Job Description

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate to join our KPMG Lighthouse - Center of Excellence for Advanced Analytics.

Responsibilities:

* Help clients understand the broader D&A journey and implications, and participate in the process of design of the solution and the development of the D&A strategy
* Assess, capture, and translate complex business issues and requirements into a structured analytics use case, including rapid learning of industry/domain/client dynamics and development of effective work stream plans
* Participate in work streams within the team by developing, implementing, and testing analytics models and visualizations
* Participate in client and market information gathering through interviews, surveys, workshops, and market research; continuously develop knowledge of emerging technology and analytics techniques
* Understand and articulate technology options available in data management and manipulation, analytics development, requirements, data science options, and preferences for visualizations within sector of knowledge
* Contribute to the successful execution of engagements, by raising risks and working as a strong team member; Support the pursuit of business development opportunities

Qualifications:

* Minimum of one year of data analytics experience with a professional services firm, an internal strategy/analytics group, or similar environment; Experience operating in a team environment with high expectations
* Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field from an accredited college or university (Master's or MBA degree is preferred) with working knowledge of topics such as statistics, econometrics, machine learning, operations research, decision science, and cloud computing
* Sector and/or process-specific experience in D&A, including strategy and transformation, design and implementation; Understanding of general landscape for data science and big data opportunities; deep understanding of sector and/or process-specific landscape for opportunities
* Ability to communicate effectively at an analyst level and an emerging ability to communicate at an executive level, across multiple lines of business including IT, analytics and direct business unit
* Strong written and communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and analytics-driven findings to business people, and to explain business processes, concepts, challenges, and issues to technical resource
* Ability to travel up to eighty percent of the time; Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future