Assistant Manager Further Education Funding

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Join KPMG's leading Education Skills and Productivity practice and make a real impact on the future of further education funding across the UK.

Assistant Manager, Further Education Funding

The Team

KPMG has one of the leading Education Skills and Productivity practices in the UK working across all key service lines. Our teams work extensively in the Further and Higher Education sectors on a range of significant projects for Government, Regulators and education providers.

We have exciting plans to further grow our Education Skills and Productivity business, but our success and reputation depends upon the quality and integrity of our services - and our people. We are now seeking an Assistant Manager to join our Enterprise Risk team, specialising in the assurance and review of Further Education funding.

The Role

The role will work almost exclusively on the review, audit and investigation of further education funding and data. We work with the Department for Education (previously the Education and Skills Funding Agency) and a range of College, University and independent training providers to assess their compliance with the DfE funding rules and requirements. You will therefore demonstrate extensive experience of the DfE/ESFA funding rules and requirements and the related IT tools and systems.

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our midlands business working with a wide variety of clients both within the midlands region and nationally.

The Responsibilities

Undertaking work at clients' premises and liaising with clients at the highest level
Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential
Keeping managers and partners up to date with the progress of your team
Acting as a first choice point of contact throughout the year for your clients and managing project costs, raising fees and agreeing dates for cash collection
Drafting key documents and presenting to clients
Keeping up to date with KPMG's product and service offerings and identifying the sales opportunities that will help us grow our advisory work
Working as part of a team or running funding audits, reporting directly to the senior manager or partner
Actively engaging in drafting assurance plans that meet the needs of the client
Involvement on a number of projects
Upholding KPMG's values by acting with integrity
The Person

We expect that you will have:

Proven experience and current working knowledge of DfE/ESFA Funding rules, the related IT systems and PDSAT routines
Ability to identify and pursue business opportunities
Personal responsibility and accountability for your own work
A high level of drive, enthusiasm and a positive attitude when coping with pressure at work
Continuous learning from experiences and seeking out feedback and development opportunities
Skills to give clear directions, positive and constructive feedback and coach less experienced staff
Ability to work in a cooperative, respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community
Strong analytical skills to identify core issues, investigate, evaluate and integrate information
Ability to communicate with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
Commitment to building the reputation of KPMG through the quality of work, knowledge and experience
Focus on monitoring and upholding high quality of service and products to clients (internal and external)
Qualifications

Degree level qualified preferred
Chartered accountant or equivalent
Benefits

Work from home
Additional Information

The role can be based in any one of our major offices in the UK (Manchester, London, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Birmingham) and will include travel; candidates must have a willingness to travel frequently, both domestically and internationally on occasions, with the potential to be away from home for set periods of time. KPMG operates a hybrid approach to working, but presence on client sites and in our offices is important to us and our teams