Latest Graduate & Exp. Vacancies at KPMG

Responsibilities

• Deliver client facing projects across a broad range of IT audit clients in the Financial Services (FS) and Non-FS sectors
• Identify and communicate IT audit findings to senior management and clients
• Work with clients to assess their technology risk environment, the maturity of risk management processes and the effectiveness of risk mitigation strategies.
• Plan and execute the day-to-day activities of IT audit and advisory engagements for a variety of clients
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout business processes
• Supervise junior team members on engagements
• Build an understanding of client businesses and markets to assist in the development of new client opportunities
• Support the development of proposals
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive, collaborative professional relationship with the client and engagement teams to provide well-coordinated and consistent high-performance results
• Demonstrate a quality service mindset in cultivating positive relationships with the client’s personnel and inspiring their confidence by identifying potential business process improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum Years of IT Audit Experience: 4 – 7
• A minimum of 5 O’ Level credits at one sitting (including English and Mathematics)
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a Second-Class Upper Division
• Minimum 3 years post NYSC experience in IT audit/ compliance/ risk management
• Relevant industry certification such as CISA, CRISC, COBIT5, ITIL, ISO or other specialised IT certifications
• Excellent technical skills and valuable experience in using data analytic & visualization tools such as SQL, Oracle, Python & Power BI
• Ability to perform CAAT procedures using CAAT tools such as IDEA, ACL
• Strong controls testing and data analytic skills
• Strong Robotic Process Automation (RPA) skills and knowledge of RPA software such as UiPath, Automation Anywhere or other specialised tools
• Good knowledge of core banking applications such as Finacle, Flexcube,T24 and ERP solutions such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics
• Ability to identify and assess complex technology risks & controls, to relate them to the wider business environment and to express opinions clearly to all stakeholder levels
• A specialist understanding of IT risk & cloud, and its impact on the business control environment
• Technical Knowledge of IT audit methodologies and emerging technologies

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Responsibilities

Strategy

• Provide technical IA support to the Africa digital transformation team
• Leverage regional alliances with technology partners (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, AWS, Google, etc) to drive proactive leads generation, joint pitch, pipeline management and conversions as they relate to intelligent automation
• Work with relevant functional areas and service lines across the Firm to deliver on client engagement and sales initiatives
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to advance the firm’s data & analytics agenda
• Manage, coach and grow the IA team
• Participate in the development and publication of thought leadership

Client Impact

• Develop and implement process improvement strategies that align with business objectives and deliver measurable results
• Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of process improvement/ operations transformation projects
• Design robotic systems from start to finish for clients
• Develop and implement software that will control robots
• Create prototypes and work on necessary components
• Perform integration tests and quality control
• Apply machine learning techniques to improve process outcomes
• Create complete documentation for robotic systems
• Monitor the use of robotic systems and optimize functionalities
• Troubleshoot defects in robot design and development
• Promote awareness of KPMG’s Intelligent Automation capabilities
• Identify business opportunities across Africa and develop new client relationships to expand the business and ensure a rich pipeline
• Provide subject matter expertise on IA for clients in relevant industries
• Lead business development activities including targeting key C-suite, proposing services and closing opportunities
• Lead highly skilled client and KPMG work teams throughout the project lifecycle by leveraging IA approaches and frameworks and helping to ensure timely execution of project deliverables

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in IA spanning business process management; robotic process automation (RPA) with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI); optical character recognition (OCR); intelligent character recognition (ICR) and process mining.
• Deep experience with creating end-to-end business processes that think, learn and adapt on their own
• Deep hands-on experience with intelligent automation frameworks and services available on Platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
• Deep knowledge of AI programming languages and frameworks such as Python, Java, etc
• Proven experience with RPA tools such as UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate, etc
• Proven experience with low code and no-code platforms
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a team of engineers and consultants.
• Proven track record of delivering results and exceeding client expectations within a variety of industries
• Good knowledge of supply chain, demand planning and replenishment, forecasting, scheduling, inventory optimization and working capital
• Knowledge of cost, efficiency, and productivity optimization methods
• Ability to develop and evaluate integrated systems
• Demonstrated experience developing relationships with senior clients in a professional services environment
• Being a self-starter and able to work independently including across multiple priorities and complex matrixed roles and responsibilities
• Confident, tactful and able to effectively influence others and deal effectively with senior leaders
• Strong communicator, including listening skills with an ability to translate insights across business and technology teams and to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong team and work ethic, comfortable with ambiguity, change and challenge

