KPMG - Institutional Associate - Water Team

- KPMG's Water team is working with Government of India and many of the state governments in managing their flagship programs in the sector.

- The team also works with IFIs (like World Bank and ADB), private sector and financing agencies and provides diverse services such as program management, PPP transaction advisory, program evaluation and impact assessment, market entry strategy, etc.

- The team is also working on several international projects ; primarily in Africa, Middle East and South East Asia.

- KPMG India's Water team functions as a center of excellence for KPMG Global Network and provides bid support as well as delivery support to a number of network firms across KPMG global network.

- Hence the practice offers excellent all-round learning opportunity to its resources and groom them to become thought leaders in the sector.

KPMG Water team is seeking Institutional Associate to support one of its projects for a flagship programme of Government of India

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Shall be responsible for all communications/interaction with clients.

- Shall be responsible for writing reports, making presentations, preparation of meeting agenda, minutes of the meeting etc.

- Shall review/monitor the work progress and deliver to the satisfaction of the client.

- Shall be responsible for daily coordination with the Client, ensuring recording and relaying of communications.

- Shall be responsible for end-to-end delivery of consulting engagement or components thereof under the guidance of an engagement manager

- Shall need to travel extensively across the country as well as outside as part of project and for creating opportunity.

- Shall play a key role in growing the practice; primary focus will be on developing high quality business development proposals.

- Shall take keen interest in managing project operations

- Shall work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment to build business, as well as serve client and lead teams.

Qualification:

- Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from premier B-schools.

- Minimum 3 years of experience in water, wastewater, sanitation, WASH, or other infrastructure sector in consultancy assignments to PSUs/Government agencies.

- Should have experience in writing reports/making presentations, preparation of meeting agenda, minutes of the meeting etc.

- Experience in at least 1 programme/ project management consultancy for large scale infrastructure projects/ schemes of the Government of India or State Government (such as Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission, National Horticulture Mission, Saat Nishchay etc.) having program cost or project cost > Rs 1000 crore is a must.

- Candidates with high number of eligible projects as mentioned above will be desirable.

- Candidates with a flair for finance, skilled in financial modelling and/or data analytics would be preferred.

Skill sets:

- Should have excellent analytical, report writing and advanced presentation skills and should be able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders.

- Should have good knowledge of Finance/ Accounting and Financial Analysis and possess Model building skills (especially those applicable to infrastructure projects).

- Should be extremely hands-on in all aspects of the work like preparing project deliverables, proposals, thought leaderships, etc.

- Should have ability to analyze data with proficiency in advance MS- excel.

- Should have a positive attitude and excellent problem-solving skills.

- Should have an excellent command of English language.

- Should have strong knowledge about Government of India programs and initiatives in water sector.

- Should have the ability to provide excellent project delivery and client service and maintain quality on project deliverables.

- Should have business acumen to understand business risk and challenges and recognize opportunities.

- Should have high personal & professional integrity.

- Should be a team player and have the ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

- Should have the ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently.

Location:

New Delhi (The candidate applying for the position of Institutional Associate will be deployed at client office in Delhi)