Manager, Ignition - Data & Analytics

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world’s top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG’s extensive network of specialists & enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager to join our Tax Ignition practice.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a wide variety of technology applications based on client and tax engagement team's needs using industry and subject matter experts throughout KPMG
• Direct the design and development of tools and solutions working with data scientists, data integration teams and visualization experts to deliver analysis that fits the needs
• Lead the preparation and presentation of materials including proposals, findings, and reports
• Provide guidance, supervision, and training to staff members
• Perform hands on tasks, including with data acquisition from disparate systems, data transformation and analysis and communicate findings via visualization tools

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of experience in leading and delivering data integration or data analysis projects
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or foreign equivalent in engineering, computer science, information systems, management information systems or related fields; Master's degree is preferred
• Licensed CPA, J.D., LL.M., PhD, MBA, or MS in Computer Science from an accredited college/university; CISA (Certified Info Systems Auditor); CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional); CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner); CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics); CORPTAX (CORPTAX Certified Professional); TCERTIMP (Thomson Certified Implementer); Alteryx Analytics Designer Core and Alteryx Designer Advanced; ACA (Chartered Accountant) with Lean Six Sigma (White Belt acceptable); SIX SGMA (Six Sigma Certification) - excludes Lean Six Sigma and must be Green Belt or higher, White Belt is not acceptable (Please note: Any candidate hired by KPMG into this position that does not currently possess one of the aforementioned credentials/designations, will be required to secure one within one year from the commencement of employment)
• Experience or strong knowledge of dashboarding - strategy, design, creation, and maintenance
• Experience or strong knowledge of database technologies (SQL Server); SQL data/Excel manipulation and querying skills
• Knowledge of any of the following is a plus: machine learning and/or big data tools (Spark, Hive, and Pig); Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; statistical programming knowledge in one or more languages such as R, Python, and SAS

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of experience in leading and delivering data integration or data analysis projects
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or foreign equivalent in engineering, computer science, information systems, management information systems or related fields; Master's degree is preferred
• Licensed CPA, J.D., LL.M., PhD, MBA, or MS in Computer Science from an accredited college/university; CISA (Certified Info Systems Auditor); CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional); CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner); CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics); CORPTAX (CORPTAX Certified Professional); TCERTIMP (Thomson Certified Implementer); Alteryx Analytics Designer Core and Alteryx Designer Advanced; ACA (Chartered Accountant) with Lean Six Sigma (White Belt acceptable); SIX SGMA (Six Sigma Certification) - excludes Lean Six Sigma and must be Green Belt or higher, White Belt is not acceptable (Please note: Any candidate hired by KPMG into this position that does not currently possess one of the aforementioned credentials/designations, will be required to secure one within one year from the commencement of employment)
• Experience or strong knowledge of dashboarding - strategy, design, creation, and maintenance
• Experience or strong knowledge of database technologies (SQL Server); SQL data/Excel manipulation and querying skills
• Knowledge of any of the following is a plus: machine learning and/or big data tools (Spark, Hive, and Pig); Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; statistical programming knowledge in one or more languages such as R, Python, and SAS

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