Vacancy title:
Senior Procurement Advisor
Jobs at:
KPMG UgandaDeadline of this Job:
Monday, August 21 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 16 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Job summary
The role shall entail performing tasks within the Advisory Unit commensurate with your level of expertise, and in accordance with KPMG methodologies, policies, and procedures.
Key responsibilities
• Offer high quality, professional day-to-day execution of Financial Management Advisory engagements and execution of projects.
• Build and cultivate strong working relationships with clients and proactively identify opportunities to provide services to them.
• Translate client needs into coherent proposals and agree on service delivery terms.
• Participate in financial management reviews including reviewing clients’ business processes, assessing the design, and operating effectiveness of internal controls, and assessing compliance to programme and regulatory requirements for assignments through conducting independent verifications, monitoring reviews, due diligence assessments, compliance reviews, and quality assurance reviews, among others.
• Assess adherence to financial management related policies, practices, process improvements, etc. for the respective clients.
• Participate in other non-Advisory assignments where your skills and expertise are considered beneficial.
• Plan assignments/tasks and deliver to meet client expectations in a manner consistent with KPMG’s quality and performance standards.
• Identify areas for self-development and obtain new knowledge and skills to enhance client services.
• Take responsibility and accountability for the work and performance of self, recognizing the efforts and contributions made by other team members.
• Learn about the latest trends in the various sectors where KPMG provides services and apply this knowledge in working on various projects.
• Demonstrate awareness of the broad range of KPMG service offerings by sharing and applying knowledge of the KPMG’s services and processes.
• Demonstrate awareness of KPMG’s risk management practices and standards and adhere to these as appropriate.
• Ensure adequate and timely planning and delivery of work, including thorough documentation.
• Compile and complete project engagement reports within the agreed time frames.
• Complete engagements within the budgeted timeframe/cost and ensure that any budget overruns are communicated on a timely basis and recovered.
Educational Requirements (Minimum)
• Hold a bachelor’s degree (minimum of a second upper degree) in a business-related course (Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics etc.) from a recognised University.
• Have full professional qualification (CPA or ACCA).
• Possession of a master’s degree is an added advantage.
Related Job Experience
• At least five years’ working experience preferably in a busy external audit, accounting or consulting environment.
• Must have adequate computer skills and conversant with Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, Power Point.
Other attributes: Level and nature of other skills and behaviors relevant for this job
• Ability to travel and work on assignments in the East African region and beyond.
• Ability to adapt methodologies and techniques to unique circumstances.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Well-developed investigative and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and deal effectively with individuals at all levels.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Business development and entrepreneurial skills.
What we offer
• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge development programmes across Africa and the Globe.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Interested applicants?Click here to apply
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