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Responsibilities

Strategy

• Provide DevOps and Cloud engineering support to the Africa digital transformation team
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to shape a compelling and pragmatic strategy
• Leverage regional alliances with technology partners (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, AWS, Google, etc) to drive proactive leads generation, joint pitch, pipeline management and conversions where required
• Manage, coach and grow the DevOps and Cloud engineering team
• Lead key business development activities for advisory products including targeting key C- level clients, proposing services and closing opportunities
• Ensure service teams are buoyant and properly resourced
• Build strong relationships with CTOs and be the trusted Cloud and DevOps advisor
• Ensure all teams are complying with both client and firm regulatory and security controls and can feed these ways of working back to the community

Client Impact

• Work with clients to architect products, platforms and solutions that are performant, scalable and extensible
• Provide subject matter expertise to clients across Africa on cloud-related subjects
• Develop and implement effective cloud strategies for clients across Africa
• Drive business growth across Africa through new business development and expansion of existing client accounts
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure we provide clients with the latest and most effective solutions
• Work closely with clients to understand business needs and develop tailored solutions
• Develop practice through thought leadership and training

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps engineering roles with demonstratable knowledge of cloud technologies
• Well-grounded experience leading and delivering large software, infrastructure, and cloud transformational projects
• Expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Extensive hands-on experience with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and/or GCP
• Proven experience in software development or scripting languages such as Python/Go/PowerShell/Nodejs/C# or equivalent
• Solid CI/CD pipelining skills and experience using any of Octopus/TeamCity/Jenkins/Azure DevOps or equivalent
• Proven experience on performance tuning, troubleshooting and resolution of issues that may arise in production
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems
• Automate the provisioning, scaling, and management of cloud resources using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
• Deep experience with Container orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes or Docker swarm
• Pre-sales experience with OEMs or consulting experience will be an added advantage
• Being a self-starter and able to work independently including across multiple priorities and complex matrixed roles and responsibilities
• Confident, tactful and able to effectively influence others and deal effectively with senior leaders
• Critical thinking, presentation and analytical skills will be an advantage
• Strong communicator, including listening skills with an ability to translate insights across business and technology teams and to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong team and work ethic, comfortable with ambiguity, change and challenge
• Extensive experience managing large or multiple teams of engineers
• Ability to have deep technical level discussions with engineers, to explain the business benefits of a range of technologies to non-technical partners and clients
• Have a keen eye for opportunity
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship skills at C-suite level both internally and client facing
• Ability to operate in a highly context switching environment for not only different clients but different business sectors and different technologies
• Product focused, build once and reuse
• Take responsibility for own code
• Proven experience working in an agile environment
• Ability to empower teams to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal input
• Be the Cloud and DevOps advocate to a wider audience inside and outside of the business
• Curiosity – Bring fresh ideas to the team and wider firm

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Responsibilities

Strategy

• Provide technical data & analytics support to the Africa digital transformation team
• Leverage regional alliances with technology partners (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, AWS, Google, etc) to drive proactive leads generation, joint pitch, pipeline management and conversions as they relate to data analytics
• Work with relevant functional areas and service lines across the Firm to deliver on client engagement and sales initiatives
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to advance the firm’s data & analytics agenda
• Manage, coach and grow the ML engineering and data science team
• Embed data & AI in everything we do – meaning that you will also be responsible for exploring and improving collaboration with different competences within KPMG

