Associate Director

Our Finance Capability team are trusted advisors to CFOs and their Finance teams supporting them to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly evolving business environment. We help them navigate change to deliver efficiency, insight and value to their businesses. Our diverse and multidisciplinary team brings together skill sets across Finance.

The role we specifically require is within the Finance Transformation service offering with a focus on technology, specifically implementation of Workiva and other digital solutions.

Finance Transformation is a strategic restructuring of organisation’s finance operating model including systems, processes, and operations, aimed at increasing efficiency, enhancing decision-making, and aligning financial functions with broader business objectives using digital technologies and other improvements.

**Your Opportunity**

With continued growth and a strong pipeline, we are now seeking an Associate Director to join our team, with a focus to supporting Finance Transformation engagements across Statutory Financial Reporting, Management Reporting, Sustainability Management (Carbon and ESG Disclosure Management) and GRC solutions leveraging Workiva’s AI features for the benefit of clients.

**How are you extraordinary**
- Minimum ten years of recent experience in the areas of financial accounting and reporting, finance operations, shared services, financial planning & analysis, and accounting ideally in a consulting environment.
- Certified Workiva with a strong understanding of data design, queries, reporting concepts and Platform functionality across WData & WDesk. Proven experience in delivering complex Workiva engagements for large ASX listed group entities
- Experience of preparing financial statements and sustainability reports
- Core finance process and finance operating model knowledge and experience (preferred)
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship management skills
- Excellent verbal and analytical skills with the ability to write at a client-ready quality level
- Finance Operating Model Knowledge_
- Understanding of leading practice across the finance operating model (e.g. in relation to processes and controls, systems, service delivery model) and deep understanding of process dependencies across other functional areas (for example procurement, sustainability management etc)
- Ability to provide strategic insights and support decision making across core finance operating model attributes with a **strong** understanding of the ‘record to report’ process
- Technological Proficiency_
- Deep understanding of how a system implementation project is delivered (e.g. phases, core teams, standard deliverables)
- Ability to articulate functional business requirements to technical requirements
- Advanced ERP / Cloud Reporting technology experience through previous engagements or industry experience with a particular focus on Workiva for Statutory Reporting (including Carbon Management), Sustainability Management and Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Experience delivering end to end Workiva engagements including technical design, build and deployment including development of User Acceptance Testing scripts
- Delivery Management / Stakeholder Management_
- Ability to lead day to day activities, managing internal and client teams to meet program timelines and identify risks and issues as they arise
- Training and development of colleagues across Consulting
- Ability to delegate / oversee tasks to completion
- Ability to form and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior project stakeholders
- Agility and adaptability to navigate and manage key project disruptions
- Communication & Presentation_
- Ability and confidence and strong presentation skills to present to executives on project status/recommendation and outcomes
- Analysis & Problem Solving_
- Ability to articulate data analysis requirements to team members and manage effectively
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement_
- Continually seeking opportunities to improve finance processes and performance

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified accountant (CPA, CA) with a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field from an accredited college/university
- Certified Workiva

**Additional Information**:

- Ability to Travel as required
- Applicants must be currently authorised to work in Australia without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth.

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