Data Office - Business Analyst

As a Data Office Business Analyst at KPMG, your responsibilities include supporting project management by overseeing data-centric projects, gathering business requirements, and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders. You'll help identify risks and monitor project outcomes to ensure they meet success criteria. Your role is essential in translating stakeholder needs into actionable tasks.

To qualify for the Business Analyst position at KPMG’s Data Office, you should have a completed MSc degree in a relevant field such as business or data-related areas. Experience in supporting projects, familiarity with project management tools, and a basic understanding of data concepts and tools is also essential.

KPMG actively supports the professional development of its Business Analysts by providing access to various courses that enhance personal and professional growth. Furthermore, our flexible working culture enables employees to balance work and education effectively, contributing to their career advancement.

As a Business Analyst at KPMG, you can expect a dynamic, energetic work environment within a new and youthful team. We value transparency, trust, and collaborative decision-making, ensuring that your opinions are heard and respected as we work together to achieve our goals.

KPMG offers a competitive salary, a bonus, a working from home allowance, and 30 vacation days per year, with options to buy or sell additional days. Other benefits include a furnished home office setup, travel reimbursements, personal development courses, and access to health and wellness programs.

When answering this question, highlight specific project management tools you've used, such as Jira or Trello. Explain how you utilized these tools to enhance project organization, track progress, and facilitate communication among team members.

Explain that you employ a collaborative approach by actively engaging stakeholders through interviews or workshops. Emphasize your listening skills, ability to ask clarifying questions, and the importance of documenting requirements clearly for easy reference.

Describe risk management strategies such as conducting regular risk assessments, maintaining an open dialogue with the team about potential challenges, and developing contingency plans to address any identified risks proactively.

Discuss your approach, which may include regular status updates, utilizing communication tools for sharing progress, and creating clear documentation to ensure that information is accessible to all parties involved.

Provide a specific example of a project where your analytical skills led to positive outcomes. Discuss your role, key duties, how you collaborated with stakeholders, and any measurable benefits that resulted from your contributions.

In your response, mention any specific tools you’ve worked with, your understanding of data analysis and visualization tools like Tableau or Excel, and how you've utilized these technologies to support decision-making processes.

Explain that you begin by defining project scope, identifying key stakeholders, and then breakdown the project into tasks. Discuss how you estimate timelines and allocate resources while considering potential risks and dependencies.

Indicate that you see feedback as an opportunity for improvement. Describe your process for collecting, analyzing, and incorporating feedback into project documentation to ensure stakeholder needs are fully addressed.

Highlight qualities such as strong analytical skills, effective communication, adaptability to change, and a results-oriented mindset. Relate these attributes to your experience and how they contribute to successful data projects.

Express your enthusiasm for joining KPMG's Data Office by focusing on the exciting opportunity to work on innovative data projects and the supportive, dynamic team environment. Mention your desire to grow professionally within an organization that values collaboration and impact.