• Able to maintain a friendly, professional manner when liaising with clients, even in challenging 
• situations
• Ability to multi-task, successfully handling multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• The ability to build collaborative relationship with good interpersonal skills and the ability to 
• relate well to colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion. 
• and diversity
• The ability to work well under pressure and to perform to deadlines
• Ability to manage resources
• Team player who is self-aware, and can work independently
• Strong organizational skills; a self-starter with initiative, ability to foster innovation and a common 
• sense approach to problem solving.
• Sound decision-making ability
• Focus on continuous improvement within the Engagement Teams
• High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):
• 5+ years proven experience as a project administrator or in similar management role.