KPMG LLP

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New York, NY 10154-0102

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-103041) on Form S-8 of Provident Financial Services, Inc. of our report dated June 29, 2022, with respect to the financial statements of the Provident Bank 401(k) Plan.

New York, New York

June 29, 2023

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of

the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with

KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.