Senior Consultant, Transaction Services

KPMG • Vancouver, WA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
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
• 4+ 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 2-3 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.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees