KPMG India Hiring for Business Associate at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

About us

The Capability Hubs (CH) team at KPMG Global Services (KGS) helps KPMG firms navigate the complexities of their business by understanding their needs and delivering tailor-made, industry-focused solutions. Led by an experienced leadership team across two locations in India – Gurugram and Bengaluru – CH provides support in winning business, client delivery and eminence building. From 185 colleagues in 2011 to 1,500+ in 2023, each of our crossfunctional hubs comprises seasoned professionals with the deep domain expertise to help deliver value and achieve business outcomes through process efficiency and seamless delivery.

Through your work, you’ll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support, vast resources, and an inclusive, supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

Job details

• Proposed designation : Business Associate / MS Office Specialist
• Role type : Individual contributor
• Reporting to : Santhosh Damodharan (Manager)
• Geo to be supported – Saudi Arabia Creatives
• Work timings : 11:30 am till 8:00 pm IST

Roles & Responsibilities

Design projects & project management

• We are on the lookout for a talented and creative MS Office specialist – someone who will wow us with their brilliance!
• Within Creative Services, the candidate will be working for RoW Creative team which is recognized as a creative output leader to the Member Firms.
• As an artworker, you will produce creative and formatting projects to our Member Firm. Taking accountability of the quality and timeliness of outputs from leading to delivering high-quality creative service to our Member Firms. Build strong relationships with Offshore & Onshore leads and work towards delivering service excellence. Candidate should be flexible to work in shift basis.
• The output is frequently for high profile, so the design, quality, accuracy, and timeliness of the end product is of critical importance. Looking for candidate with MS Office suite proficiency as primary skillset along with Adobe Suite knowledge as an added advantage for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualizing the strategic direction of a project to provide creative, professional and functional deliverables that align with business needs.
• Determine project scope including effective brief taking, negotiating deadlines, and creating and communicating timescales, to define cost estimates for complex projects.
• Flexibility to meet deadline and project team demands in order to produce the required output, including remote working, weekend or after-hours work.
• Identify and initiate improvements to the document and execution for high standard output.

This role is for you if you have the below

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum qualification required: Bachelor of Fine Arts or similar qualification

Work Experience

• Total number of years of work experience: 2 to 4 yrs
• Relevant number of years of work experience required: 2 yrs
• High formatting skills, the ability to understand written material and transform to polished and clean output.
• Have strong skills in typography, layout, and color.
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.

Mandatory Technical & Functional Skills

• Primary Skills in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word & Excel) in a professional graphics department.
• Skills in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign) will be an added advantage for the role.

Key Behaviouralattributes/requirements

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and should be confident and effective in communicating with staff at all levels of seniority
• Able to manage client expectations and offer alternative suggestions to meet client demand
• Professional, confident and enthusiastic team player with a flexible can-do attitude
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Excellent work ethic and the ability to thrive in a time-sensitive environment.
• Flexible and adaptable to fluctuating workflow levels
• Ability to adapt to a constantly changing and growing business environment
• Exceptional at problem solving (solution driven)
• Have excellent project management skill

Other Information

• Interview process: (3 rounds) 1 technical assessment, 1 Offshore & 1 Onshore face to face interview
• Does the job role involve travelling: May be (Depends on business requirement and candidate should be ready for)
• Does the busy season apply to this role?: Yes (August and December are the two busy seasons for the engagement)

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