KPMG offers a competitive base salary, benefits plus bonus
Position Type:
Employee
Employment type:
Full time
Work permit req:
UK
Updated:
01 Jul 2008
eFC Ref no:
400432
Financial Risk Management (FRM) is an integrated group comprised of our underlying Financial Services risk management, regulatory advisory and actuarial service areas. We have 160 UK-based advisers and are looking to grow to 200 in 2008.
We have recently merged with our corresponding German and Swiss practices to become the first European-wide risk practice of the Big Four.
Each service area provides solutions to our clients in their underlying area of specialist knowledge and we work together in supporting our clients across the broad field of risk, governance and compliance issues that they face. Our focus is on providing commercially relevant advice underpinned by a thorough understanding of the underlying technical content. We work extensively with KPMG's other advisory service lines on supporting transactions, investigations and wider consulting engagements for our clients.
Responsibilities
Developing and winning new business through marketing and sales activities with both new and existing clients
Delivery of client engagements, leading small teams and in some instances working within larger, multi-disciplinary teams
Building and maintaining strong relationships with both clients and KPMG individuals
Providing a high quality advisory service to our Clients and other departments of KPMG around areas of specialism
Creation and contribution to high quality thought leadership around areas of specialism for written publications, training events, client seminars and conferences
To take accountability for recording all working time, timely billing and recovery of client chargeable time.
Maintaining up to date knowledge in areas of specialism and keeping abreast with any pertinent developments
Marketing and raising the profile of KPMG in the market place through networking events, attendance at external conferences, contributing to publications conferences etc
The Individual
Educated to degree level or equivalent, ideally a post-graduate qualification
Indepth Insurance Industry experience at management level required
Experience of working within a business function and/ or oversight/ risk role in the Insurance Industry
Practical and theoretical understanding of how risk is managed within insurance companies including operational risk, liquidity risk and wider risk governance
An understanding of Solvency II requirements
An appreciation of modelling techniques would be beneficial
Able to create and write policies and design reporting frameworks
Strong communication skills and ability to influence and deal with senior individuals
