Assistant Data Analyst Jobs in Kitchener, ON (NOW HIRING)

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

Your work matters. As part of our Audit & Assurance practice, you’ll deliver highquality work that supports trust, transparency, and confidence across both public and private organizations. We foster an environment of high challenge, where curiosity and critical thinking are encouraged.  Through high support, including progressive learning, strong coaching, inclusive teamwork, and a shared commitment to integrity, we perform at our best – measuring what matters, recognizing impact, and continuously evolving to deliver excellence.  This creates a culture where the best work happens when high challenge and high support work together.  That balance is how our values show up—in how we work, how we lead, and what we deliver.

We are looking for a Senior Manager of Data Analysis & Audit Productivity to join our Department of Professional Practice (DPP). 

• Act as a manager on our Audit Productivity team with a focus on data analysis and automation
• Manage the updates, maintain, and support audit teams with the use of our automated budget dashboard
• Manage the updates, maintain, and support audit teams with the use of our milestone monitoring dashboard
• Manage the updates, maintain, and support our national office with the use of mining data from a globally supported solution, KCw Data Mining
• Develop end-user dashboard solutions to aid our engagement teams in the project management of their audits, and to assist leadership in their ability to centrally monitor audit progress nationally
• Develop automated solutions for our largest engagement teams as needed
• Coach, supervise and review the work of junior team members, including audit project coordinators
• Design automated feedback solutions for audit productivity tools and dashboards to facilitate a timely and meaningful feedback process
• Liaise with subject matter experts’ teams to identify the need for, and obtain access to information that supports our automated and centralized processes
• Perform testing of new automated tools and dashboards, and maintain excellent records to evidence results
• Identify problems with our internal audit processes and develop automated solutions to address them
• Prepare quarterly reporting to national and global leadership

• 5+ years of experience working in financial data analysis
• Experience and ability to coach, supervise and review the work of junior employees
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to self-review
• Self-Starter who identifies gaps in processes and advocates solutions for improvement
• Advanced proficiency in Excel in particular with; Power Query and VBA
• Intermediate/Advanced proficiency in PowerBI, Power Automate, and Power Apps
• Intermediate/Advanced proficiency working with databases
• Experience with SQL, SharePoint, and RPA tools

This position requires written and oral fluency in English. The successful candidate may be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking colleagues or stakeholders while at KPMG. The successful candidate may be required to create, interpret and/or apply policies, practices, laws and and/or regulations during the regular course of their employment.

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.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

AI Usage

Weembrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.

We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.

• 5+ years of experience working in financial data analysis
• Experience and ability to coach, supervise and review the work of junior employees
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to self-review
• Self-Starter who identifies gaps in processes and advocates solutions for improvement
• Advanced proficiency in Excel in particular with; Power Query and VBA
• Intermediate/Advanced proficiency in PowerBI, Power Automate, and Power Apps
• Intermediate/Advanced proficiency working with databases
• Experience with SQL, SharePoint, and RPA tools

This position requires written and oral fluency in English. The successful candidate may be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking colleagues or stakeholders while at KPMG. The successful candidate may be required to create, interpret and/or apply policies, practices, laws and and/or regulations during the regular course of their employment.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best