Advisory Opportunity Engagement Set-Up Associate

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking an Associate, Opportunity Engagement Set-Up to join our Advisory organization.Responsibilities:Maintain and support assigned opportunities throughout their life cycle, including engagement set-up, obtain necessary reports, create quotes/pricing workbooks, inform coordinators of required codes, keep pursuit teams informed, learn service offerings; identify and resolve issues, acting as a subject matter resource; facilitate assessment and evolution processesBuild relationships with pursuit teams and work to understand their service linesPreserve all assigned opportunities, directly contribute to pipeline health which includes weekly review of potentially stale opportunities, outreach to appropriate partners and managing directors to obtain updates and update opportunities in Engage/LaunchpadServe as a subject matter resource for the firm's opportunity, pricing, risk management systems, and deal review boards including ServiceNow, Salesforce, Pricing tool and Client/Engagement Acceptance Set-Up (CLEAS)Participate in developing best practices for the Opportunity Engagement Set-Up (OES) team in conjunction with Senior Associate OES, the Manager OES and/or Director of Operations; participate actively in weekly and monthly team callsSign-up to support and actively participate in any number of special projectsAct with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environmentQualifications:Minimum three years of recent combined experience in areas such as administrative, legal, finance, business development, project management and client service experience; experience within a professional services firm or similar environment is preferredBachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in business; equivalent experience is requiredProficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook; familiarity with software applications and systems of the firm, including Salesforce, Pricing tool, Sentinel and CLEAS preferred; experience using internet research tools and database managementStrong time management skills and the aptitude to effectively manage stakeholder expectations; highly skilled in critical thinking and analytical problem solving with a proven ability to tackle complex challenges and offer effective solutionsExceptional communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills allowing for proactive task and project management, as well as stakeholder engagement; demonstrate the ability to exercise independent judgment in making day-to-day decisions in formulating solutions to problemsTravel may be required, and general workdays sometimes exceed a 9:00am-5:00 pm local time workday, possibly resulting in some weekend coverageApplicant must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)KPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (

Created: 2025-10-13