[SGUnited Traineeship] Tax Business Analyst/Trainee (6-months)

We invite highly motivated and dynamic individuals who have an interest in the technology space and are looking to start a meaningful career in the Tax practice. You will be part of the Tax Transformation & Governance (TTG) team providing a cycle of iterative improvements for clients and other KPMG's tax services. This includes developing internal systems or digital products to improve effectiveness and efficiency, tapping on potentially new markets and ultimately provide solutions that help to achieve business' goals.

As a trainee under the TTG team, you will go through a 6-month programme designed for you to acquire sufficient industry experience and professional skills to become a qualified business analyst. In this role, you will be involved in reviewing, analysing and evaluating user needs and business systems to support the Tax functions as well as clients. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, documenting requirements, defining scope and objectives and formulating systems to parallel overall business strategies. There will be rigorous on-the-job training and mentorship, as well as opportunities for career progression and personal development over the course of the traineeship.

The successful candidate will:

• Assist in gathering and documenting business requirements, while also translating and simplifying them for technical teams
• Analyse complex problems to share and create innovative solutions to solve client's problems
• Gathering and documenting business requirements, while also translating and simplifying them for technical teams
• Design, document and execute end to end test scenarios on various tax technology applications
• Train and communicate to end users as part of product delivery
• Support post go live activities by enhancing existing products and raising change requests
• Assist with any other adhoc duties assigned

The ideal candidate should:

• possess a Diploma/Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Management Information System, Engineering (any discipline), Accountancy, Finance or similar quantitative field of study
• possess the ability to think critically and solve problems in a creative and logical manner
• possess the ability to work independently as well as work well in a team
• possess the ability to organise, coordinate, and execute on details and instructions
• take initiative to understand the procedure and expected results, to interpret test results and log issues effectively
• demonstrate a growth mindset and an attitude to constantly strive for continuous improvement and better ways to redesign work processes
• demonstrate a positive attitude, willingness to learn and take on responsibility that might be outside the scope of your current skills

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team.