Lead Consultant in Public Sector Finance

Vor 6 Tagen


Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland KPMG Vollzeit
Lead Consultant in Public Sector Finance (m/f/d)

Join KPMG in addressing the future challenges faced by our clients. If you are passionate about the diverse range of inquiries we tackle, collaborate with us to make a significant impact. Work alongside your team in the Public Sector to support our clients at the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well as public enterprises, hospitals, and social insurance institutions. Engage with comprehensive issues from strategic alignment and reorganization to financial management, cost accounting, and the implementation of digital tools, shaping the future of the Public Sector.

Your Responsibilities
Are you eager to leverage your expertise in finance and controlling to advise and assist our clients? Here’s how you can contribute:

  • Manage client relationships across all segments of the public sector, participating in both small and large transformation projects in financial and accounting services.
  • Actively contribute to the implementation of new accounting principles, IT systems, and reporting frameworks.
  • Analyze and enhance the accounting and closing processes of our clients, including the documentation and visualization of organizational and process analyses.
  • Assist in the preparation of statutory individual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with current accounting standards.
  • Drive the development of target and control concepts using key performance indicators, and advance the implementation of Business Intelligence and Data & Analytics solutions.
  • Support the introduction of cost and performance accounting systems and optimization of performance.
  • Contribute to studies and the publication of professional articles, as well as participate in presentations at industry events.
Your Profile
  • You are a Lead Consultant in Public Sector Finance (m/f/d) with a successfully completed university degree in economics, computer science, or public sector studies, achieving excellent grades; additional academic qualifications are a plus.
  • You possess at least two years of relevant professional experience in a consulting firm or organization, along with initial leadership experience.
  • Your background in optimizing process and organizational structures within administrative business areas such as accounting and controlling is advantageous.
  • You have experience in reorganizing administrative functions (Shared Service Centers, outsourcing, digitalization, and standardization of processes, defining the strategic development of administrative areas).
  • You bring initial leadership and coaching experience to this role.
  • Your confident and professional demeanor, along with persuasive communication skills—especially with senior executives—sets you apart.
  • Your fluent German and English language skills, coupled with your willingness to travel, complete your qualifications.

Your Benefits
Welcome to the Team
To ensure you can hit the ground running, we provide structured onboarding measures throughout your orientation phase. Your supervisor will actively support your professional and personal integration into the team.

Diverse Career Opportunities
We value the individual development of your professional and personal strengths: we reflect on your ambitions in structured development discussions. Systematic and regular feedback sessions will assist you in achieving these goals. From the Manager level onward, you can also take on personnel and leadership responsibilities. We foster your leadership skills through personalized coaching and specific leadership training. As part of the global KPMG network, we offer numerous career opportunities both domestically and internationally, providing valuable insights into the diversity of our activities.

Work-Life Balance
We believe that diversity and flexibility are essential for fostering innovation and ensuring long-term success. This approach allows us to develop the best ideas and truly innovative solutions. With flexible working hours, remote work options, time accounts, and sabbaticals, we create spaces to balance personal and professional life. Additionally, we support you with up to four hours of monthly release time for your social engagement.

Continuous Development
Through regular training, workshops, and further education, you will continuously enhance your skills. We also support professional examinations and part-time master's degree programs. Our rotation programs enable cross-functional assignments, broadening your perspective and fostering synergies in collaboration.

About KPMG
There are compelling reasons to pursue a career at KPMG: our teams consist of numerous employees across various locations. We stand for diversity and a culture of mutual respect. Thanks to the diverse and multifaceted competencies within our teams, we can work interprofessionally on innovative topics and tackle large projects together. Join us in guiding our clients in the fields of auditing, tax consulting, and advisory services, or work behind the scenes in Central Services. We seek talents who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

Application Process Information
Your application ideally includes the following documents: - Your complete resume - Proof of your underlying degree and/or a current transcript - any existing work references - a photo is not required. For more information about the application process, please refer to our website.



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