Assistant Manager, Fiscal Government and Affairs (FGA)

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The KPMG Fiscal & Government Affairs practice

• KPMG’s Economics team is a full-service economic consulting practice of approximately 70 economists. We have wide-ranging experience in all aspects of economic and regulatory analysis across a wide range of sectors.
• The UK team is part of wider global Economics and Regulation network and comprises a number of different practice areas, including Fiscal and Government Affairs.
• The Fiscal & Government Affairs practice is currently a team of 10-12 economists. We are looking to grow rapidly to meet client demand.
• We conduct economic analysis for a wide range of clients in both the private and public sectors including: economic modelling of the effects of taxes and regulations on businesses; economic impact studies; cost benefit analyses; and development economics.
• We work across a wide range of sectors including, but not restricted to: sporting organisations; telecoms; FMCGs; tobacco; gambling; financial services; national and local government; local enterprise partnerships.
• Our team’s expertise includes: econometrics; economic spreadsheet modelling; simulation analysis; microeconomic analysis of tax and regulations; economic impact studies; cost benefit analyses; communicating technical material in a clear and compelling way.

Requirement

We are looking to recruit 2-3 new Consultants for the Fiscal & Government Affairs practice whose responsibilities will include:

• Conducting spreadsheet and econometric analysis and preparing technical reports to a high standard with minimal oversight.
• Drafting technical reports to a high standard that can be understood by non-economists but that stand up to scrutiny by technical experts. Experience in infographics or other techniques to communicate technical findings in a compelling way would be an advantage.
• Effective communication, with an ability to liaise with clients and non-economist colleagues in an engaging and persuasive manner.
• Fungible economics skills. It would be an advantage to have the ability to work with other parts of the wider Fiscal & Government Affairs practice e.g on economic appraisal, impact assessment and evaluation, economic impact studies.

Experience required

• Experience of conducting economic analysis relevant to the work done in the Fiscal & Government Affairs practice e.g. econometric analysis; economic analysis of excise taxation; economic simulation modelling; economic analysis of changes in regulations; etc.
• A 2:1 or First class undergraduate degree from a top rated university in a relevant economics discipline is a must. A good Masters’ degree in a relevant economics discipline an advantage.

Skills required

• Excellent economics knowledge is a must.
• Excellent technical skills, including economic spreadsheet analysis and econometric analysis. Experience working in packages including: STATA, R, and similar would be an advantage.
• Ability to write economic analysis in a clear and compelling way for non-economists.
• Excellent ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• A team player who will contribute to the wider Fiscal & Government Affairs practice.

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