Senior Consultant - Strategy & Operations - Financial Services

Senior Consultant - Strategy & Operations - Financial Services

A lot is changing within the financial sector. Banks, insurers, investors, and real estate companies must prepare for a sustainable future. Opportunities around ESG, changing customer demands, increasing regulations, technological advancements, and growing competition are key challenges in this regard. We are looking for committed colleagues to tackle these challenges together with our clients!

Your challenges

• Advising banks, insurers or real estate companies
• Both developing strategy and setting up transformation programs
• Thinking along with financial institutions to improve their organization
• Guiding banks, insurers and real estate companies in a rapidly changing world
• Being able to organize projects on your own and supervise junior colleagues

This is what you bring

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience, some of which should be in an advisory and/or project role
• Completed WO master's degree, preferably in a business economics, science or real estate management discipline
• Demonstrable conceptual and/or strategic work experience
• You have affinity with the banking / insurance / real estate sector
• You are fluent in English. Some knowledge of Dutch will be an advantage

* These requirements give a direction of the profile we are looking for for this position. Do you not meet all the requirements but think this is the position for you? Then we kindly invite you to apply.

What will you do in this position?

As a Senior Consultant, you will be closely involved in various challenges. You not only work out strategic issues together with a team, but also support in implementation projects or collaborate in designing an operating model.

"As a Senior Consultant, you are the first point of contact for the client and have an important coordinating role in various assignments. You help clients define their strategy, but you are also involved in the transformation of the organizations." Shelley Oor, Manager

The Strategy & Operations | Financial Sector team consists of about 50 colleagues. The team focuses on clients in the Dutch financial sector and serves 3 different segments; Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance & Pensions and Real Estate & Asset Management.

This is what we offer

• Competitive salary, a bonus, a fixed expense allowance and a working from home allowance.
• 30 vacation days (on a full-time basis) and the option to buy more days or sell your vacation days.
• At KPMG we work hybrid, so you can work from home or at the office.
• A completely furnished home office.
• Travel allowance to the office
• A laptop and iPhone which also can be used privately.
• Pension accrual without a compulsory personal contribution.
• Choice to pick from different courses which contribute to your own personal and professional development.
• Focus on well-being! There is a gym at the Amstelveen office or you can get a discount for a gym near your house and you get access to different health and/or vitality programs.
• ‘Together’ is one of our core values. So you can count on different social activities, like team events, drinks with colleagues and events with all your KPMG colleagues.

Application procedure

Step 1. Your application

Have you applied? Then you will receive an invitation for the KPMG Talent Pitch immediately after your application. In the Talent Pitch, we not only get to know you, but you also get to know us better. We will also give you a tour of the world of KPMG. During the pitch, you will complete a personality questionnaire and take an aptitude test.

Step 2. The first interview

After completing the KPMG Talent Pitch, we will invite you for a first interview with a recruiter. In some cases, a colleague from the relevant department will also be present at the interview. This interview is a mutual introduction, where you also get the chance to ask all the questions you probably have.

Step 3. Follow-up interview

Did you have a positive conversation and are you still enthusiastic? If we also see a match, a second meeting will follow. In this second interview, we will delve deeper into the role and the substantive themes you will be dealing with. You may be asked to prepare a business case for the interview. Sometimes there is a final interview.

Step 4. Offer

Is there a match? Then we will make you an offer and hopefully you will start at KPMG soon. The offer will not only include your salary but also all our employment conditions, such as your pension, vacation days, and more! Do you agree with our offer? Then we congratulate you as our new colleague and take the last step.

Step 5. Screening

We want to be an integral and reliable organization in all respects, so we screen everyone who comes to work with us. Validata conducts this screening and checks references, among other things. Everything in order? The path to a great career at KPMG is open to you. You will then start with the onboarding program.

Would you like to know more about our application procedure? Then contact HR Recruitment via recruitment@kpmg.nl.