Senior Consultant, Governance, Risk and Compliance Services

Overview
At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

KPMG Canada's Risk Consulting practice applies exponential thinking and emerging technologies to solve today's challenges. Join a diverse team that is always curious and learning, thinking independently and working collaboratively, has a passion to solve difficult problems for our clients, and has fun doing it.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Consultant, Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) Data Analytics to join our team

What You Will Do

• Focus on supporting our Governance, Risk & Compliance Services practice and work in collaboration with broader KPMG service lines (Risk Services, Deals Advisory, Management Consulting, Audit, Tax and Law) in a cross-functional role to identify, develop and deploy a variety of analytic solutions.
• Work closely with clients, regulators, and other stakeholders to understand key business issues.
• Utilize advanced analytical techniques and your understanding of AI governance, Data governance and Data management to solve challenging business problems.
• Leverage a diverse set of technologies and tools to deliver insights. Work with large volumes of data (structured and unstructured).
• Gather and analyze business requirements, perform relevant analyses, and interpret results to develop impactful recommendations and solutions.
• Assist with the development of analytical procedures and templates that can be deployed to others to increase the capabilities of the wider team.
• Assist with the design and conduct training and information sessions with KPMG practitioners from across the firm.
• Assist with drafting professional reports and other client deliverables, such as interactive dashboards, presentation materials and demos, findings and recommendations, summaries of analytical results and insights, etc.
• Establish credibility and develop relationships with current and prospective clients.
• Provide support/assistance for identification of business opportunities, development of proposals, and prospective client presentations.
• Support client workshops to analyze current state operating models, architecture and analytics functions and co-develop and aspirational future state of data and analytics

What You Bring To The Role

• 2+ years of experience in Data Analytics or Data Governance roles
• Strong business acumen and communication skills to support client communications (both verbal and written)
• Experience manipulating, processing and extracting values from large data sets using data transformation tools, including but not limited to Python, Power Query, Alteryx or Knime.
• Experience with data visualization tools including but not limited to Tableau, Power BI, Databricks or Qlik.
• Experience with data governance and data management tools including but not limited to Azure Purview, Unity Catalog, Informatica, Collibra, Alation or IBM Infosphere.
• Working knowledge in the various data management frameworks & regulations such as DAMA-DMBOK, EDM-DCAM, BCBS-239 or ISO
• Proven experience collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams to address challenges related to unstructured data processing across various industries.
• Ability to utilize data and analytics principles to address business challenges and to explain business value of data and analytics concepts, including data governance and management fundamentals.
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate technical concepts and their implications to stakeholders at all levels.
• Effectively use generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, etc., to streamline tasks, automate repetitive processes, accelerate data analysis, and reveal deeper insights that would otherwise require significant manual effort.
• Certificate, diploma or degree in a relevant field from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution, or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience within fields related to Data Analytics (including Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.)
• Experience or knowledge in one major cloud service MS Azure (preferred), AWS, and GCP, including familiarity with cloud platform data architecture models and relevant tools for scalability, repeatability and performance to support overall solution and full-scope architecture design and build for our clients.
• Experience developing presentations and client-facing reports to support project activities and synthesize findings from work performed into a cohesive final deliverable. Specific experience related to delivering presentations within a Public Sector industry context is preferred
• Basic understanding of Data Warehousing and Data Modeling.
• Basic understanding of AI and ML types of analyses, different models and their purposes/use cases, and available cloud solutions.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity
, we do what is right |
Excellence
, we never stop learning and improving |
Courage
, we think and act boldly |
Together
, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences |
For Better
, we do what matters

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

AI Usage
We embrace 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.