Background

KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.

Position Summary

Senior Manager, P&C Consulting leads the delivery of strategic human capital solutions and advisory services to optimize workforce performance. This role serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, driving organizational design, change management, and operational efficiency to align HR strategies with business growth.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Managing Engagements

• Plan and manage client engagements while providing quality work on the engagement.
• Provide technical knowledge, direction and training to the engagement team to produce quality deliverables on time and on budget.
• Manage engagements or projects to consistently achieve specific revenue and profit objectives and deliver designated engagement realization.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables exceed client expectations.
• Contribute to successful client oral presentations and industry round tables.

Business Development

• Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients.
• Contribute to proposal development efforts.
• Manage engagement risk and project budget.
• Generate revenue as per the allocated target to meet the team budget.

Team Development

• Support the development of strong delivery teams, from recruitment, mentoring, on job development and retention.
• Be valued by colleagues and direct reports as a team player and as a coach.

Personal Development

• Involvement in community and office initiatives.
• Contribute to thought leadership via at least three activities e.g. articles and speaking at events.
• National / local training instructor.
• Ensure continuous learning through compliance to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.

Risk Management

• Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.
• Participate in Quality Performance Reviews (QPR).

Practice Management

• Be responsible for WIP management.
• Ensure fees are billed in line with project milestone in engagement letters.
• Drive accurate projections.
• Leverage on client relationship and work with team members to ensure collections are done in line with agreed timelines.
• Ensure projects are accurately priced to minimize write offs.
• Ensure delivery teams are appropriately supervised, coached and supported to ensure no write off.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, or related relevant degree.
• Must have Professional certifications/Membership – IHRM, SPHRi, PROSCI, Digital HR etc.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in management consulting.
• Domain Expertise: Proven track record of various HR solutions with Subject Matter expertise in minimum 3 key solutions e.g.; Change Management, Target Operating Model (TOM) design, Strategic Workforce Planning, Leadership Development, Organisation Design, Digital HR etc
• Hands-on experience of financial budgeting, planning and managing
• Demonstrated track record of quality work, project management and productive team interactions.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

Demonstrate and articulate KPMG values as well as proven capability in:

• Commercial & Leadership Skills: Proven ability to drive revenue growth, lead complex proposal development, manage profitable client engagements, advise C-suite executives, oversee strategic client portfolios, and leverage strong commercial acumen and networking capabilities to deliver business growth.
• Market Intelligence: Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Proven experience in developing and executing business growth strategies that drive revenue, market expansion, and sustainable organizational success.
• Financial Management Skills: Proven experience in financial budgeting, forecasting, planning, and management,
• Enthusiastic approach to work, coupled with strong management and supervisory capabilities.
• Compliant with the KPMG Code of Conduct, independence requirements, firm policies, and professional practice standards.
• Demonstrates strong communication, report writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credible relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and client environments.
• Demonstrates resilience and tenacity, maintaining commitment and effectiveness in demanding situations.
• Pragmatic Problem-Solving Skills: ability to handle and resolve unstructured problems and provide effective solutions.
• Engagement Management Skills: Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple consulting engagements simultaneously, delivering high-quality outcomes while balancing client expectations and timelines.
• Operates effectively in multicultural environments and promotes diversity and inclusion.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.

• Plan and manage client engagements while providing quality work on the engagement.
• Provide technical knowledge, direction and training to the engagement team to produce quality deliverables on time and on budget.
• Manage engagements or projects to consistently achieve specific revenue and profit objectives and deliver designated engagement realization.
• Ensure the quality of deliverables exceed client expectations.
• Contribute to successful client oral presentations and industry round tables.
• Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients.
• Contribute to proposal development efforts.
• Manage engagement risk and project budget.
• Generate revenue as per the allocated target to meet the team budget.
• Support the development of strong delivery teams, from recruitment, mentoring, on job development and retention.
• Be valued by colleagues and direct reports as a team player and as a coach.
• Involvement in community and office initiatives.
• Contribute to thought leadership via at least three activities e.g. articles and speaking at events.
• National / local training instructor.
• Ensure continuous learning through compliance to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.
• Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.
• Participate in Quality Performance Reviews (QPR).
• Be responsible for WIP management.
• Ensure fees are billed in line with project milestone in engagement letters.
• Drive accurate projections.
• Leverage on client relationship and work with team members to ensure collections are done in line with agreed timelines.
• Ensure projects are accurately priced to minimize write offs.
• Ensure delivery teams are appropriately supervised, coached and supported to ensure no write off.

• Commercial & Leadership Skills
• Market Intelligence
• Financial Management Skills
• Communication, report writing, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Resilience and tenacity
• Pragmatic Problem-Solving Skills
• Engagement Management Skills

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, or related relevant degree.
• Professional certifications/Membership – IHRM, SPHRi, PROSCI, Digital HR etc.
• Proven track record of various HR solutions with Subject Matter expertise in minimum 3 key solutions e.g.; Change Management, Target Operating Model (TOM) design, Strategic Workforce Planning, Leadership Development, Organisation Design, Digital HR etc
• Hands-on experience of financial budgeting, planning and managing
• Demonstrated track record of quality work, project management and productive team interactions.
• Proven ability to drive revenue growth, lead complex proposal development, manage profitable client engagements, advise C-suite executives, oversee strategic client portfolios, and leverage strong commercial acumen and networking capabilities to deliver business growth.
• Proven experience in developing and executing business growth strategies that drive revenue, market expansion, and sustainable organizational success.
• Proven experience in financial budgeting, forecasting, planning, and management.
• Enthusiastic approach to work, coupled with strong management and supervisory capabilities.
• Compliant with the KPMG Code of Conduct, independence requirements, firm policies, and professional practice standards.
• Ability to build credible relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and client environments.
• Ability to handle and resolve unstructured problems and provide effective solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple consulting engagements simultaneously, delivering high-quality outcomes while balancing client expectations and timelines.
• Operates effectively in multicultural environments and promotes diversity and inclusion.