Senior HR Business Partner - Audit

Job details

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

Capability: KPMG Business Services

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time or Part Time

Service Line: People - HR

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Business Area

Our People services span a range of areas – HR, Talent, Inclusion, Diversity & Social Equality, Employment Law Advisory, People Operations, UK Learning, Career Development and Recruitment.

A career here means working with diverse teams in an exciting and challenging environment. You could be supporting our Audit; Tax & Law; Consulting; Deal Advisory; Technology & Engineering or KPMG Business Services, providing a range of people services. That's likely to include recruiting, engaging and developing extraordinary talent, and setting the standards for inclusivity right across the firm. In short, this is an opportunity to extend your knowledge, develop new skills and build a truly rewarding and meaningful career across HR and Learning.

As a HRBP you will act as the primary point of contact for assigned internal client group(s), managing and delivering an outstanding HR business service to clients supporting the annual calendar or events and the relevant business strategy. Also acts as a key facilitator and enabler of the matrixed organisation and a driver of change.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Account Management:

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  Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal clients, specifically with the Performance Group Leader (PGL), People Partner, Service Line Partners, Head of Performance & Operations (HoPO) and, via the HoPO, the Performance Leaders.
• Develop a deep understanding of the client group, e.g., what they do, the commercial levers, their strategic priorities, pipelines of potential work etc.) to deliver the best service possible.
• Partner with colleagues from the wider Performance Group Operations teams (Finance, Resourcing etc.) to drive activities for the business.

Delivery of people strategy / performance group people plan and annual People Calendar:

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  Working with the relevant PGL/Leader, People Partner and HoPO, provide input to form or inform the strategic people plan based on knowledge, needs and evaluation of the client group.
• Operate freely within the parameters of the agreed people plan to deliver the requirements of the function, with oversight from HR Lead.
• Evaluate management information to identify themes and trends, suggest HR interventions to address accordingly.
• Be a champion of KPMG’s culture, values, behaviours and IDE (Inclusion, Diversity and Social Equality) agenda in all activities building understanding and confidence within the client group.
• Manage the consistent delivery of the people calendar (includes GPS, performance management, salary and bonus, promotions and talent review cycles) in accordance with the KPMG guidelines and the client group’s people plan.
• Work with People Function CoEs and People Operations colleagues to ensure HR policy is implemented consistently and effectively.

Recruitment:

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  Work closely with People Partner, HoPO and the Recruitment and Resourcing teams to ensure that they understand the future requirements of the client group at all levels, including Graduate/Student recruitment

HR advice:

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  Provide trusted strategic and operational advice to Leadership and HoPOs on HR matters.
• Provide coaching support to others in effective people management.
• Provide HR support in firm-wide restructuring / acquisitions / ER initiatives (where applicable).

Team Management:

Manage, mentor, co-ordinate and motivate the HRBP team, ensuring delivery of first class support (through annual goal setting, regular performance reviews, work allocation, coaching, etc.).
• Spearhead the delivery of HR projects / change initiatives to support KPMG’s people strategy and the function people plan.

The Person

Required skills and qualifications

Deep and broad HR knowledge (CIPD qualification or equivalent).
• Demonstrable commercial acumen and understanding of the business.
• Strategic thinker and ability to translate business needs into people plans.
• Ability to inspire and guide other HRBPs to deliver people plans.
• Strong client relationships and influencing skills to establish credibility.
• Honed collaboration skills, understanding how to operate in a complex, matrixed organisation.
• Project management experience of large scale / cross-functional activities.
• Knowledge, and use, of a range of change management techniques.
• Developed mind-set for continuous improvement and meeting or exceeding client expectations.
• Management, coaching and mentoring skills.

Any UK office location outside London

Why KPMG Business Services at KPMG?

Every day our firm performs better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. The difference we make shines through to our people and our clients. We’re KPMG Business Services (KBS). We’re a cross-functional team, bringing together experts across a wide range of critical activities which help to grow, run and protect our business. From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Operations, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Market Development, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm. We work shoulder to shoulder with our client-facing teams and we focus on delivering our services in ways which help to drive efficiency, improve quality and enhance our firm’s brand and reputation.