Senior Consultant, Transaction Services

KPMG•Quebec, QC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

KPMG in Canada is seeking an Advisor or Senior Advisor for its Québec City office to join a multidisciplinary transaction team. This role will support corporate clients, investors, lenders, and public organizations in various transactions including mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, business sales, corporate financing, debt financing, and project financing. The Deal Advisory team helps clients create, enhance, and preserve value by providing end-to-end transaction support, from strategy definition to closing activities. Professionals in this role combine autonomy, transaction judgment, and expertise in finance, accounting, financial modeling, valuation, taxation, and financial reporting. The position requires proficiency in both French and English for effective communication with clients and collaboration with colleagues across KPMG Canada.

Requirements

CPA designation (or candidate), or CFA, CBV designation is an asset.
Relevant professional experience; experience in M&A within a consulting firm, corporation, bank, or private equity firm is an asset.
Other combinations of education, professional experience, and relevant skills will be considered, particularly for candidates with experience in finance, accounting, audit, transactions, financial modeling, banking, investment, advisory, infrastructure, or project finance.
Strong interest in transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and investment projects.
Desire to learn and succeed in a dynamic environment.
Intellectual curiosity, professional judgment, healthy skepticism, creativity, and attention to detail.
High level of motivation, dedication, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced transactional environment.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly interpret financial statements, financial models, performance indicators, and business issues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with financial modeling, scenario analysis, or preparing transaction presentations is an asset.
Ability to build effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, lawyers, lenders, investors, and other transaction stakeholders.
Strong command of both French and English is required to ensure effective communication with clients.
Willingness to travel internationally, as needed.

Nice To Haves

CPA designation (or candidate), ; or CFA, CBV, designation is an asset.
Relevant professional experience; experience in M&A within a consulting firm, corporation, bank, or private equity firm is an asset.
Other combinations of education, professional experience, and relevant skills will be considered, particularly for candidates with experience in finance, accounting, audit, transactions, financial modeling, banking, investment, advisory, infrastructure, or project finance.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with financial modeling, scenario analysis, or preparing transaction presentations is an asset.

Responsibilities

Conduct buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence, including analysis of quality of earnings, working capital, net debt, cash flows, financial projections, contractual commitments, and key financial risks.
Support corporate clients, funds, lenders, and investors in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and strategic investments.
Participate in business sale mandates, including preparing transaction documents, performing financial analysis, coordinating the process, addressing buyer inquiries, and supporting negotiations.
Contribute to corporate finance, debt financing, and project financing mandates, including capital structure analysis, financial modeling, financing scenario evaluation, and supporting discussions with lenders, investors, or public partners.
Perform financial modeling work, including operating models, DCF models, financing models, sensitivity analyses, transaction scenarios, and capital investment projects.
Identify key issues, formulate clear financial insights, and produce deliverables for clients, investors, lenders, legal advisors, and other stakeholders.
Work within multidisciplinary teams alongside M&A, corporate finance, infrastructure, valuation, tax, restructuring, strategy, and financial modeling practices.
Support the preparation of proposals, client presentations, marketing materials, and industry analyses.
Build trusted relationships with current and prospective clients while contributing to the growth of the Deal Advisory practice in Québec.