The highly successful Economics practice at KPMG is looking to accelerate its recent growth. The team, largely based in London but now also expanding internationally, provides economic advice to clients across a broad range of engagements. The practice spans a number of functional areas, with core skills ranging from micro and macro-economics, competition and regulatory economics, micro and macro-econometrics, regulatory strategy, cost modelling, pricing and regulatory finance and accounting. The team typically works with clients at board level, offering interesting and varied work, and the opportunity to earn substantial rewards by expanding our successful practice in the UK and across Europe.
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Delivery:
- Substance: setting out clear and coherent economic arguments using advanced micro and macro economic theory and related empirical techniques; identifying risks and opportunities in assembling economic evidence. Using economic techniques to deliver effective advice to clients.
- Reporting: leading the production of effective reports in terms of substance and clarity of delivery
- Presentation: presenting issues clearly to clients; lawyers; authorities; conferences etc
- Project management: leading the team – identify priorities; possible risks; organising the team to avoid overworking and unnecessary risks while effectively delivering to clients
Sales and marketing:
- Internal marketing: growing and maintaining internal networks; proactively developing contacts, spotting opportunities, collaborating on pitches
- External marketing: growing and maintaining external networks. Maintaining relationships with existing/past clients; exploring opportunities for repeat work; conferences; seminars etc
- Winning the work: being a credible expert that can lead the engagement. Demonstrating high performance in pitches; repeat/increased work from existing clients etc
People and values:
- Living the KPMG values all round.
- Being an integral part of the team.
- Driving good team behaviours and ultimately making the team feel happy and proud of working in the competition team
Risk management:
- Able to identify and mitigate risks – particularly challenging risk issues.
- Maintaining Green QPR ratings
Qualifications and Skills
- Top Academic qualifications in economics from a leading institution, at least a MA/MSc Level. Ability to work across diverse projects covering macro; micro economics and quantitative techniques would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing
- An ability to explain complex economics clearly to non- economists and apply economic concepts and techniques to real world situation
- Proven experience of leading and managing teams
Experience and Background
- The core skill is an ability to use economic theory to turn facts and figures into a compelling narrative, usually with a precise quantitative conclusion.
- Experience in using quantitative data is important.
- Solid experience as a professional economist gained in a consulting firm, in a competition or regulatory authority or in industry,
- Experience working in a senior role with proven experience of delivering complex economic output to senior stakeholders to inform critical decision making
- Extensive experience in managing large projects based on economic analysis
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