Senior Consultant (CIO Advisory)

Job Title

Senior Consultant (CIO Advisory)

Country

Azerbaijan

Location

Baku

Function

Advisory

Service Line

Consulting

Job Level

Senior

Contract Type

Temporary

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

About us:

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively. We operate in 142 countries and territories with more than 275,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world.

Our purpose and aspiration are to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of our clients, our people, and the world’s capital markets.

• Participate in development of Digital strategy, IT strategy, IT architecture, target IT operating model, system architecture, functional requirements and other technical documentation for the clients
• Develop technology concepts and design target system architecture, with focus on ERP solutions – analyze and design ERP system concepts and technical requirements, assess clients’ maturity level and readiness to implement ERP, assess the clients’ business processes (based on BTABoK, CMMI model, TOGAF, BPMN and UML notations, vendor-specific frameworks, etc.) and technical landscape to meet the target ERP state.
• Analyze business strategy and goals, existing systems and applications, IT architecture, best practices in this area and suggest ways of optimizing and automating them.
• Conduct technology selection and scoring, cost-benefit assessment to identify optimal technology solution for the clients.
• Evaluate and design Digital & IT TOM (processes, people, service delivery model, governance), analyze IT governance processes and IT services and their maturity level using IT standards and methodologies (COBIT, ITIL, etc.), proposing ways of their improvement.
• Synthesize own analysis and work results of junior team members, draw relevant conclusions, develop recommendations in terms of project.
• Research and gather information in accordance with assignments, prepare analytical conclusions on the research results.
• Distribute the project tasks to junior team members, monitor the task progress, guide and coach junior team members within the projects.
• Prepare reports, presentations and other materials required for assignments, participate in the presentation of engagement reports to clients.
• Assist project manager/director with project implementation approaches and methodology set up.
• Communication with KPMG firms and employees, international KPMG network
• Communication with clients, organize and lead client meetings within the project activities.

Take part in the business development of the group, prepare technical and commercial proposals for clients and other materials as part of pre-project activities.

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science/ Engineering/ Information Security/ Mathematics
• More than 3 years of experience in business analytics/ IT architecture/ IT TOM, etc.
• Experience in designing ERP system is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of the principles of corporate systems (ERP, CBS, CRM, ITSM, etc.) and processes behind them, software development life cycle knowledge
• Good knowledge of IT standards and methodology (COBIT, ITIL, NIST, Open Group, etc.)
• Business processes modeling in specified notation (UML, BPMN, EPC)
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills (able to identify and solve arising issues, proposes solutions in non-routine situations. Curious, open minded, seeks information from different sources and applies knowledge to develop solutions)
• Passion for quality of personal contribution into project success
• Experience in leading teams, coaching junior team members.
• Certification in IT is an advantage.
• Understanding of database concepts, knowledge of the MS SQL (composing and execution of the basic queries, etc.);
• Experience in building analytical reports in BI tools (Power BI, Oracle BI, Qlik, etc.) is an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Azerbaijani. Knowledge of Russian or Turkish language is an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ect.).

At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That is why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it is great training and development, the chance to move around the business or volunteering opportunities, you will gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We are proud of our culture – it is one that recognizes hard work, encourages new ways of thinking and embraces diversity and inclusion. We also have an innovative spirit, which inspires what we do and how we do it – striving to be better lies at the heart of who we are. Additionally, we offer:

• Excellent opportunities for career and professional growth
• A wide range of training and development programs
• Working as part of an experienced team on complex audit projects for major Azerbaijani and multinational companies
• Great professional team and friendly environment
• Comfortable high-class office in Baku City
• Health and life insurance.

To apply for the vacancy please submit your CVs indicating the name of the vacancy in the subject of the letter.