Strategy & Operations Trainee

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 142 countries and have more than 275.000 professionals working in member firms around the world. KPMG is one of the global leaders in Audit, Tax and Advisory services and the chosen business partner for many of the world’s leading organizations.

We are now looking for talented individuals to join our Strategy & Operations team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree student (3rd or 4th year) or new graduate preferably from Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering or International Relations,
• Strong interest in strategy, business planning and project management,
• Ability to display involvement in business development activity e.g. building relationships with client counterparts during engagements,
• Evidence of strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities,
• Structured thinking skills combined with creativity,
• Awareness of new technologies and their commercial impacts,
• Ability to gather, review and assess large volumes of technical data and distil the key strategic insights,
• Willingness to learn how to analyze information and use logic to solve business problems,
• Eagerness to collaborate with senior management and multiple departments,
• Ability to evaluate complex challenges and deliver insightful recommendations that can be practically executed,
• Strong numerical capabilities combined with sound commercial acumen,
• Ability to build financial models that support our recommendations to clients,
• Strong slide writing capabilities,
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills,
• Good time management and ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and interest in improving presentation skills,
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Description:

• Support projects and / or large, complex workstreams with an optimum level of oversight,
• Support hypothesis generation and play a role in storyboarding,
• Produce deliverables that exceed expectations and requires limited review,
• Construct/Support detailed financial / business models performing complex scenario and sensitivity analysis,
• Work flexibly across sectors and propositions.