Manager, Data & Automation Solutions Hub
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About the Role
KPMG Canada seeks a Manager for the Data & Automation Solutions Hub to drive adoption of audit technologies and data-enabled solutions. The role involves coaching audit teams, supporting data extraction and analytics, and leading AI tool adoption.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with regional audit teams to identify opportunities for technology and data enabled solutions tailored to engagement needs
- Support the planning, selection, and implementation of digital tools (e.g., Clara AI, Alteryx, DataSnipper, Power BI, AI Transaction Scoring, extraction tools)
- Drive teams from awareness to file level activation, ensuring solutions are implemented, documented, and enhance audit quality and consistency
- Deliver targeted in file coaching and training to help audit teams build self sufficiency in digital tools
- Facilitate workshops and upskilling sessions to expand adoption of data enabled audit practices
- Support data extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) processes from client ERP systems
- Leverage analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx Server) to execute template procedures and develop custom routines for complex engagements
- Champion AI enabled procedures (e.g., AI Transaction Scoring), including execution, interpretation, and documentation support
- Drive adoption of AI tools by coaching teams on effective use of Clara AI and other emerging technologies
- Provide day to day guidance and mentorship supporting effective delivery across engagements
- Track and report on engagement progress and adoption of digital solutions to support team priorities
Requirements
- CPA designation
- 5 plus years of audit experience
- Graduate of KPMG's Digital Academy program (Graduate Certificate or Master’s) considered an asset
- Demonstrated experience leading or driving adoption of digital solutions on audit engagements
- Strong proficiency in analytics and visualization tools (e.g., MindBridge, Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx)
- Advanced user of AI enabled technologies (e.g., Clara AI, AITS, Copilot)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to projects from planning through execution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability
- Interest in and commitment to innovation and technology in audit
- Proficiency in English
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Overview
- The Data & Automation Solutions Hub (DASH) is a newly formed centralized group within Canada, dedicated to accelerating the adoption of audit technologies and data enabled solutions.
- The team will consist of digital specialists from multiple Business Unit to support engagement teams, drive practical use of approved digital tools, and build lasting digital capability.
What You Will Do Engagement Support & Solution Deployment
- Partner with regional audit teams to identify opportunities for technology and data enabled solutions tailored to engagement needs.
- Support the planning, selection, and implementation of digital tools (e.g., Clara AI, Alteryx, DataSnipper, Power BI, AI Transaction Scoring, extraction tools).
- Drive teams from awareness to file level activation, ensuring solutions are implemented, documented, and enhance audit quality and consistency.
Coaching, Upskilling & Knowledge Transfer
- Deliver targeted in file coaching and training to help audit teams build self sufficiency in digital tools.
- Facilitate workshops and upskilling sessions to expand adoption of data enabled audit practices.
- Provide ongoing guidance and feedback to engagement teams to strengthen digital capabilities.
Data & Analytics Execution
- Support data extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) processes from client ERP systems supported by the CDSST and offshoring teams.
- Leverage analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx Server) to execute template procedures and develop custom routines for complex engagements.
- Champion AI enabled procedures (e.g., AI Transaction Scoring), including execution, interpretation, and documentation support.
AI & Innovation Enablement
- Drive adoption of AI tools by coaching teams on effective use of Clara AI and other emerging technologies.
- Support the development and deployment of custom AI solutions tailored to engagement needs.
- Participate in pilots of new audit technologies with the National Audit Innovation team and support broader rollout.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Provide day to day guidance and mentorship supporting effective delivery across engagements.
- Collaborate closely with Senior Managers and other DASH members to ensure consistent deployment of solutions and sharing of best practices.
- Identify issues, risks, and opportunities in deployment and escalate or resolve as appropriate.
Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
- Track and report on engagement progress and adoption of digital solutions to support team priorities.
- Provide recommendations to improve processes, tools, and overall team effectiveness.
What You Bring To The Role
- CPA designation.
- 5 plus years of audit experience.
- Graduate of KPMG's Digital Academy program (Graduate Certificate or Master’s) considered an asset.
- If not a Digital Academy graduate, candidates should demonstrate examples of leading digital initiatives locally.
- Demonstrated experience leading or driving adoption of digital solutions on audit engagements.
- Strong proficiency in analytics and visualization tools (e.g., MindBridge, Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx).
- Advanced user of AI enabled technologies (e.g., Clara AI, AITS, Copilot).
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to projects from planning through execution.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence adoption across engagement teams.
- Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability.
- Interest in and commitment to innovation and technology in audit.
- Proficiency in English is required.
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