Manager, Transaction Services

KPMG•Vancouver, BC

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. Our Transaction Services team helps our clients cultivate value from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with a forward-thinking approach to deal planning. We are looking to grow our team with a deeply capable Senior Consultant. Our team helps buyers, sellers, private equity investors, and lenders in developing and executing on their M&A strategies. As trusted advisors to our clients, we keep in regular dialogue with the CEO, CFO, Principals, and other the primary decision makers to keep them well consulted through the deal lifecycle. We offer our clients start-to-finish support in the acquisition process, including coordination and implementation of financial due diligence investigations, input on strategy, identification and mitigation of risk areas, and input and advice on contract terms geared to reduce risks. We also assist our clients with a host of services to help close the transaction and prepare for post-deal integration.

Requirements

Must have a professional designation (CPA, CA); having begun the CBV or CFA is an asset
6+ years of combined transactional services experience and/or accounting and/or finance experience in a consulting and/or corporate environment including: Financial due diligence or M&A analysis and report writing, Financial modelling, Identification of issues and factors impacting valuations, Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP, Review on target projects and formulate deal rationale and strategy
Candidates with 3+ years of experience in finance or analytics-related roles, especially those with exposure to transactional services and deal-making, are encouraged to apply
Ability to transform data into actionable insights using business intelligence software such as Power BI, Tableau, and similar tools
Strong analytical & attention to detail skills with financial awareness and business acumen
Proficient in Microsoft Office and presentation skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Highly motivated, committed, and flexible to cope with changing priorities and strict deadlines

Responsibilities

Evaluate a business’ historical performance and sustainability of earnings/cash flows, working capital cycles, financial projections, key contractual commitments, accounting policies and management control environment by performing relevant financial analysis
Identify and report key issues to decision-makers at clients in written and verbal reports
Undertake smaller assignments or assist on larger assignments reporting to a manager, senior manager, or a partner
Participate in KPMG’s engagement teams with senior client executives, attorneys, and investors
Establish credibility and develop relationships with current and prospective clients
Provide support/assistance for proposals
Contribute to the effective working of the team and development of team morale
Occasionally support one of our other business units in a cross-functional role (e.g. Valuations, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Global Infrastructure Advisory Group, etc.)