OverviewPlease note that you are limited to one application during the recruitment period as we ask you to think ahead of what office and service line you are most interested in. This position is for a 4-month intern/co-op term.
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity.
The opportunity:
We are seeking talented and energetic candidates to join our Advisory, Management Consulting team as an Intern/Co-op Consultant/Senior Consultant working in our Toronto practice starting in Spring (May) 2024. Positions are available in the following service lines:
- Operations
- Customer
- Finance Transformation
- Enterprise Performance Management
- Technology Strategy and Transformation
- Supply Chain
- People & Change
What you will doOperations
The Operations team at KPMG supports clients in the Financial Services sector (Banking, Wealth & Asset Management, Insurance, Private Equity, Pensions), the Public Sector and the Technology, Media and Telecommunication sectors with a range of services: strategic planning, growth & omni-channel strategy, Target Operating Model (TOM) design, process improvement/redesign, cost optimization/value realization and accounting/regulatory change programs. As part of the Operations team, you will help clients perform current situation assessments/diagnostics, visioning/target state design as well as develop roadmaps and support implementation.
Customer
The KPMG Customer Team creates best-in-class digitally enabled customer experiences (CX) as part of our clients’ wider organizational strategy. We operate across seven key service domains: CX design, growth strategy, digital advisory, e-commerce advisory, innovation, NextGen strategy, and contact centre advisory. Our projects are about understanding strategy, technology, design, and process through the lens of a digital experience. We would love to hear from individuals who are passionate about helping clients reshape their business around the customer to create a truly connected and profitable enterprise.
Finance Transformation
An effective finance function needs to be aligned to the business strategy and should provide agile financial analysis and insight to support corporate decision making, while also meeting legal and regulatory requirements as a given. With a global network of professionals working in KPMG member firms around the world, Finance Transformation collaborates closely with CFOs and other finance leaders to help maximize the finance function's performance and empower them to become insightful business partners. We focus on a variety of areas surrounding our “Finance of the Future” vision to drive strategy and implementation across finance operations optimization, target operating model redesign, financial technology transformation, and regulatory compliance transformation.
Enterprise Performance Management
The Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) practice works with finance functions to empower them to become more insightful and true business partners. We are trusted advisors in budgeting, planning and forecasting, close and consolidation, reporting and analytics with a particular focus on implementing technology solutions to enable these processes.
Technology Strategy and Transformation
The TST team at KPMG advises clients on how new technology will impact their business and delivers innovative end-to-end digital transformation. We work with digital and functional leaders across industries and sectors to define their vision for digital transformation, develop tailored technology strategies, align with IT assets to be more customer centric, and create and execute implementation plans that drive business value. Please note that for Technology Strategy and Transformation, applicants should demonstrate a clear interest or have a background in technology.
Supply Chain
Amidst ever-changing technological, economic and regulatory challenges, varying industries need one thing: effective supply chain management to accelerate their corporate growth strategies, increase operational efficiency, and offer new and differentiated value to their customers. KPMG understands the complexities of designing and managing supply chains, and our strategic business approach helps create and sustain bottom-line value across the extended supply chain -- from suppliers to customers. A career in KPMG’s Supply Chain services can be extremely rewarding.
People & Change
We advance our client’s business performance by helping to shape and navigate the important people dynamics related to the transformation of work, capabilities, and behaviours. We assist our clients with strategic alignment, workforce shaping, embedding inclusion and diversity, capability building & learning, digital HR transformation and culture shifting. With experience in all industries, as well as both the private and public sectors, our People and Change practice helps organizations drive value and enhance success by optimizing their talent agenda and activating their most valuable resource, their people.
What you bring to the roleFOR CONSULTANT LEVEL:
- You are enrolled in a university degree program (we will be considering candidates from a spectrum of programs such as Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Commerce, Arts, etc.)
- You are currently in your first, second, or third year of study
- You are a highly motivated individual, enthusiastic about taking on a variety of challenges and opportunities
- You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- You have a strong academic record
- You have the ability to work independently without supervision
- You have strong problem solving and analytical abilities, as well as a proven track record of successfully dealing with competing priorities and deadlines under pressure
- You have a strong sense of personal accountability
- You have an entrepreneurial drive, and are a creative problem solver
FOR SENIOR CONSULTANT LEVEL:
Senior Consultants usually join Management Consulting with significant work experience, coming from an MBA, PhD, MD, JD or other advanced degree program. Senior Consultant are expected to be able to come into the Management Consulting team and immediately make a significant impact. Those coming from undergraduate degrees or master’s degrees with less than 2 years’ work experience should consider applying for the Consultant position.
- You are currently in your first, second, or third year of study.
- You are a highly motivated individual, enthusiastic about taking on a variety of challenges and opportunities
- You have strong interpersonal skills and professional maturity; demonstrated ability to effectively interact and build relationships with a diverse group of clients and colleagues
- You have strong problem solving and analytical abilities, as well as a proven track record of successfully dealing with competing priorities and deadlines under pressure
- You have an entrepreneurial drive, and are a creative problem solver
- You have a strong academic record from your undergraduate or master’s degree
- You are able to support general project management and oversee the planning, scheduling and completion of objectives and engagements, asset development and other initiatives.
All applications must be received no later than Thursday, November 30th at 11:59 pm ET. Our online application system will allow you to include up to five documents without losing your formatting. Applications can be addressed to Hiring Manager and should include:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Electronic copy of your most recent transcript and/or GPA
- Other relevant documents (i.e. GMAT score)
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Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
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KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here.
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