Vacancies at KPMG South Africa

What you’ll be doing

• Own and evolve our multimedia design and execution, experimenting with imagery, gifs, video and animation to ensure high visibility across various channels and platforms.
• Use your multimedia design skills across all disciplines to develop a visual language that is brand compliant whilst connecting effortlessly with our clients
• Take charge of all internal photography including team and individual portraits aligned to the new brand update.
• Leverage your passion for design to be a source of inspiration, bringing new ideas and concepts to our creative studio.
• Immerse yourself in the creative vision of the brand and develop design solutions that will make our audience stop and engage with our content.
• Be proactive, work independently and conscientiously to ensure all projects are executed within timelines and schedules.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all key collaborators and stakeholders within the firm.

Qualifications

We'd love to meet someone with...

• Relevant design qualification
• At least 3 years of experience within a multimedia design role.
• An outstanding design portfolio.
• Creative thinker with the ability to push ideas.
• Fully conversant in Aftereffects, and the adobe suite.
• Cinema4D a bonus
• A high visual aesthetic with superb layout and typography skills
• Strong understanding of campaign development and executions.
• Good knowledge of social design trends and approaches particularly across Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook.
• Good knowledge of and understanding of the kind of design content that is widely viewed and shared across social media.
• Team player.
• Enthusiastic and energetic.
• Ability to work under pressure and be reactive.
• Ability to work across multiple projects.
• Good communication skills with the ability to sell design ideas to wider teams or collaborators.
• Pro-active and highly motivated.
• Mac literate.

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Key responsibilities:

1. Supporting deal advisory engagements including liaising with the client and managing the engagement team
2. Preparing databooks and initial research for reports
3. Providing on the job training to colleagues on the engagement team
4. Initial preparing valuations, reports and audit memos, Due diligence reports and Information memos
5. Initial reviewing reports and audit memos
6. Presenting valuations conclusions and reports to C-level executives
7. Assist in preparing tailored proposals
8. Completing risk management procedures from inception up to acceptance of engagements

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

1. 1 B-Com degree or equivalent graduate qualification;
2. CA(SA), CIMA or CFA qualification
3. Minimum 3 years deal advisory experience
4. Proven experience in project coordination and implementation
5. Proven experience in supervising and coaching junior colleagues
6. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

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Description of the role and purpose of the job:

The role of the Senior Manager would be to assist in origination and manage the execution of public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures across all industry sectors, various types of capital raising transactions across South African (and Sub-Saharan Africa).

We are looking for a Deal Advisory Senior Manager to provide strategic, unbiased and objective transactions support services to our clients. This would include providing valuations services to both Advisory clients as well as Audit clients as a specialist supporting the audit. The resource should also be able to lead all service offerings of Deal Advisory.

Key responsibilities:

1. Leading deal advisory engagements including liaising with the client and managing the engagement team
2. Providing on the job valuations training to colleagues on the engagement team
3. Preparing valuations, M&A and TS reports
4. Reviewing reports
5. Presenting conclusions and reports to C-level executives
6. Preparing tailored proposals
7. Completing risk management procedures from inception up to acceptance of engagements
8. Managing work-in-progress, billing and collection of invoices

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

1. B-Com degree or equivalent graduate qualification;
2. CA(SA), CIMA or CFA qualification
3. Minimum 6 years deal advisory experience
4. Proven experience in project coordination and implementation
5. Proven experience in supervising and coaching junior colleagues

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Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring KPMG SA’s Oracle EBS portfolio of applications are designed to meet evolving business requirements and meet coding and application standards for reliability, scalability, availability, and usability.
• This position will also work with team members as needed to scope, design, develop, test, support and enhance Oracle e-Business Suite, Oracle SOA and Oracle ADF solutions.
• Design Develop utilities to ensure we have modular approach in programming for uniformity & to improve productivity.
• Work with Oracle functional business and system analysts to gather business requirements, translate them into specifications documents.
• Responsible for coding and unit testing application software across production support, enhancements and projects.
• Work under the supervision or mentorship of the Oracle Application Developer to translate business requirements into logical, component-based technical designs.
• Meet service level agreements for production support response and resolution.
• Design and develop technical solutions to a pre-defined requirement and develop components including extensions, views, customizations, modifications, reports, and workflows under the mentorship and guidance of the Oracle Application Developer or as a part of a team.
• Follow documentation, software development methodology, version control and testing, and migration standards.
• Ability and willingness to learn regarding the applications and their ecosystem.
• Review of code and ensure adheres to industry best practices and KPMG Coding standards.
• Participate in analysis discussions to ensure the business requirements are met.
• Provide all necessary documentation for developed solutions, data flows, coding and designs.
• Provide all implementation guides for deployment to Production environments.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Application Development Framework (ADF) and Service Oriented
• Architecture (SOA) concepts knowledge is required but not mandatory.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent client focus
• The ability to work well under pressure and to perform to deadlines
• Team player who is self-aware
• Sound decision making ability with the ability to consult where needed
• Focus on continuous improvement within the ITS function while advancing an ethical environment
• High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality
• The ability to work unsupervised

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

• Total of 3-6 Years' of solid experience in Oracle EBS Suite.
• Strong technical knowledge of Oracle applications, SQL and PL-SQL is required.
• Experience with RICE (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions), Forms, BI Publisher Reports, Workflow, OAF and Linux Shell Scripting.
• ADF and SOA knowledge is required but not mandatory.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good exposure to the following EBS modules: Financials, Projects, Procurement, Asset Management, HR and Payroll.
• BI Publisher/XML Publisher Reports, Workflow, OAF, sqldeveloper and Linux Shell Scripting.

