Senior Associate - Financial Services Consulting

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International's member firms have 123,000 professionals, including more than 7,100 partners, in 145 countries. We offer our clients industry insights and a multidisciplinary range of services. We are currently seeking a Senior Associate to join us in our New York City office. IT Advisory Services (ITA) professionals assess, design, and combine leading information management and operational processes, approaches, technologies, and controls to help enable sustained business value and risk management in support of the business. Information Technology (IT) organizations and their leaders often need a business focus that helps enable them to better organize and prioritize their IT investments based on factors including business value created, return on investments, and management of risk. Responsibilities: * Work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems controls, specifically in implementing and supporting: financial management and financial services. * Project leadership and management of client engagement * Assist in the scoping of prospective engagements and developing proposal * Perform business requirements definition including calculation logic * Perform data requirements, systems requirements, and quality assurance Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited college/university * Advisory services experience delivering system integration projects to financial services clients including risk assessments and platform reviews * Knowledge of products such as derivatives, fixed income, equities, or mutual funds * Experience with trading or pricing systems * Project management, communication, and leadership skills * Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior executives * Strong client services orientation and the ability to take an active role in executing engagements * Financial services industry experience including system implementation and project management * Able to formulate and express ideas in regard to highly technical concepts clearly and effectively in verbal presentations * Experience working with functions, processes and system controls supporting financial or trading systems * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Able to travel, as necessary KPMG offers and supports flexible work arrangements as well as part-time schedules. We also offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Interested? We strongly encourage you to apply online at www.kpmgcareers.com and search for requisition 19076 or click the job link below. KPMG. A great place to build your career. No phone calls or agencies please. KPMG Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. KPMG maintains a drug-free workplace. © 2008 KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved. © 2005 KPMG LLP, the U.S. member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved. JOB INFORMATION Job Title: Senior Associate - Financial Services Consulting Company: KPMG Location: New York Job Category: Other Reference Code: 19076