Client Impact

• Drive business growth of the Data & Analytics business across Africa through expansion of ML engineering pipeline and wins at leading clients
• Oversee data management, warehousing, integration, and migration; business intelligence; analytics; and delivery across advisory and technical projects
• Lead the development and implementation of data and advanced analytics strategies for clients across Africa
• Develop ML and Deep Learning algorithms that help clients improve their predictive capabilities significantly
• Design, develop, maintain and improve machine learning algorithms for the clients’ products
• Help clients to employ machine learning principles in making business decisions
• Test and evaluate machine learning models and algorithms on real-world data sets
• Collaborate with the D & A team to build data pipelines, implement and train models based on results of experiments
• Interact with business leaders and functional experts to understand current and future business challenges and needs and help with solutioning.
• Provide subject matter expertise on data-related topics as well as consultative guidance for data management and governance
• Develop data models that improve processes and add strategic value to the client’s business
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies in data and analytics to ensure we provide clients with the latest and most effective solutions
• Work closely with clients to understand business needs and develop tailored solutions
• Strengthen KPMG’s share of mind in the D & A space through impactful thought leadership

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, statistics, mathematics, or related fields
• A minimum of 5 O’ Level credits (including English and Mathematics)
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in AI and ML engineering with a proven track record of delivering successful projects
• Deep knowledge of programming languages and frameworks such as Python, Java, C++, R, and SQL
• Deep hands-on experience with modern Data & AI Platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
• Practical experience with tools like Git/Github for version control, Jenkins for continuous integration, and Docker for containerization.
• Deep understanding of data and analytics technologies, including data warehousing, data integration and data visualization
• Good understanding of statistics, probability theory, and computer science fundamentals like algorithms and data structures
• Pre-sales experience with OEMs or consulting experience will be an added advantage
• Being a self-starter and able to work independently including across multiple priorities and complex matrixed roles and responsibilities
• Confident, tactful and able to effectively influence others and deal effectively with senior leaders
• Strong communicator, including listening skills with an ability to translate insights across business and technology teams and to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong team and work ethic, comfortable with ambiguity, change and challenge
• Interested in the bigger picture and able to think broader than own capabilities
• Ability to connect with the right complimentary people in KPMG to tackle new and complex business problems with a data flavour.
• Enthusiastic, driven and proactive

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Responsibilities

Strategy

• Provide support to the Africa region around cloud security initiatives
• Leverage regional alliances with technology partners (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, AWS, Google, etc) to drive proactive leads generation, joint pitch, pipeline management and conversions where required
• Manage, expand, and scale a team of security architects and engineers
• Participate in the development and publication of thought leadership
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to advance the firm’s platform agenda
• Provide domain expertise in cloud security and compliance and be a trusted technical advisor to customers. Solve cloud security and compliance challenges
• Create and deliver best practices recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, sample code, and technical presentations adapting to different levels of business and technical stakeholders

Client Impact

• Manage disparate executive stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes
• Review and advise on best practices for security policies, procedures, and standards developed for client’s cloud infrastructure
• Provide subject matter expertise on security best practices and industry standards to the client’s technical teams
• Work with customers to design and develop cloud security architectures and solutions to meet and exceed their security requirements, through discussions, strategic presentations or recommendations, and implementation in Cloud environment
• Conduct regular security assessments of the cloud infrastructure to identify and mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities
• Develop and maintain incident response plans and procedures for the cloud infrastructure
• Manage the cloud infrastructure’s access controls, including authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Monitor and analyse cloud infrastructure security logs and alerts to identify and respond to security incidents
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures for the cloud infrastructure
• Ensure that the cloud infrastructure meets compliance requirements such as SOC 2 and relevant data privacy regulations
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in cloud security or related security roles
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Expertise in cloud security tools such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Azure Security Center
• Experience in technical consulting and working with cross-functional teams and customers.
• Experience in Cloud Security delivered within the context of internal or customer facing roles
• Experience in recruiting and managing a team of experienced engineers on projects
• Strong knowledge of network security concepts such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS), and virtual private networks (VPNs)
• Expertise in security incident response, including incident detection, analysis, containment, and recovery
• Familiarity with security testing tools and techniques such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and threat modeling
• Experience with security information and event management (SIEM) systems such as Splunk and ELK
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth, SAML, and LDAP
• Experience with security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, relevant data privacy regulations, PCI-DSS etc
• Knowledge of container security and experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience leading cloud security projects and managing security teams
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and industry standards
• Confident, tactful, and able to effectively influence others and deal effectively with senior leaders
• Critical thinking, presentation and analytical skills will be an advantage
• Strong communicator, including listening skills with an ability to translate insights across business and technology teams and to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions