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Key responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be required to run and manage legal assignments in the legal areas referred to above.

In addition to the provision of sound legal services, these responsibilities will also include related marketing and administrative support including:

• marketing and the preparation and submission of proposals;
• the initiation and completion of the required KPMG risk procedures in respect of projects; and
• invoicing and collection of fees for services rendered.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Strong experience in the rendering of South African corporate and commercial law services as well as regulatory services;
• Ability to provide innovative legal solutions to clients’ business and strategic needs;
• Good skills to manage a team for successful delivery at the client;
• Sound legal technical ability and knowledge of relevant South African legislation;
• Strong ability to research legal questions and prepare sound legal opinions;
• Good presentation skills;
• Good command of the English language and effective drafting skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Client focused mindset and solution-orientated approach;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to operate proactively;
• Team player;
• Drive and enthusiasm;
• Commitment to excellence; and
• Good IT proficiency in electronic research tools and MS Teams.

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

• LLB at a South African University;
• Admitted Attorney in South Africa;
• approximately 3 to 5 years dedicated post articles experience in the legal areas referred to above.

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Key accountabilities:

• Setting strategic direction for the internal procurement function at KPMG.
• Risk management of all applicable P2P procurement activities.
• Strategic procurement management of all supplier contracts.
• Achieving ISO compliance targets.
• Oversight and collaboration of travel management activities and spend.
• Oversight and collaboration of IT capital procurement, stationery and marketing spend.
• Business Lead for Oracle P2P aimed at centralised procurement.
• Responsible for Preferential Procurement element of the BEE scorecard.
• Formulation and implementation of formal procurement policies, processes and procedures and integration into business and ERP system.
• Oversight of contract management and related procurement activities.
• To maximise economies of scale and reduce total cost of ownership. 
• Management of procurement team (including training & development).
• Monthly reporting on procurement activities including classification, vendor management etc.

Experience/Knowledge:

• Relevant professional qualification.
• Purchasing Experience, minimum 5+ years.
• Leading a team, 5+ years.
• Project Management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, Word.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle ERP and Power BI reporting.
• Experience in a professional services firm preferable.

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Key responsibilities and services exposure:

The successful candidate will gain exposure to all aspects and phases of the project lifecycle (from strategy, through to design and implementation); across the Digital Consulting services suite (including Technology, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management and People and Change).

The successful candidate will be required to work in teams, together with experienced consultants, to deliver on client facing engagements. This may include:

• Assistance in the execution of the project scope (including the use of relevant and innovative software / technology tools)
• Brainstorming ideas and solutions with their team members
• Identifying areas for improvement for and creating solutions to streamline the client’s service delivery / organisational structures and ways of working / technology / governance & control / performance data & insights / processes and procedures
• Research and collection of evidence (including information required to stress-test the client’s perspectives on the reason for their challenges)
• Assistance with project control (initiation, tracking, reporting, risk management, budget analysis)
• Liaising with all levels of client personnel (e.g. hosting client interviews, meetings, and workshops)
• Creation and presentation of client deliverables (data models, reports, presentations etc.)

Critical skills, attributes and capabilities of the potential candidate include:

• Strong analytical thinking
• Proficient in use of software tools or applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI)
• Comfortable with the use of technology
• Solution-oriented / focused
• Business writing skills and excellent communication skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Accountable and responsible
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Openminded and inquisitive

Qualifications

Qualifications Required (Undergraduate / Honours / Masters): 

Currently in the final / Honours or Masters year of studying a degree with business and technical related competencies such as:

• BBus Sci (Accounting / Finance / Economics / ISTN / ComSci etc.)
• Engineering degrees (Industrial, Mechanical and Electrical and Information) 
• BCom (Mathematics / Accounting / Finance / Economics / ISTN / ComSci etc.)
• BSc Mathematical Sciences / Mathematics / Economics / Informatics / Statistics
• BSc / BEng Mechanical Engineering (with IT/IS modules)
• Masters in Industrial/Organisational Psychology (Preferred)
• Honours in Industrial/Organisational Psychology (Minimum Requirement for grads wanting to focus in this area)
• Minimum 65% academic average across all years of study

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Skills and attributes required for the role:

Skills:

• Strategic thinking skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Communication (written and oral) and negotiation skills
• IR Skills and in-depth knowledge of the relevant Labor Legislation
• Analytical/statistical skills
• Action orientation.
• Transformational leadership.
• Problem solving and decision-making.
• Team leadership.
• Stakeholder relationships

Personal attributes:

• Ability to deal with conflict.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• 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.
• 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 lead and manage multi-disciplinary team.
• Team player who is self-aware.
• Strong organisation skills; a self-starter with initiative, ability to foster innovation and a common-sense approach to problem solving.
• Sound decision making ability
• High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality

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

• A minimum degree in a social sciences or management discipline e.g.  Human resource management or industrial psychology or other relevant discipline or studying towards one
• Minimum 5-8 years’ HR generalist experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working at a middle management level in HR.
• Knowledge in HR methodologies, tools and techniques and value chains.
• Knowledge in HR strategy development and enablement.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in HR and utilising a variety of HR tools / models to achieve results.
• Knowledge of the relevant labour and skills regulatory frameworks