Manager/Senior Manager - Conduct, Compliance and Regulatory Consulting

KPMG New Zealand is part of the KPMG International network and is passionate about providing the best audit, tax, and advisory services to our clients.KPMG's Advisory team supports clients across a range of topics including Conduct, Compliance, Operational Risk and Remediation, proactively helping clients to deliver their strategic objectives whilst reducing reputational, operational, non-financial and other risks. We are experienced in managing diverse issues.The team offers the opportunity to work with a talented group of colleagues with a breadth of experience and a range of subject matter expertise.  The team bring creative solutions to our clients’ most critical risk challenges and transformational projects at a time of unprecedented focus on the risk agenda in the financial services industry in New Zealand and globally. 

The opportunity:

• Due to significant demand for our expertise, we are looking for a Manager to support this exciting period of growth for our team.  In addition to bringing your own experience and insight, you will have the opportunity to broaden your expertise and profile through a range of interesting projects and with a wide set of clients across the financial sector.
• We are looking for candidates who have significant experience in a financial services risk, compliance or regulatory role and have experience of advising on, or practical implementation of: core regulations and principles impacting financial services firms and their products and services and risk and compliance frameworks, risk management and associated methodologies.

Day to day you will:

• Work as part of the team and as a member of the wider advisory and consulting functions, you will lead projects and engagement teams, advising financial services clients on:
• The impact of evolving regulation on their business models, clients, propositions, brands and markets and supporting them on their journey through that change;
• Practical, proportionate, best practice approaches to risk and compliance management and mitigation;
• Risk and compliance oversight, systems and controls, reporting management information, risk management frameworks, policies and procedures and the embedding of risk culture throughout the product lifecycle and from the board through to the business.
• Lead client projects and manage day-to-day client relationships including; structuring engagements and work plans, client engagement, overseeing junior team members and taking responsibility for project team leadership and direction, budget management and deliverables.
• Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of your work, expertise and judgement as well as innovative approaches.

What you’ll bring to our team:

• Detailed knowledge of at least one core financial services industry: retail banking, insurance, financial advice/wealth.
• Previous experience in an area that supports compliance, which could span from customer-facing to product teams, governance, regulation or dealing directly with conduct issues or responding to requirements of key regulators.
• You may have a Law degree but equally may have practical experience from involvement in regulatory or compliance functions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with executives and directors, build relationships and develop customer-centric strategies.
• Ability to identify key conduct and compliance issues and translate broad principles into clear actions and outputs for a business.
• Oral and written communication is a key strength along with planning, project management, relationship building, networking and influencing skills
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and enjoy variety and change.
• Attention to detail and an enquiring mind to get the facts and identify potential issues
• Experience leading teams and delivering end to end project management.
• Positive and flexible attitude and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges and growth opportunities to gain experience.
• Flexibility to work across New Zealand (and internationally) where required

Life at KPMGKPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent. If you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone Georgia Davies on 04 816 4598 or email [email protected] offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG. As a KPMG employee, we will offer you: —  Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme—  Opportunities for local and international secondments—  Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work— A technology starter pack to get your 'home hub' set up— The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand—  Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave.—  Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents —   A paid professional association membership of your choice—   Unlimited digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees—   A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services.—   The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups—  The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030—  An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities—  Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities—  An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more! We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.