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Responsibilities

Strategy

• Advise and support regional teams in executing agile transformation initiatives, either at a project or enterprise level
• Promote agile maturity assessments as a tool to ascertain agile readiness and craft strategies to improve adoption of agile across the enterprise
• Develop comprehensive Go-to-market strategies with regional teams for agile transformation
• Participate in the development and publication of thought leadership
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to advance the firm’s agile agenda

Client Impact

• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Coach and mentor cross-functional teams, leaders, and stakeholders on agile methodologies, principles, and practices to enable the adoption of agile practices and mindset
• Create a culture of continuous improvement and experimentation by promoting agile values and principles, and encouraging team collaboration, transparency, and feedback.
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures of agile adoption and value realization
• Identify cultural barriers and mindset shifts that hinder agile adoption and work with the organization to overcome them.
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and team-building activities to promote collaboration and alignment across the organization.
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Help clients foster an environment of psychological safety, where team members feel comfortable taking risks and sharing ideas and feedback
• Coach teams on Agile methodologies, principles, and practices to improve their delivery process, quality, and productivity.
• Work with cross-functional teams to facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
• Identify and remove impediments that hinder team progress
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog
• Encourage team collaboration, continuous improvement, and self-organization
• Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate teams on Agile practices
• Monitor and measure team performance and identify opportunities for improvement
• Implement and oversee Agile metrics and reporting

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Operations, Business, or Technology or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience of combined business or technology experience within an Agile environment
• Excellent knowledge of agile methodologies, values, and principles, and the ability to coach teams on their adoption and implementation
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and senior management
• Passionate about organizational culture transformation, and the ability to identify cultural barriers and mindset shifts that hinder agile adoption and work with the organization to overcome them
• Experience facilitating workshops, training sessions, and team-building activities to promote collaboration and alignment
• Familiarity with agile metrics and reporting, and the ability to develop and implement strategies to measure and monitor cultural transformation.
• Knowledge of emerging practices and tools related to cultural transformation, such as design thinking and lean management
• Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe)
• Agile certification, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Agilist, is a plus
• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching

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Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for leading consulting engagements that help our clients articulate transformational strategies, identify, design, and implement creative business solutions
• Identify changes and recommend solutions that will typically involve a combination of customer, process improvement, digital transformation, and operational excellence outcomes
• Manage the day-to-day effort and work of the delivery team
• Lead workshops and present insights and recommendations enabled by strategic thinking, technical knowledge, and strong and clear communication skills
• Take responsibility for delivering high-quality deliverables and outcomes for our clients
• Contribute to the development of methodologies, tools and thought leadership papers
• Undertake and lead business development activities including the creation of compelling and differentiated value propositions in opportunity pursuits
• Support a high-performance culture through coaching and mentoring colleagues as they grow their capabilities, careers and client service impact

Requirements

• A minimum of a Second Class Upper degree
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following industries: financial services, FMCG, technology, telecoms, or management consulting
• Experience across digital strategy and delivery, customer strategy, customer experience design, journey design, business transformation, innovation, and product development/management
• An understanding of design thinking methodologies and its application to UX/CX
• Experience or qualifications in Agile would be a plus
• Demonstrable experience leading project teams is a critical requirement
• Strong people management and development skills
• Ability to plan, structure and prepare client-ready deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured thinking and analysis techniques to complex and ambiguous problems
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very good proficiency in MS Office suite is essential

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Responsibilities

• Support clients on their customer experience and digital transformation journeys
• Help clients define and deliver transformational experiences for their customers and employees that drive innovation
• Lead delivery of engagements and take responsibility for project teams
• Lead client workshops and projects using collaborative methods such as design thinking and agile methodology
• Present insights and recommendations enabled by strategic thinking, technical knowledge, and strong communication skills
• Build and maintain relationships between KPMG and client teams/stakeholders
• Contribute to business development efforts, lead proposal development, and support the development of client offerings
• Contribute to thought leadership and knowledge management
• Mentor and provide professional development opportunities for junior team members

