Audit Data Governance Lead

Job details

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Leeds, Leeds Broadgate, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield, South Coast - Southampton, Watford

Capability: Audit

Experience Level: Senior Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: Central Audit

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Audit Data Governance lead

Location: UK (any office)

Capability: Audit

Experience Level: Senior manager

Type: Full Time

The Team

The KPMG Audit Technology team is dedicated to building cutting-edge solutions in close collaboration with the Audit function. We blend audit expertise with the latest technology skills, enabling us to understand the challenges auditors face daily and develop strategically important products that simplify their lives whilst enhancing Audit Quality.

As a crucial member of the team, you will collaborate with a talented mix of Architects, Data Scientists, Engineers, Experience Designers, Business Analysts, Testing specialists, and Product Owners. Together, we build, deliver, and manage a portfolio of truly exciting products.

In recent years, our products' size and scale have rapidly expanded, leading to significant growth in our technology capability. There's never been a better time to join us.

With our ambitious growth plans, your future here is something to get excited about. As a valued team member, you’ll stay current within the latest trends in technology and audit delivery.

The Role

In support of embedding our Enterprise data strategy we are looking for someone to lead Data Governance across the UK Audit business, to ensure we know our critical data assets, and ensure the people, processes, and technology are in place to guide their management across their lifecycle. This is as part of a significant digital transformation for KPMG and in recognition of the value of data as a strategic asset. The role will report into the Head of Audit Technology & Solutions.

Data is foundational to achieving our ambition to be the fastest growing, most connected, most trusted professional services firm in the UK. Jon Holt, CEO KPMG UK, recognises that “without trust, we cannot grow” – and without trust in data, we cannot grow. As a firm we are investing in digital transformation and innovative solutions like Generative AI, as part of our five growth priority areas. However digital technologies and integrated solutions are only as good as that data created, used and shared within them, therefore we need to strengthen our governance practices to ensure we manage data as the asset it is.

The Data Governance Lead for Audit will deliver our vision to manage data as a strategic asset to enable business growth and be market leaders. The individual will be required to work across the business to agree accountabilities and responsibilities for data and put resources and structures in place, to ensure the data we rely on is governed, trustworthy, reliable and fit for purpose.

Responsibilities

• Help define and implement a robust data strategy across a complex data landscape.
• Implement and oversee a Data Governance framework across Audit to create high quality data assets.
• Work across the Audit business to agree accountabilities and responsibilities for data and ensure clear accountability for ownership and stewardship of the principal data and information assets.
• Support and facilitate business forums to provide strategic oversight and governance for data and information.
• Lead data maturity assessments to measure performance and support the business to develop action plans to improve management of data.
• Put policies and processes in place to manage data across its lifecycle.
• Monitor data quality, report on it and identify opportunities to improve over time.
• Champion data best practices in audit.
• Develop a culture of data stewardship across the audit business, educating the business in the importance of maintaining the quality and protection of the data they are responsible for.

Experience & skills

• Demonstrable knowledge of Data Governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of information assets.
• Deep functional skills in data quality management (profiling, cleansing, enrichment).
• Experience with data quality management processes.
• Demonstrable knowledge of data related government regulatory requirements and emerging trends and issues.
• Experience in implementing data management and governance systems to support the effective management of data over time (e.g. Informatica, Purview, Collibra).
• Building and maintaining relationships – trusted point of contact for colleagues across functions/ capabilities.
• Seeing the big picture - appreciation of business drivers & ability to adapt approach/ language accordingly.
• Clear communication - ability to talk/ write about technical topics/ approaches in a non-technical way
• Leadership/ Influencing – to embed a data-driven approach and drive culture change.
• Self -starter – ability to be proactive and tenacious to drive change.
• Passionate about doing the right thing with data.

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 culture to get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.
• Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams within Audit and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose, and fun.

Why Audit at KPMG?

Audit is the largest of our UK practices. Some of the world’s biggest companies rely on us to provide independent insight, challenge and expertise, so the work we undertake affects investment decisions, inspires confidence in public sector expenditure and supports our economic growth. Today, more than ever in disruptive times, audit is a function needed by society, and in the future, so we can capitalise, and grow. As part of the Audit team, you’ll be helping to build the confidence and trust that business and society need to thrive. We want to lead the conversation when it comes to shaping the future of the profession. And given the scale and variety of our audit engagements in both the UK and globally, we are well placed to create change. If you share our commitment to achieving excellence and working to the highest audit standards, are a natural collaborator who values different perspectives and relishes the opportunity to develop and progress - then KPMG could be the place where you can thrive.