Keziah Williams

FS Audit is the largest standalone sector in Audit, and this role is a hybrid between being involved operationally during our busy season and an ad-hoc basis alongside the Ops and Resourcing Assistant, as well as supporting the Senior Resource Manager with reporting and strategic queries.

Role involves but not limited to:

• Supporting the Senior Resource Manager from an escalation and challenges perspective;
• Managing 450 resources across three sub-sectors in Financial Services Audit.
• Escalation point for Operations and Resourcing Assistant;
• Managing and monitors BRD reporting and variations;
• Supporting Resourcing Manager with ad-hoc reporting queries and presentations to Partners and Senior Leadership;
• Supporting the Resourcing Assistant with mapping and planning of budgets for each financial year across Banking, Asset Management and Insurance.

Current focuses:

Professional Qualification - Trainee Resource Management:

• Oversees Professional Qualification queries, wall planning, and pathways for FS Audit alongside Resourcing Assistant for each year.
• Mapping of trainees based on each pathway they have joined on.
• Adjusting pathways based on exam fails or deferrals.

BDO Wave (Extended delivery team):

• Coordinating BDO Wave, our offshore extended delivery team from a resourcing perspective, working alongside the Audit Manager; involved in recruitment and overall facilitation;
• Ensuring BDO Wave meet our deadlines based on their recruitment activity, and ensuring it aligns with our resourcing objectives.
• Weekly update calls to ensure we are able to do our workforce planning accurately based on intake timelines.
• Check-ins with Ops and Resourcing offshore team to drive the EDT culture remotely.

Timecard Reporting:

• Implemented tracking of weekly timecards;
• Utilising timecard data as a method of challenging over resources jobs with under utilised staff;
• Comparing timecard data to Dayshape reporting to monitor variances in planned versus actuals.

• I manage the project from start to end, coordinating various teams to ensure seamless collaboration from vacancy inception to post-offer and visa process management.
• This role involves guiding teams to work together effectively, maintaining clear communication, and aligning all processes with our goals and resolving conflict situations ahead of escalations.
• Additionally, ensuring we are aligned and achieving the strategic goals of the business whilst aiming to attract top talent and preserving quality.
• Primary duties involve:
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Audit Partners and the Audit Resourcing Directorate across Regional Audit and London Audit Group for International Recruitment. Ensure recruitment activities align with our business needs, and keep stakeholders informed promptly of any significant changes that could impact their resourcing forecast.
• Quality Control: Ensure the recruitment programme remains ISQM1 compliant by monitoring the quality of feedback and documents attached to each applicant and joiner's Workday profile.
• Team Collaboration: As the project manager for international recruitment, I coordinate teams from vacancy inception to post-offer and visa management. I guide teams to work seamlessly, maintain clear communication, and align processes with our goals.
• Data Analysis: Utilise Workday and other tools to capture and analyse recruitment data, tracking metrics and identifying trends to refine strategies and improve efficiency. This data is used for reporting to our key audit stakeholders.
• Offshore Stakeholder Relationship Building: With BDO Wave fully embedded and live, I have been the link between our UK based recruitment, and the offshore team. Supporting with queries they have to ensure they are up to speed with standard processes as well as supporting from a recruitment perspective.
• Project Management: Lead the international recruitment campaign from start to finish, ensuring we meet strategic objectives through planning, execution, and closure.
• Strategic Representation: Represent the Experienced Hire Recruitment team from an international recruitment perspective, focusing on strategy and sourcing high-quality candidates.
• Regular Updates: Provide updates on recruitment activities to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and keeping them informed of progress and challenges.
• Establish Recruitment Needs: Collaborate with stakeholders to identify recruitment needs based on attrition rates and business factors, anticipating and forecasting future requirements.
• Proactive Candidate Sourcing: Actively source potential candidates using various methods to attract top talent, ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Screening and Vetting: Conduct thorough screening and vetting to ensure quality before recommending candidates for interviews, maintaining high standards.
• Market Trend Analysis: Analyse data and market trends to guide our stakeholders, adapting approaches based on industry developments.
• Reporting and Presentation: Report and present data to the key stakeholders, preparing clear reports that highlight insights and recommendations for decision-making. Presenting an annual review deck of the South Africa Recruitment activities, data, trends and costs versus commercial savings to stakeholders.

• I specialised in internal recruitment, in addition to stakeholder relations, fostering strong connections with both internal and external partners. I liaised with various departments to ensure alignment of objectives.
• Primary duties involved:
• Specialised in internal recruitment, performance management, direct advertising, social media, and database searches.
• Data analysis, reporting and CRM Management.
• Adopted service-focused and consultative approach to understand the specific needs of candidates and Evelyn.
• Delivered high-quality and timely results, effectively matching professionals with suitable job opportunities.
• Engaged with candidates to understand their career aspirations.
• Collaborated with Evelyn to grasp the company's culture and requirements.
• Managed stakeholder relations, fostering strong connections with internal and external partners.
• Liaised with various departments to ensure alignment and smooth communication.
• Managed external supplier relationships, particularly with recruitment agencies.
• Negotiated terms and ensured agency services met our standards and contributed positively to recruitment efforts.
• Maintained a network of reliable partners to support recruitment goals effectively.
• Reason for leaving: Approached to lead international direct recruitment based on prior experience.

• My expertise extended to sourcing and placing professionals in various critical roles, including:
• Information Security Analysts
• Cyber Security Specialists
• Penetration Testers
• GRC - Governance, Risk & Compliance experts
• IT Security Auditors / Analysts
• Security Architects
• Chief Information Security Officers (CISO)
• Reason for leaving: Moving into an in-house HR function.

• Promotion: Assistant Manager: Audit, Risk & Compliance Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
• Promotion: Executive Consultant: Jul 2019 - Dec 2020
• Promotion: Senior Consultant: Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
• Recruitment Resourcer: Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
• Managed direct reports: 3 Recruitment Consultants focused on Audit, Risk and Compliance.
• Led a team responsible for recruiting within all commercial sectors and Top 4 Professional Services firms.
• Performance management and training of 360 recruitment consultants
• Managed existing candidate relationships using regeneration techniques and maintained client relationships through Preferred Supplier Lists (PSLs).
• Proactively sourced candidates through headhunting and networking, while building a market map for each vertical covered
• Interviewed market-leading professionals to develop a constant pipeline of candidates for the Practice space.
• Identified and pursued business leads and opportunities using LinkedIn, job boards, candidates, and networking events.
• Negotiated contracts and fees to ensure mutually beneficial agreements with clients and candidates.
• Reason for leaving: Emigration.