Associate Director - Economics London, England
Job description
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Location: London
Capability: Consulting
Experience Level: Senior Manager
Type: Full Time
Service Line: DAS and Economics
Contract type: Permanent
Job description
Job Title: Economics Associate Director
KPMG UK’s Economics team, centred in the London office, is made up of around 40 Economists. The team applies economic theory and quantitative techniques to real world problems, helping corporate and public sector bodies understand markets and improve their decision making. The team’s activities cover a range of practices that include competition economics, applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, financial economics and regulatory finance.
Economists at KPMG often work closely with academic advisers on client projects and research. They also collaborate closely with KPMG colleagues in other parts of the UK firm, for example Data Analytics, Disputes, Deal Advisory and Tax. The team frequently collaborates with other member firms within the KPMG network, including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, Australia and North America.
The Role
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Economics team as an Associate Director. We are interested in candidates who would be interested in working in one or more of our competition economics, applied microeconomics, financial economics or regulatory finance practices.
Responsibilities:
- Play a pivotal role in running projects and maintaining client relationships with minimal supervision from Directors and Partners.
- Ensure that client work is delivered to the highest standards in both content and form, challenging established ways of working and developing innovative approaches.
- Lead project teams of 2-12 people, fostering a collaborative spirit and culture of respect. Maintain a positive attitude when the team is under pressure, supporting other team members.
- Assess risks to both clients and KPMG, and take accountability for implementing procedures to address these risks and ensure high standards of professional conduct are maintained.
- Play a key role in our sales efforts, building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and internal contacts. Identify and act on new opportunities with both new and existing clients.
- Be involved in the wider management and development of the KPMG Economics team, including contributions to recruitment, performance appraisal, mentoring and thought leadership.
The Person
Qualifications and skills:
- MA/MSc/MPhil or above in Economics. We may also consider candidates with significant professional economic or regulatory finance experience.
- Significant experience working as an economist or regulatory financial professional in a consulting firm, regulator, industry or government department.
- Demonstrable expertise in at least one of competition economics, applied microeconomics, financial economics and regulatory finance or micro-econometrics.
- Experience in managing financial or economic analysis for large projects, including management of teams, resources and junior colleagues.
- Experience of explaining complex economics clearly and applying economic concepts and techniques to real world situations.
- Experience developing financial or economic analysis from scratch and adapting this analysis to suit specific client needs.
- Experience in developing new business desirable.
Why Consulting at KPMG?
Technology is a critical focus for us. It underpins everything we do. We're investing in technology like never before – not least because the pace of technological change is disrupting organisations in new and challenging ways. Through advanced data analytics and emerging tech-enabled solutions like AI and machine learning, we're helping clients across diverse sectors to navigate that change. We enable them to avoid any unnecessary risks and to uncover new, transformative opportunities that could give them a competitive edge. A career here means stretching your skills and honing your expertise by solving complex problems as part of a collaborative, results-driven and supportive team. Whether we're helping our clients to reduce their costs, make better decisions, improve efficiencies or deploy the latest technologies, we bring together broad specialisms and talents to deliver robust, connected solutions.
