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Functional HR Manager – Audit | KPMG

🏢 Company: KPMG South Africa
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
💼 Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
📁 Department: Central Services – People, Performance & Culture (PPC)
📌 Reference Number: 2500005M

Website: https://home.kpmg.com/za/en/home.html

🧩 Position Overview

KPMG South Africa is looking for a Functional HR Manager to serve as a strategic HR partner within its Audit business unit. This role plays a key interface between the business and HR Centres of Excellence, enabling the execution of people strategies aligned with business goals.

As a core HR generalist with exposure to talent strategy, employee relations, and transformation initiatives, you’ll drive day-to-day HR delivery while supporting leadership on workforce planning, development, and engagement.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

👥 Strategic HR Support

• Translate HR strategy into actionable business plans

• Guide line managers on talent forecasting and retention

• Support succession planning and performance development

📘 HR Program Delivery

• Coordinate talent acquisition, learning, recognition, mobility, and rewards

• Facilitate BU-specific HR solutions and compliance

• Act as a learning business partner between L&D and business units

📊 Business Integration & Compliance

• Enable business leaders to meet strategic goals through HR interventions

• Ensure adherence to policies, transformation goals, and labor legislation

• Analyse HR data to proactively respond to people needs

🧾 Operational Excellence

• Champion employee well-being and engagement

• Lead PPC projects and deliver against defined KPIs

• Ensure effective financial and HR reporting in the function

✅ Minimum Requirements

🎓 Education

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in HR Management, Industrial Psychology, or related field

• Registration with SABPP, HPCSA, IPD, or similar (advantageous)

🧠 Experience

• 5+ years HR generalist experience

• 2+ years in HR management

• Strong knowledge of HR practices, frameworks (B-BBEE, Skills Development), and strategy enablement

🖥️ Technical Skills

• Proficient in MS Office

• Strong verbal and written communication

• Data analysis and reporting capabilities

🤝 Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving

• Team leadership and conflict resolution

• High integrity and confidentiality

• Ability to multitask in high-pressure environments

• Strong stakeholder relationship management

🌍 About KPMG
KPMG is a global leader in audit, tax, and advisory services. At KPMG South Africa, people are at the heart of everything we do. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment that values innovative thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and career growth through continuous development and transformation.

🌈 Diversity & Inclusion Statement
KPMG is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals across all backgrounds. We are committed to transformation, employment equity, and creating a workplace that reflects South Africa’s diverse society.

📝 CV Tips for Applicants
To strengthen your application for this role:

• Showcase experience aligning HR initiatives to business strategy

• Emphasize transformation or organizational development projects

• Include metrics on performance management and retention success

• Demonstrate leadership in cross-functional HR project delivery

• Mention stakeholder management across business units

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