Associate, Data & Analytics

Job description

Business Title:

Associate, Data & Analytics

Requisition Number:

32891 - 43

Function:

Advisory

Area of Interest:

State:

MI

City:

Grand Rapids

Description:

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate, Data & Analytics in Technology Enablement for ourManagement Consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

·  Deliver client analytics projects leveraging and championing Reporting and Visualization applications as part of team of industry/solution professionals by working with the appropriate technical resources to transform client problems into technical problems
·  Utilize a hypothesis-driven problem-solving approach to design, construct, and rapidly test/iterate exploratory analyses that will reveal insight and opportunities for the client
·  Build analytics solutions using variety of big data technologies and analytics tools as required by the client, and create robust documentation of solutions and underlying design decisions and operating procedures
·  Support project leaders in tracking and communicating project risks, budget, rates, and launch/closeout activities, including the administration of work papers and collaboration sites
·  Proactively broaden and deepen client relationships by working with varying levels of client team members

Qualifications:

·  A minimum of one year of data analytics experience with an internal strategy/analytics group, or similar environment
·  Bachelor's degree in a technical field from an accredited college or university (master's or MBA degree preferred) with expertise in programming languages and a working knowledge of topics such as statistics, machine learning, operations research, decision science, and cloud computing
·  Excellent verbal/written communication skills, including communicating technical issues to non-technical audience
·  Proficiency with sophisticated analytics tools, programming languages, database technologies such as SQL Server or visualization platforms such as Alteryx
·  Strong analytical ability, judgment and problem analysis techniques with attention to detail
·  Interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross functional team
·  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, pregnancy, veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service or military status, genetic information, genetic disposition and or carrier status, domestic violence status, personal appearance, family responsibility, matriculation or political affiliation, status with regard to public assistance, or other legally protected status. KPMG maintains a drug-free workplace. KPMG will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state or federal law (including San Francisco Ordinance number 131192). No phone calls or agencies please.

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