Research role Post Grad only

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

KPMG is hiring for Business Associate - Research role 

Roles and responsibilities

• Contribute to research and benchmarking assignments – either as a part of an ongoing client engagement or as a part of business development efforts conducted by the entity
• Conceive and execute secondary research on:
• Company: business model, segments, revenue model, strategy, issues/challenges, M&A history, competitive positioning, organization structure, key management, recent developments, SWOT, etc.
• Market: industry value chain, size and growth outlook, trends and drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape, Porter’s / PESTLE analysis, etc.
• Financials: broad analysis of income statement, balance sheet, cash flows, ratios, segment performance, etc.
• Competitors: comparative performance of companies on financial and operational KPIs, relative strengths and weaknesses, etc.
• Contribute to the preparation of client deliverables (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word) – prepare client-ready presentations that are well structured, logical, and clear to understand
• Undertake exhaustive research and benchmarking for deliverables and triangulate information and data points from various data sources
• Logical thought structuring and ability to draw insights/so what’s in simple to mid-complex projects with guidance
• Articulate findings through the use of clear, concise, and grammatically correct business English (both written and verbal)
• Understand client objectives, and context with minimal guidance, and relate research and benchmarking conducted to meet end objectives
• Thorough understanding of internal benchmarking databases
• Be able to identify and come up with proxies for data
• Specialize in one BM product (surveys or location assessment) and be able to execute it completely
• Be able to own parts of niche benchmarking engagements such as Functional BM, Financial BM and execute with minimal guidance
• Deliver parts of mid-complex projects with guidance
• Deliver error-free output while adhering to project timelines and effort estimates
• Work with appropriate supervision and guidance from Team Lead/Assistant Manager/Manager
• Work collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and delivery of presentations and key findings

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification/Prior Experience

• Education Qualification: MBA / M.Com/ PG in Commerce
• Candidate with 0-1 years of relevant experience in a similar role, particularly in a leading consulting firm (e.g. other Big 4, global investment bank, leading research house), will be given preference

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office
• Highly articulate with excellent communication and presentation skills (especially PowerPoint)
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insights
• Good knowledge of secondary research sources (e.g. Bloomberg, Factiva, S&P Capital IQ) would be an advantage
• Very strong understanding of Excel and be able to create dashboards, excel models, etc

Note: Those who have some exposure/ internship in research may only apply.

Please share your resume on: ayushiarora1@kpmg.com