Senior Manager

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Job description

KPMG's Pensions Advisory business continues to build out its new pensions team, and requires individuals that can bring different skill-sets to the team.

We are looking for an individual who has significant experience building and maintain relationships with professional pension trustees

You will work closely with the Partners and Directors to facilitate introductions to your professional trustee network and promote long-term relationships with KPMG.

As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for supervising the work of junior staff, and provide coaching and development.

Description of role:

• Market facing with a strong external profile
• Extensive network of high-quality trustee relationships
• Detailed knowledge of the pension schemes managed by different trustees
• Helping spot market opportunities
• Supporting the team in achieving revenue growth targets
• Helping to develop junior colleagues, including developing their sales and relationship building skills
• Contributing to developing streamlined and efficient procedures, whilst maintaining an absolute focus on quality.

Role Dimensions

Technical knowledge

• Understands the technical aspects of UK pensions, and associated pensions regulations and legislation, with a particular focus on defined benefit investment.Exhibits and stays current on appropriate industry and specialised knowledge, and leverages KPMG methodologies.

People & Culture:

• Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.
• Operate with a curious and sceptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.
• Actively lead and embed a coaching cultureto get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.
• Be accountable, professional and act in the public interest, and wider society.
• Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams in advisory, tax and legal, and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose and fun.

The Person:

Experience and Knowledge Requirements

• Relevant experience working in pensions at a Senior Manager level, at either an employee benefit consultancy, asset manager, or other Big 4 firm (E)
• Deep technical knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme (E)
• Understanding of the wider UK pensions landscape and the issues facing our stakeholders (E)
• Knowledge of fiduciary management and OCIO (E)
• IT literate with sound knowledge and experience of MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) (E)

Behavioural Attributes and Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate complex matters in a clear and compelling manner.
• Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Self-driven and resilient; able to thrive in a high-pressure environment.
• Effective problem-solver; makes pragmatic and logical decisions, drawing on own and others' technical expertise to provide high quality solutions.
• Effective team working skills; works collaboratively with others towards shared goals.

KPMG Overview:

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients' and communities' biggest problems. We've been doing this for more than 150 years.

We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work. A firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility - through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.