Requirements

• A minimum of a Second Class Upper degree
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following industries: financial services, FMCG, technology, telecoms, or management consulting
• Experience across digital strategy and delivery, customer strategy, customer experience design, journey design, business transformation, innovation, and product development/management
• An understanding of design thinking methodologies and its application to UX/CX
• Experience or qualifications in Agile would be a plus
• Demonstrable experience leading project teams is a critical requirement
• Strong people management and development skills
• Ability to plan, structure and prepare client-ready deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured thinking and analysis techniques to complex and ambiguous problems
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Very good proficiency in MS Office suite is essential

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9). Analyst, Advisory Division

Location: Lagos

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• The KPMG Nigeria’s graduate trainee programme seeks recent university graduates to step into the Future with us.
• At KPMG, we empower people to grow their careers, gain insight and do work that matters, supported by a community that values difference and cares. On this programme, you will gain learning that’ll last you a lifetime and be recognized for the impact you make.
• Every day, in ways big and small, you’ll make meaningful and positive difference for clients, people and the communities we serve.  Help create opportunity in a world of increasing complexity.
• Beyond our breath-taking world-class learning and mentoring opportunities from multi-disciplinary experienced professionals, we inspire confidence through our deep expertise, creating trusting relationships. And through the quality of our work, we empower change — pairing deep-rooted local knowledge and global connectivity to help clients to make bold, impactful decisions.
• As you apply, we encourage you to consider which business area is best aligned with your qualification, interest, and passion as well as feed your curiosity, work with the best on emerging practices and technologies, and gain an advantage for life.
• We welcome people with a passion for excellence, collaboration, new thinking, and a commitment to providing outstanding solutions to come do work that matters and thrive with us.

JOB EXPERIENCE

You’re a strong candidate if you have/are:

• a minimum grade of Second-Class Upper Division from a recognised university
• a minimum of 5 O’ Level credits (including English and Mathematics)
• a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
• below 28 years old at the time of application
• completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme
• excellent research and writing skills
• strong communication and presentation skills
• strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) applications
• not written the KPMG aptitude test within the last 12 months

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JOB SUMMARY

• Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organisations in today’s most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients.
• It is also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence, and supports our communities. KPMG is currently seeking a Payroll Officer to join our Central Services Division.
• The role is centred on providing payroll services to the Firm.

JOB EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of Second Class (Upper) division in, Accounting, Economics, or related numerical/analytical discipline from a reputable university.
• Minimum of five O’Level credits in one sitting, including English Language and Mathematics.
• Responsible for monthly payroll (both regular, temps, contractors, etc).
• Responsible for monthly final entitlement computation.
• Filling of tax returns to the Tax authorities.
• Processing of e-TCC forms for the firm.
• Preparation of offer letters for new employees.
• Liaising with relevant authorities (LIRS, NSITF, NHF, etc) on related issues.
• Provide feedback to staff on all payroll issues.
• Assist in the compensation survey by providing relevant input and carrying out computations.
• Responsible for the HMO management for staff.
• Assist with other HR units when required.
• Strong consulting skills: analytical, written, and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• High initiative and leadership.
• Motivation to achieve high standards of customer service and professionalism.
• Strong skills on Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good digital skills.

