KPMG UK

Project Manager

KPMG UK

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • The Project Manager runs projects of any size in an efficient and effective manner, and is responsible for their delivery within agreed timescales, budgets and conformance to agreed requirements
  • Plans and manages assigned projects, keeping customer and senior management informed about project progress
  • Compiles and agrees the project plan with the client
  • Compiles and agrees with the client any Statements of Work in line with contractual arrangements with the client
  • Monitors progress against project plan and budget, correcting and / or escalating abnormal situations
  • Maintains the Project Plan, in particular with forecast completion dates and impact analysis
  • Tracks actual costs vs plan (using Microsoft project and our internal Dynamics AX time recording system)
  • Maintains awareness of all ongoing non-trivial problems towards their solution
  • Ensures that project objectives are met
  • Monitors and controls all individuals allocated to the project ensuring that all project activities are carried out in accordance with the appropriate standards
  • This includes ensuring that activities are planned and executed in line with the KPMG Microsoft Business Solution project delivery methodology
  • Manages any third parties that may be involved as sub-contractors within the project, as relevant, and ensures that any deliverables are produced on time, to required quality standards, and in line with agreed commercials
  • Ensures Risks and Issues are being correctly assessed and reported
  • Pro-actively predicts and mitigates risk
  • Ensures Decision and Action logs are being maintained from the key project governance meetings
  • Ensures the Change Log is maintained and that Change Control is being effectively applied
  • Applies solid configuration management principles in managing the overall Project Document library for KPMG Microsoft Business Solution deliverables to be handed over to the client
  • Maintains and publishes the project dashboard by obtaining the critical data either directly from internal systems or from the relevant project resources: Weekly Product Backlog Stats/ Burndown graph / Risks and issues stats / Defect and % complete stats / Task Completion Stats / Change Log Stats
  • Prepares weekly reports for review by the KPMG Microsoft Business Solution Program Manager, prior to distribution to the client
  • Participates in client reporting sessions, including weekly progress review meetings
  • Tracks actual vs. budgeted costs and effort on a weekly basis
  • Plans and monitors any validation activities with the customer to ensure that all requirements are met
  • Plans and monitors any internal verification activities, including any reviews, walkthroughs and testing, and oversees the correction of non-conformities to ensure quality of all project deliverables
  • Plans and monitors release and implementation activities (e.g. release and/or implementation plans, hand over/support documentation, etc.)
  • Works very closely with the Solution Architect on an ongoing basis in ensuring the overall quality of deliverables prior to release to the client
  • Receives, analyses and co-ordinates the implementation of project/system live changes requested by the customer when applicable
  • Addresses all project customer satisfaction issues, escalating feedback as necessary for further action
  • Participates in KPMG Microsoft Business Solution resource management, utilisation and capacity planning processes
  • Liaises with the Resource Manager and other Project Managers to ensure optimum utilisation of allocated resources in line with contracted commercial endeavours
  • Contributes towards continuous refinement and improvement of our best practice project delivery methodology
  • Liaises with peers to provide assistance and convey lessons learnt as required, in order to promote and improve the overall program and project delivery capabilities of KPMG Microsoft Business Solution
  • Tracks any sub contracts and work orders in consultation with the finance function
  • Liaises with the purchasing department to in raising Purchase Orders to cover approved work orders

Requirements

  • An established Project Manager with a proven track record of delivery of software implementation projects
  • Full lifecycle implementation experience is required
  • Experience managing third party sub-contractors, ideally including independent software vendors (ISV’s)
  • Proven successful delivery of projects exceeding 750 man-days in services delivery effort
  • Experience in managing teams of more than 10 staff
  • Very strong Microsoft Office skills particularly with Microsoft Project, Excel and SharePoint
  • Prince 2 Practitioner / certified APM professional preferred
  • Experienced in Agile project management, ideally with direct experience and knowledge of tools including Jira, VSTS, TFS, and of methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
  • Ideally experience and specialism in ERP and / or CRM implementation projects, preferably utilising the Microsoft stack
  • Excellent time management skills with demonstrable experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines and managing a high workload with conflicting priorities
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and manage a range of relationships in a complex environment
  • Strong communication skills (verbal, written and listening): an ability to present information concisely, to communicate in a manner applicable to all levels
  • Able to produce high quality and professional presentations
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to ensure documents are consistent in language, terminology and style
  • Flexible approach to work with a focus on delivery to deadlines and high standards
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Professional development
  • Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementsoftware implementationfull lifecycle implementationAgile project managementERP implementationCRM implementationconfiguration managementrisk managementbudget trackingquality assurance
Soft Skills
time managementinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsattention to detailflexibilityinfluencing skillsproblem-solvingteam managementpresentation skillsstakeholder management
Certifications
Prince 2 PractitionerAPM professional