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KPMG is currently seeking an Advisory Associate for our Modeling & Valuation practice in Consulting.

Responsibilities:

• Provide risk analytics support on engagements, including credit/market/operational/liquidity risk evaluation, both qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as modeling (machine learning and AI), analytics and forecasting

• Use advanced statistical, mathematical and econometric techniques to identify and enhance the understanding of relationships between business behavior and independent variables

• Perform independent valuation related to financial instruments including securities, derivatives and valuation adjustments (CVA, DVA) and create, document and enhance pricing models, valuation methodologies and procedures

• Develop sophisticated financial and econometrics models to measure risk, asset/liability valuations and behavior, risk adjusted returns, event probabilities and/or to enhance the understanding of economic behavior

• Utilize competencies and methods to calculate probability of default, loss given default, exposure at default, underwriting scorecards and algorithms, econometric model development and model validation/governance to support Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) and other credit loss models

• Pioneer data mining and related analytical methods using alternative data sources, including unstructured data, to assist in resolving business challenges across a wide spectrum of industries and business functions; provide economic theory support, explain and model trends in various sectors of the US, perform economic and financial forecasting and assist model development and validation team

Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months; Bachelors or Masters Degree or PhD in Finance, Math, Statistics, Econometrics, Management Information Systems or equivalent Quantitative discipline from an accredited college or university

• High competency level with popular programming software and risk analytical tools such as SAS, R, QRM, Bancware, MATLAB, Stata, Statistics, Python, Tableau, QRM, Derivative Solutions, C++, Visual Basic

• Must have a current/most recent GPA of 3.00 or above

• Knowledge of statistics and economic theory to establish economic relationship

• Strong technical aptitude, demonstrated quality service mindset, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work

• Work location may be in the office, at client sites, or virtual/remote depending on business need. You must be located within the U.S. when working remotely. Client site locations may require travel and overnight/extended stay

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

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KPMG does not currently require partners or employees to be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 in order to go to KPMG offices, client sites or KPMG events, except when mandated by federal, state or local law. In some circumstances, clients also may require proof of vaccination or testing (e.g., to go to the client site).

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