Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence, Transaction Services

KPMG•Toronto, ON

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Within KPMG's Transaction Services practice, professionals provide financial due diligence services on behalf of clients to help them drive value from M&A (Merger & Acquisitions) with a forward-thinking approach to deal planning. This role is for experienced CPA professionals, at the Senior Associate level with Audit, Transactions Services and/or Financial Services experience. The Transaction Services team in Toronto is looking for a professional with the skills and drive to make a real difference. As a Senior Associate, you will be working in multi-disciplinary teams and apply your professional and technical skills on a wide variety of transactions, at various stages of the transaction cycle.

Requirements

Must have a professional designation (CPA, CA) or working towards CPA
Experience in either Audit or Financial Due Diligence / Transaction Services.
Financial and commercial awareness with sound investigative skills.
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Effective verbal and written communication skills at a business level
Interpersonal skills with professional maturity and demonstrated ability to effectively interact and build relationships with a diverse group of clients and colleagues
Demonstrated ability to learn and succeed in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak other languages is an asset (e.g., French, Mandarin or Spanish).

Responsibilities

Support managers and partners in managing project timelines and deliver multiple simultaneous client engagements of varying size, scope, and complexity
Evaluate business’ historical performance and sustainability of earnings / cash flows, working capital cycles, financial projections, key contractual commitments, accounting policies and management control environment
Identify and report on key issues, perform the relevant financial analysis, and interpret results.
Participate in KPMG’s engagement teams with senior client executives, attorneys, and investors.
Write detailed professional reports and other client deliverables.
Establish credibility and develop relationships with current and prospective clients.
On occasion, support other business units in a cross-functional role (e.g., Valuations, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Global Infrastructure Advisory Group, etc.).