Advisory Associate - Strategy Technology | Summer/Fall 2023
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KPMG is currently seeking an Advisory Associate - Strategy Technology for our Strategy Technology practice in Deal Advisory and Strategy.
Responsibilities:
Assess and quantify the Information Technology (IT) related opportunities and risks, develop an action plan to address and communicate due diligence results in a non-technical fashion in relation to the deal advisory integration and separation process
Evaluate the Information Technology related performance of companies and develop plans for improvement and expense reduction
Help facilitate the integration of IT operations and organizations resulting from a roll-up and/or complete separation work from a parent organization
Complete comprehensive offshoring of high labor activities, provide renegotiation support of key IT vendor contracts at the direction of management and help identify improvement opportunities for IT governance and project selection
Work with cross-functional teams in implementing solutions
Participate in the development and presentation of final project deliverables
Qualifications:
Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months; Bachelor degree in CIS, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, MIS, Math, Analytics, or related quantitative field from an accredited college or university
Must have a current/most recent GPA of 3.00 or above
Understanding or experience with the following technical disciplines: enterprise software systems, IT architecture and infrastructure, IT operations, or something of similar nature
Ability to prioritize/organize diverse material
Excellent foundational consulting skills: analytical, written and verbal communication, strong executive presence, facilitation and presentation skills
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)
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