JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021
KPMG LLP
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Locations: New York, UNITED STATES
Philadelphia, UNITED STATES
DC, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
F -- International Economics
G -- Financial Economics
Keywords:
Analysis
Econometric Modeling
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Economic and Valuation Services (EVS) practice at KPMG is looking for new and experienced PhDs to join our Economic Services team. The Economic Services professionals apply sophisticated analyses and modeling techniques to help our clients address today’s critical business issues and provide advanced economic and statistical insights to help both private and public sector clients quantify expected risks, analyze potential costs and benefits, evaluate alternatives, and develop defensible quantitative measures for decision making or controversy matters.
Visit our website to learn more about Economic & Statistical Consulting at KPMG:
https://tax.kpmg.us/services/economic-statistical-consulting.html
Responsibilities:
• Perform statistical, economic, and financial analysis on economic, regulatory and policy issues of significance to a range of clients in the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally
• Create and apply complex financial models to analyze and price complex transactions and financial instruments
• Develop mathematical and computational models to simulate impact of policy changes or business decisions
• Review manipulations of large data sets to support statistical, economic, and financial analyses.
• Review written technical and non-technical reports based on research
• Lead documentation of narratives on the issues under analysis, translate these into informative professional reports, and present as needed
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in Economics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Management, Data and Analytics or Finance from an accredited college/university
• Minimum two years of experience in management and analysis of large volumes of data, financial analysis and valuation, statistical analysis, building and working with economic or mathematical models, and econometric analyses
• Knowledge of data analysis software including STATA, SAS, Python, SQL, R, JavaScript, Matlab, Fortran, and C/C++
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and ability to navigate MS Office applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau and similar data analysis and visualization tools
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
• Target Graduation Dates: Winter 2021 Associates from Spring 2020 to December 2020; Summer 2021 Associates from December 2020 through Spring 2021; and Fall 2021 Associates from December 2020 through Summer 2021
Application Requirements:
- Transcripts
- Job Market Paper
- Cover Letter
- CV