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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Economic & Statistical Consulting practice.
Responsibilities:

• Perform statistical, economic, and financial analysis on economic, regulatory and policy issues of significance to a range of clients in the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally
• Develop and apply complex computer algorithms to process and manage data, build tools, and automate manual tasks
• Advance mathematical and computational models to simulate impact of policy changes or business decisions
• Manipulate large data sets to support statistical, economic, financial analyses and apply creative, innovative, lateral thinking to problem solving
• Craft rigorous, insightful narratives on the issues under analysis and translate these into informative professional reports and presentations as needed that are accessible to non-specialists but add value for clients
• Write technical and non-technical memoranda and reports based on research and findings from analyses
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent experience with advisory-related projects within a quantitative analysis firm
• Master's degree or higher from an accredited college/university preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, applied mathematics or computer science from an accredited college/university is required; coursework or minor in Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Science or Data Analytics
• Minimum two years of experience with one of the following data analysis software such as STATA, SAS, Python, SQL and R
• Experience with management and analysis of large volumes of data, financial analysis and valuation, statistical analysis, building and working with economic or mathematical models, and econometric analyses
• Experience with data science, machine learning methods, and LLM-based solutions and products
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and offer solutions to solve complex economic, financial, and business challenges for clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, solid research skills, and the ability to work well both autonomously and in a team environment
• Applicant must possess a U.S. Government Secret clearance
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S without the need for employment-based sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for US 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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