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JOB SUMMARY

• At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: to turn insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world. We seek a professional with deep technical experience with platform design, development, and ecosystem integration.
• This individual will be responsible for helping our clients shape their platform and ecosystem strategies with a focus on bringing those strategies to life through APIs, bespoke technology platforms and service orchestration.
• This individual will work with our clients in setting the technical vision and leading the digital platform development. This is a Pan-African role with responsibility for leading a team across the continent, and the resource will be based in either Johannesburg, Nairobi or Lagos.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Strategy

• Provide support around platform and ecosystem initiatives to the Africa digital transformation team
• Work with regional practice leads to define go-to-market strategies for platform initiatives and products
• Support with the development of platform monetization strategies which cut across open APIs, open banking, open finance and open economy paradigms
• Leverage regional alliances with technology partners (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, AWS, Google, etc) to drive proactive leads generation, joint pitch, pipeline management and conversions where required
• Manage, coach and grow the platform and ecosystem development team
• Participate in the development and publication of thought leadership
• Leverage local and global KPMG artefacts, SMEs, and other network assets to advance the firm’s platform agenda

Client Impact

• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to prioritize platform initiatives, define technical requirements, and ensure that new features and functionalities are aligned with customer needs
• Take ownership of the strategic vision for the platform service line and lead all development efforts including product design (UX/UI), architecture, development, CI/CD, support, and innovation
• Establish and maintain best practices for platform development, including coding standards, testing methodologies, and deployment procedures
• Collaborate with architecture and security teams to ensure that the platform is scalable, efficient, and secure
• Design and develop integrations between products and third-party systems and applications, using APIs, webhooks, and other integration tools
• Lead the development and implementation of new platform features and functionalities, ensuring that they meet quality standards, are delivered on time, and within budget
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and business development teams to identify new integration opportunities and prioritize integration development
• Conduct integration testing and debugging to ensure that integrations are functioning correctly and troubleshoot any issues that arise
• Develop and maintain integration documentation, including integration guides, API documentation, and technical specifications
• Conduct regular platform performance analysis and optimize it to improve speed and efficiency
• Ensure that platform documentation is up-to-date, and that knowledge is shared across the organization
• Develop and maintain an ecosystem of integrations that enhance the value proposition of client’s product/ platforms and improves user experience
• Share technological visions, opportunities, and risks company-wide
• Ensure that integrations comply with security and privacy policies and best practices.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices for integration development and ecosystem management

Finance

• Deliver on targets and goals (including sales goals)
• Provide annual budget input for the area of responsibility for approval and integration into service line/ growth area budget
• Manage the annual budget, including costs for designated area

JOB EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience, at least 5 of which should have been in a platform related role
• Practical experience in product management or product development
• Deep experience with scaling distribution of products and services via platforms
• Strong technical knowledge of platform development, including experience with cloud computing, microservices, and databases.
• Strong technical knowledge of integration technologies, including APIs, webhooks, and data transfer protocols
• Deep experience and expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, Javascript, C#, and PHP especially in the context of developing APIs (REST, SOAP, GraphQL), webhooks and other integration tools
• Extensive experience with standard integration tools and platforms like MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Apache Camel etc
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Github, Jira, slack etc
• Experience working with third-party partners and customers to develop and implement integrations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues (including integration issues)
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing people.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, with a focus on delivering high-quality products and services
• Confident, tactful, and able to effectively influence others and deal effectively with senior leaders
• Critical thinking, presentation and analytical skills will be an advantage
• Strong communicator, including listening skills with an ability to translate insights across business and technology teams and to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Strong team and work ethic, comfortable with ambiguity, change and challenge

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13). Analyst, Transaction Services (M & A)

Location: Lagos

14). Analyst, Tech. Advisory

Location: Lagos

15). Analyst, Strategy & Customer Solutions

Location: Lagos

16). Analyst, TRPS – Managed Services Group

Location: Lagos

17). Analyst, Audit Division

Location: Lagos

Deadline: May 1, 2023

How to Apply: Use the links below to apply:

• Senior Associate, IT Assurance
• Intelligent Automation Lead (Africa)
• DevOps Engineering Lead (Africa)
• Data & Analytics Lead (Africa)
• Cloud Security Lead (Africa)
• Agile Coach (Africa Lead)
• Manager, Strategy
• Manager, Customer Solutions
• Analyst, Tax, Regulatory & People Services
• Payroll Officer
• Platform Lead (Africa)
• Analyst, Transaction Services (M & A)
• Analyst, Tech. Advisory
• Analyst, Strategy & Customer Solutions
• Analyst, TRPS – Managed Services Group
• Analyst, Audit Division
• Analyst, Advisory Division