OverviewAt 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 role of Communications and Corporate Affairs is to take an active lead in shaping, promoting and protecting the reputation of our firm, supporting our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm, creating the conditions for long-term, profitable growth. We do this by: understanding the internal and external environment in which we operate: using data and insights to help shape the decisions we take to build trust; creating a strong and compelling narrative to tell our story, engaging with clients, and employees and with the internal and external stakeholders who influence trust in KPMG.
Reporting to the Managing Director, Audit Strategic & Operations, the Senior Manager, Audit Communications has a strong reputation and industry knowledge as a trusted advisor to KPMG’s National Audit Functional leadership teams. This role is accountable for identifying, developing, and leveraging strategic communications content internally and externally to highlight the firm’s services capabilities, to enhance KPMG’s reputation in the Canadian business community and contribute to revenue growth.
*Please note that this is a 12-month contract opportunity.
What you will do- Works with Audit and Industry Marketing Directors to identify opportunities for creating strategic, results-oriented National communication strategies based on key issues arising internally and externally aligned with the firm’s business and strategic priorities.
- Ensures that proposed communications initiatives meet the needs of the business and tests of marketplace and media relevance.
- Supervises the work of internal and contract writers, editors on National projects.
- Work with the polling insights and geographic marketing teams to build internal client insights content in support of growth and trust objectives
- Collaborate with colleagues and leaders across the organization to understand business developments, build thoughtful messaging and execute flawlessly.
- Deliver exceptional service to stakeholders through high-quality work, strategic planning and attention to detail.
- Responsible for managing the impact of the communications strategy and execution, ensure consistent service delivery, identify areas to increase value, mitigate issues, and bring solutions that align with the vision of the Advisory leadership team.
- Keep a pulse on industry trends and translate that knowledge into messages that align to business priorities.
- At times, business needs arise, and employees are required and agree to work beyond their normal work day or work week to fulfill the accountabilities required for their job. Likewise, people need time to devote to personal matters, and our approach to flexibility provides for this.
What you bring to the role- 10+ years of experience in communications roles, including internal communications and media relations experience in a large organization.
- Experience in a team environment, working collaboratively with other key marketing/communication functions (brand, creative services, media relations, web development.) and ability to spot and leverage synergies across teams.
- Experience in managing complex projects and providing direction to project teams.
- Experience working directly with executive-level stakeholders on firmwide communications plans.
- Excellent networking skills and strong executive presence with the ability to influence decisions.
- Excellent writing and communications skills with proven ability to use communications as a creative tool to engage people.
- Proven experience capturing and translating leadership voices in an engaging manner.
- Collaborative and consultative working approach
- Desire to understand our business to successfully navigate our matrixed environment and support KPMG’s priorities, values, culture and goals.
- A self-directed, strategic and lateral thinker
- Ability to deliver high-level, professional work quickly.
- Strong project management experience
- This position requires written and oral fluency in English. The successful candidate may be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking colleagues or stakeholders while at KPMG. The successful candidate may be required to create, interpret and/or apply policies, practices, laws and and/or regulations during the regular course of their employment.
KPMG Ontario Pay Range Information
The expected base salary range for this position is $104,000 to $156,500 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.
KPMG BC Pay Range Information
The expected base salary range for this position is $104,000 to $156,500 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 WayIntegrity, 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.
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