Posted 09 July, 2026
Workforce Planning Advisor - 24 month FTC
KPMG New Zealand
Auckland
Full Time
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KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. At KPMG, we believe in fuelling prosperity for all New Zealanders. This purpose drives everything we do, from our client work to internal practises, all guided by our shared values of Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Together, for Better.
The opportunity:
Play a pivotal role in shaping a high-performing, agile workforce. As our Workforce Planning Advisor in our Finance and Business Performance team, you'll work closely with the Workforce Planning Lead to ensure the right people are matched to the right opportunities at the right time. You'll help facilitate seamless transitions between client engagements, balancing individual skills, experience, and career development aspirations with client demands and business priorities.
In this dynamic role, you'll contribute to building a workforce that is engaged, capable, and ready to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. Your ability to foster strong stakeholder relationships, anticipate resourcing needs, and support strategic workforce decisions will be key to ensuring both client success and organisational growth.
This is a 24 month (2 year) fixed-term contract.
Day to day you will:
- Drive the successful deployment of talent by matching the right people to the right opportunities, ensuring skill, role, and business requirements are met.
- Maximise workforce utilisation by identifying billable opportunities, proactively managing bench capacity, and supporting strong business performance.
- Balance client needs with employee growth by considering skills, experience, and development goals while helping shape future workforce capability.
- Leverage workforce insights and data to support informed resourcing decisions, capacity planning, and strategic workforce initiatives.
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to understand current and future talent needs and deliver effective resourcing solutions.
What you will bring to our team:
- General administration management experience.
- The ability to multi-task, plan and organise workflow to meet deadlines.
- Good business application skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- A high performing mindset and strong communication skills.
- The ability to liaise and work effectively with a range of people.
- A high level of attention to detail.
Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding.
Life at KPMG
KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.
For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email Emma at [email protected].
For any general questions about the role or recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG.
As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:
- Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
- Opportunities for local and international secondments
- Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
- The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
- Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
- A paid professional association membership of your choice
- Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees
- A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services
- The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups
- The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm's environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030
- An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities
- Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities
- An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!
We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.
