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Roles and responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Business Associate in the Research and Benchmarking


team. Working as a Business Associate in the team, your responsibilities will
include:
 Contribute to research and benchmarking assignments – either as a part of
an ongoing client engagement, or as a part of business development efforts

Business
conducted by the entity
 Conceive and execute secondary research on:
o Company: business model, segments, revenue model, strategy, issues /
challenges, M&A history, competitive positioning, organization structure,

Associate
key management, recent developments, SWOT, etc.
o Market: industry value chain, size and growth outlook, trends and
drivers, growth inhibitors and challenges, competitive landscape,
Porter’s / PESTLE analysis, etc.


o Financials: broad analysis of income statement, balance sheet, cash
flows, ratios, segment performance, etc.
o Competitors: comparative performance of companies on financial and
operational KPIs, relative strengths and weaknesses, etc.

Research &
 Contribute to preparation of client deliverables (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel,
MS Word) – prepare client ready presentations that are well structured,
logical and clear to understand
o Undertake exhaustive research and benchmarking for deliverables and

Benchmark
triangulate information and data points from various data sources
o Logical thought structuring and ability to draw insights/so-what’s in
simple to mid-complex projects with guidance
o Articulate findings through use of clear, concise, and grammatically

ing
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

About us
 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
KPMG is a global network of professional
 Deliver parts of mid-complex projects with guidance
services firms providing Audit, Tax and
 Deliver error free output while adhering to project timelines and effort
Advisory services. We operate in 154 estimates
countries and territories and have 200,000  Work with appropriate supervision and guidance from Team Lead/Assistant
people working in member firms around the Manager/Manager
world. The independent member firms of the  Work collaboratively with onshore KPMG teams in the development of and
KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG delivery of presentations and key findings
International Cooperative ("KPMG
International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG Essential skills required
firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and
Education / professional Prior Experience:
describes itself as such.
qualifications • Candidate with 0-1 years of relevant
The position in discussion is with Capability MBA / experience in a similar role, particularly in a
Hubs (CH) team at KPMG Global Services M.Com/ leading consulting firm (e.g. other Big 4,
(KGS), which is KPMG’s knowledge services PG in Commerce global investment bank, leading research
hub and is an integral part of the firm’s house), will have a preference.
strategy to enhance innovation, build
scalability, and improve profitability. Technical skills:
 Proficiency in MS Office
KGS’ CH is integral to the firm’s strategy of  Highly articulate with excellent communication and presentation skills
enhancing innovation, building scalability and (especially PowerPoint)
improving profitability. This Unit is currently  Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw
750+ members’ strong capability. meaningful insights
 Good knowledge of secondary research sources (e.g. Bloomberg, Factiva,
KGS CH has been offering deep insights and S&P Capital IQ) would be an advantage
solutions to KPMG’s practitioners across  Very strong understanding of Excel and be able to create dashboards, excel
service lines viz. Audit, Tax and Advisory models, etc.
(Deal Advisory, Management Consulting and
Risk Consulting) globally.
 Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines
and in demanding situations
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Attention to detail
 Prioritization and effective time management skills
 Effective team player

 Experience in preparing reports, thought


leaderships, media articles, industry
landscapes, company analysis and regulatory
updates would be an advantage

Behavioral / team skills

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