The posting
Overview
At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.
Your work matters. As part of our Audit & Assurance practice, you’ll deliver high‑quality work that supports trust, transparency, and confidence across both public and private organizations. We foster an environment of high challenge, where curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged. Through high support, including progressive learning, strong coaching, inclusive teamwork, and a shared commitment to integrity, we perform at our best – measuring what matters, recognizing impact, and continuously evolving to deliver excellence. This creates a culture where the best work happens when high challenge and high support work together. That balance is how our values show up—in how we work, how we lead, and what we deliver.
The Department of Professional Practice (DPP) develops firm requirements and guidance relating to
- financial and sustainability reporting (DPP Accounting and Financial Reporting),
- audit and assurance (DPP Audit & Assurance),
- securities (DPP Securities) and
- engagement performance quality matters (DPP Audit Quality)
DPP provides technical guidance to engagement teams on engagement- specific issues; develops and disseminates specific guidance on emerging technical, professional, and quality issues; and assists with firm and individual issues pertaining to compliance with regulatory and professional standards including supporting teams in the performance of quality engagements.
This position is structured as a two-year contract opportunity.
What you will do
- Support the DPP Audit & Assurance group with Private Enterprise core methodology matters including:Supporting engagement teams with the application of our core audit methodology in our workflow tool and our audit manual. Developing, enhancing, and maintaining Canadian content related to the application of the core methodology. Developing, updating, and delivering training sessions related to the application of the core methodology, as necessary.
- Support DPP Audit & Assurance group with Small Entity (SE) KCw and Legacy Functionality including:Supporting engagement teams with the functionality of SE, including assisting in the resolution of issues raised through AAO. Coordinating with DPP on understanding related impacts of workflow due to changes to methodology. Developing, enhancing, and maintaining Canadian content related to the functionality of SE (e.g. portal pages, intellectual resources, other guidance, as required). Developing, updating, and delivering training sessions related to the functionality of SE, as necessary. Coordinating with Global on feedback received, new initiatives, deployment and functionality initiatives and other matters as they arise. Communicating to engagement teams impacted by global support alerts to provide steps to resolution, support and tracking documentation (for SoQM team review).
- Maintaining environment ensuring test files are deleted, migrating engagements when required, removing old file versions, and actioning any decommissioning activities. Support the DPP Audit & Assurance group with Customization and Translation (C&T) matters, including:Our standardization initiative. Other C&T related projects.
- Collaborate on other ad hoc projects as necessary, including with other DPP Audit and Assurance teams, DPP Private Enterprise Audit Quality, other DPP groups, and related work with Leaders in DPP, Risk Management, ITS and the Office of General Counsel (OGC).
What you bring to the role
- CPA Designation or equivalent education.
- 5+ years of experience in Private Enterprise audit practice.
- Experience as a Private Enterprise audit manager/senior manager and/or risk management or professional practice role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and ability to generate high quality deliverables.
- Experience and proven ability to manage team members and projects successfully and direct the work of others and able to work independently.
- Ability to work in a deadline driven environment.
- Confidence and resilience in dealing with senior partners and challenging situations.
- Strong interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and professional maturity; demonstrated ability to effectively interact and build professional relationships.
- Awareness of the sensitivity of information received and appropriate handling.
- Dedication and strong work effort.
- Drive to achieve high standards of service and professionalism in the performance of duties.
- Excels at delivering presentations to variety of audiences.
- Positive attitude, self-starter and self-motivated.
- Must display good judgment.
- Proficiency in English at a business level is required
This position requires written and oral fluency in English. The successful candidate will be required to support KPMG employees nationally and will be required to communicate with English-speaking colleagues. This individual will be required to create documentation and share guidance to those in English-speaking provinces.
KPMG Ontario Region pay range information
The expected base salary range for this position is $119,000 to $169,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.
KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information
The expected base salary range for this position is $110,500 to $165,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.
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Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.
AI Usage
We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.
We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.
