Senior Business Analyst, Global Finance

Overview KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 145 countries, have more than 236,000 people working in member firms around the world. KPMG International acts as a coordinating entity, carrying out business activities for the benefit of KPMG firms. More than 2,500 talented colleagues make up the KPMG International team, with a focus on ensuring global consistency and providing expertise to support member firms in the achievement of KPMG’s Trust and Growth ambition. KPMG International is comprised of a number of high-performing global teams, including: Global Advisory, Global Audit, Global Clients & Markets, Global Corporate Affairs, Global People, Global Quality and Risk Management, Global Tax & Legal, Global Technology and Knowledge, the International Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Chief Administrative Officer. Working together, our global team is changing the way our business operates, delivering value to our member firms and driving positive change in the communities we serve. Context & Background Global Finance delivers most ongoing finance activities from outsourced providers. The KPMG resources in Global Finance are focused on providing value added activities which can only be delivered from within the firm. Global Finance is responsible for managing all financial budgeting and reporting for KPMG International and its subsidiaries. This includes the following: Levy and collection – issue levy and recharge to member firms, collections and reporting Payable and disbursements – invoice processing, approval and payments for over 50+ significant functions Management and financial reporting – interim and annual audited financial statements; actual versus budget monitoring and reporting; loans and investments summary; capitalization and maintenance of capital asset register Direct and indirect taxes – to ensure complex compliance with several foreign reporting tax jurisdictions; prepare corporate tax filings for filings in various countries Treasury functions – weekly and monthly cash flow projections; manage the initiation and maturity of currency hedges Role Summary Reporting to the Head of Controlling and working closely with the FBP’s and team, is the primary point of contact for administering BOARD for reporting, budgeting and forecasting, as well as data warehousing and mining activities such as reconciliation of key business data sets. Drives completion of annual operating plan and forecasts, through automation and coordination with various business units. Ensures integrity and consistency of data between different sources for a single and reliable library. Develops and maintains systems and processes for enhancing business intelligence capabilities and monthly reports. What you will do Key Accountabilities Enhancements: Systems, Process, Reporting Participate in the design, development, and implement fixes and enhancements to existing modules or new modules. Document processes and procedures for use by other team members Prepare and maintain project training related documentation Review of leadership packs covering Financial and Business KPIs Review and preparation of reports / presentations using Board, Power BI and Power Point for various enabling functions. Provide support during year-end financial closing Periodic review of existing process to automate, eliminate non-value add activities and bring efficiencies in overall process Project management for internal finance projects Ensure accuracy of reports being published Attention to detail, analyze the results / variances, interpret the findings and convey appropriate messages to various stakeholders to aid strategic decision making Conceptualization of complex projects to build analytical monitors, dashboards, tools and presentations based on advanced databases / visualization tools. Manage day to day relationship with Business Operations Team & enabling functions to support them with adhoc financial data request Support Ad-hoc requests from various stakeholders Conduct meetings with BU Ops teams, finance business partner and member firm finance teams Drive cross functional improvement projects Administration and Data Validation Responsible for maintaining all screens, procedures and the security model required for the entire Board application. Ensure that SAP and Board tools will always remain in synch. Responsible for user governance as well as updating user metadata security as needed. Security administration of new and existing Board users as well as security roles. Open/Close of Budget/Forecast periods. Workflow monitoring screen for both forecast and budget. Data validation screens for data being uploaded from SAP into Board. Review and maintain the data entry tables directly in the Board tool: Overhead table for occupancy and shared services by Country/FY, Average Salary table by Global Level/Country/FY, FX Rate table by Currency, Bonus% table, Benefits% table, Carbon Tax % table and update Country to Currency mapping table. Managing financial database and reconciliation of HR database What you bring to the role Technical Skills & Qualifications Expert Knowledge of financial Planning, financial modeling and management reporting Advanced knowledge of Excel/VBA, PowerPoint, Power Automate and Power Apps Good Project Management Skills Experience in reporting tools such as Power BI, Qliksense, Qlik view - creating solutions for data visualization to enhance business processes, end-to-end testing of the reports, data quality corrections, evaluating and improvising existing system by incorporating business feedback, monitoring, and administration of reports, writing DAX queries, query tuning, user access management. Good knowledge of data modelling and data warehousing. Experienced in data preparation, data blending, and the creation of data models/sets using Alteryx. Good Analytic capabilities in analyzing data, reporting requirements, identify KPIs, insights and trends. Minimum an undergraduate degree in business or finance Experience & Knowledge At least 3 years' progressive financial and technical experience preferably in a large, multinational environment Self-motivated and proven ability to manage to deadlines and multi-task Committed to delivering results with the ability to work with minimal direction Monitors and evaluates projects and takes action to deliver the highest possible service Identifies lessons learned from challenging incidents Actively gathers knowledge, learns from experience, and learns from others Analytical mind-set having keen observational qualities and an eye for detail Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills Ability to work in dynamic environment and dealing with changing business requirements Strong business acumen. Ability to understand business problems quickly and implement the solution through technology Ability to learn new technologies and implement them on live projects with minimal supervision 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 is committed to the health and safety of our people, clients and communities. With this commitment in mind, KPMG complies with all public health mandates (provincially and/or federally, as applicable) and has implemented various safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. KPMG's COVID 19 Vaccination Policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated if they wish to or are required to attend a KPMG office in the course of their duties. As this role requires occasional or consistent attendance at a KPMG office, the successful candidate must be fully vaccinated (i.e. have received all doses that are recommended by Health Canada, including any boosters) and must provide KPMG with proof of vaccination. KPMG will provide reasonable accommodation if the successful candidate cannot be vaccinated due to grounds protected by human rights legislation in their province of employment. 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. For general recruitment-related inquiries, please contact the HR Delivery Centre at [email protected]. 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