KPMG - Associate Consultant - Strategy

Roles and responsibilities

We are recruiting for an Associate Consultant in the team. Your responsibilities will include:

- Working as part of a team to deliver commercial, market and operational reviews, strategic studies, and business plan reviews

- Designing and executing commercial analysis e.g. e.g. market analysis, business model analysis, competitive benchmarking, strategic rationale and fit etc.

- Designing and executing financial analysis (including high level modelling capability) to support development of strategic insights

- Undertaking primary and secondary research to help clients assess the impact of the above on their organizations

- Developing business cases and business plans underpinned by robust financial analysis in support of strategic initiatives

- Supporting work-stream and analysis on engagements and take responsibility for small teams when required

- Contributing to the delivery and presentation of client deliverables

- Working collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations

- Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development.

Essential skills required

Education / professional qualifications

Undergrads, MBAs, CFAs and Engineers from a leading Indian/International educational institution

Prior Experience:

Strong experience (2-4 years for an undergraduate and - 2 for a post-graduate) with strategy or transactions experience gained in corporate roles, strategic consulting or public sector organizations

Project exposure

- Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to demonstrate how one supports the other - and sound commercial acumen.

- Ability to assess technical information to distil the key strategic insights and convey these succinctly, clearly and confidently orally and in written form.

- Goal driven - should be focused on helping clients meet their requirements - by developing answers and solutions when client requirement remains unclear / changes, and by providing relevant insights and key questions to fit the client objective

Behavioural / team skills

- Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations

- Flexibility to adapt to a variety of engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Team player; self-driven and ability to work independently