Senior Manager - Dispute Advisory Services in London

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients' and communities' biggest problems. We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work, known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility.

The Team Dispute Advisory sits within our Investigations & Compliance team and helps clients to establish the facts in relation to an incident, loss or misconduct and then to remediate and recover value. We are experienced in managing diverse issues including fraud and misconduct, regulatory compliance, risk frameworks and modelling.

Description of the role

• Leading a portfolio of Forensic DAS engagements, with a primary focus on Dispute Advisory, providing advice and support in connection with breach of contract, transaction, warranty and completion accounts, expert determinations, expropriations, product recall, and business disruption and other insurance claims.
• Taking a lead role in the development of the Dispute Advisory propositions and the Dispute Advisory strategy.
• Building relationships with external legal contacts to help secure the pipeline of future projects, and other relevant internal and external contacts as appropriate.
• Taking a lead role on proposals/ bids for future work.
• Acting independently in delivering engagements, under overall engagement leader supervision.
• Day-to-day ownership of the timely progression of the preparation of reports for partner/director review.
• Managing the risks and financials associated with client engagements.
• Engaging credibly with senior stakeholders at clients on behalf of KPMG.
• Developing and overseeing more junior members of the team on project assignments.
• Recognising the importance of continuous self and team development and actively striving to achieve this.

Leadership & Management

As a DAS Senior Manager you will be expected to lead engagement teams of varying size, which may include both onshore and offshore colleagues, contractors and/or colleagues from other member firms. You will be expected to oversee and train colleagues and take responsibility for the quality of work produced on engagements.

Stakeholder Interaction & challenges

As a DAS Senior Manager you will be expected to liaise directly with clients, client's external counsel, senior members of the KPMG team and other third parties as required. You may be managing multiple senior level stakeholders across multiple projects at any one time.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance

Senior Managers will typically have Engagement Manager responsibilities on large and complex engagements. They will be accountable to the Engagement Leaders on their engagements and responsible for the quality of work produced.

The Person

• Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with solid proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Significant experience of Forensic Dispute work, either as part of the Expert Witness team or in the context of a post-M&A transaction expert determination.
• Broader experience in audit, financial due diligence, and other Forensic specialisms is beneficial.
• Excellent written skills in the context of significant contribution in the drafting of Forensic Dispute reports.
• Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills.
• Commercial awareness and proven track record of managing engagements, and the risks and financials associated with client engagements.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Keen attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset.
• Ability to understand complex contractual documents to understand the basis of the dispute we are advising on.
• Ability to articulate complex and technical findings in both written and oral presentations for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, whilst also being able to adapt to quickly-changing client needs.
• Ability to balance requirements of a portfolio of engagements, at times with clashing timelines.
• Confidence and ability to quickly establish credibility with clients and senior colleagues.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams.
• Confidence in challenging existing ways of working and ways of thinking.
• A developed network of relevant internal and external contacts.
• Excellent people skills, including an ability to inspire and develop junior colleagues.
• Experience in business development activities and an enthusiasm to lead on marketing activity and in developing the Forensic DAS practice.