Economist - Cge Modeller

**Job no**: 519236

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Location**: Brisbane

**Division**: Deals Tax & Legal
- **Join a fast-growing, dynamic economics practice that has expertise across macroeconomics, regional and industry economics and policy analysis**:

- **Collaborate with technical experts and teams across the whole of KPMG to grow your knowledge and network**

KPMG Australia is part of a global network providing extensive services across a wide range of industries and sectors. Our people collaborate, share their expertise and create innovation as we partner with clients to solve complex challenges, empower change, drive disruption and growth. We look for talented people with the potential to make an extraordinary difference for our clients, our firm and our communities.

The** KPMG** **Economics **team provides evidence-based economics advice to a wide range of clients dealing with a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from tax reform, energy transition and other policy initiatives through to major sporting and cultural events, development and operation of infrastructure projects and other business activities. We use a range of quantitative models and qualitative research techniques to help shape and communicate the economic advice we provide clients.

The breadth and depth of KPMG means the Economics team works across a wide variety of topics, engaging with other parts of the business and directly with clients. We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals with strong training in quantitative economic modelling and 3+ years of experience in using Computable General Equilibrium models to provide advice to government and private sector clients. Multiple positions are available and appointments will be made at levels commensurate with experience.

**Your Opportunity**

In your new role, you will be engaged in nationally significant projects from across Australia, and potentially overseas. You will work on intellectually stimulating and challenging projects using formal economic models that combine complex data sets, economic theory, statistical and numerical methods. Your responsibilities will include:

- In collaboration with senior members of the team, use KPMG’s suite of Computable General Equilibrium models in commercial advisory engagements to provide advice to clients.
- Contributing to the ongoing development and enhancement of KPMG’s economic modelling tools both in the context of tailoring to deal with specific issues relevant to particular engagements and in the context of investments to prepare for new opportunities.
- Contributing to business development by supporting the preparation of responses to tenders by clients, highlighting modelling capability and how it can be applied to help the client meet their needs.
- Contributing to the broader activities within the remit of the Economics team and the broader KPMG network. This includes helping colleagues by sharing your knowledge and experience and contributing to thought leadership activities.

Dependent on seniority your responsibilities will extend to taking leadership roles in the execution of client engagements, the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities, and the maintenance and development of the modelling tools.

**How are you Extraordinary?**

You will need to posses the following skills and qualifications:

- Hold tertiary qualifications (at least an Honours degree) in Economics with significant quantitative content.
- Demonstrated experience in Computable General Equilibrium modelling in the public or private sectors, including the ability to draw on your understanding of economics to conceptualise client briefs, configure and execute simulations that best address the client’s needs and to communicate the insights derived from the modelling in a way that helps the client.
- Exhibit a strong team ethic, positive attitude, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
- An appetite, enthusiasm and passion for economics, underpinned with a strong work ethic and a strong motivation to achieve best outcomes for clients, KPMG and yourself.
- Strong technical and time management skills and the ability to understand, and deliver against, client expectations while managing competing demands and strict deadlines.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Be a driven, self-starter with strong entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for a career as a professional economist.

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