AM : Research & Benchmarking -FS

Proposed designation : Assistant Manager
• Role type: Researcher
• Reporting to: Manager/ Associate Director
• Geo to be supported: UK
• Work timings: 9:30AM to 6PM
• Number of interview rounds: 3
 

Roles & responsibilities (1/2):
We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager in the Research and Benchmarking, FS team.
Project & Stakeholder Managemen t
• Engage with global stakeholders (KPMG member firm advisors) to understand project objectives, scope, timelines, and deliverable expectations
• Lead the request-intake and scoping process, including participating in project discussions, clarifying requirements, and preparing comprehensive project scope documents
• Manage staff allocation based on project needs; proactively secure additional resources when necessary
• Independently manage 2–3 concurrent projects with minimal supervision, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
Research, Analysis & Insights Development
• Conduct and guide advanced secondary research across financial services segments such as banking, insurance, asset management, payments, fintech, etc.
• Analyze market trends, financial performance, competitive positioning, regulatory developments, and industry benchmarks to generate actionable insights
 

Deliverable Development & Presentation
• Create well-structured, logically narrated, and visually appealing presentations, reports, and frameworks tailored for senior leadership and client-facing teams
• Ensure deliverables adhere to KPMG quality standards, display clarity of thought, and maintain high editorial accuracy (grammar, structure, storytelling)

People Leadership & Capability Buildin g
• Supervise, mentor, and guide team members across all phases of the project—requirements gathering, research, analysis, synthesis, and presentation development
• Manage a team of 7–8 junior analysts, including performance monitoring, constructive feedback, skill assessment, and career development support
Problem Solving & Quality Assurance
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills: respond to challenges with structured reasoning and well-supported arguments
• Navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities with composure; ensure consistency in quality despite evolving requirements

Educational qualifications
• Post-Graduate degree (MBA/PGDM/MA Economics/Finance) from a recognized and reputable university
• Specialization in Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or Strategy preferred
Work experience
• The candidate must have 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in a similar role, particularly in a professional services firm / third-party KPO / specialized research houses, or research divisions of investment banks
• Prior experience in team management (of 7-8 juniors for 2-3 years) – ability to identify team members’ strengths, development areas and training needs, effectively allocating work, providing feedback, etc.
• Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills, and sound business acumen.
• Experience working with international clients

Mandatory technical & functional skills
• Proficiency in MS-Office - Intermediate/Advanced MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, and MS-Word
• Proficiency at financial analysis - determining valuations and providing key take-aways from financial statements analysis
• Highly articulate with excellent communication and presentation skills (especially PowerPoint)
• Ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data quickly and draw meaningful insights
• Ability to assess technical information to distill key strategic insights and convey these succinctly, clearly and confidently
• Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills, and sound business / commercial acumen
• Strong project management and independent in managing multiple projects/priorities; prior experience in project scoping, effort estimate, project work planning, team handling, staffing, providing feedback, etc.
• Adept at strategic frameworks such as SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, PESTLE, etc .
• A pragmatic approach to analysis and problem solving; ability to drive through to an outcome in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity
• Ability to assess technical information to distill key strategic insights and convey these succinctly, clearly and confidently, verbally and in written form
 

Project and Team management exposure
• Prior experience in project scoping, effort estimate, project work planning, team handling, staffing, providing feedback, etc.
• Credible record of operating as an independent contributor and also working as part of a team during larger projects
• Handle a portfolio of various level of complexity — manage multiple project team members