Associate Director - Corporate Finance

KPMG Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Middle East is seeking an Associate Director in Valuations & Financial Modelling to lead complex engagements, advise clients on valuation issues, and ensure delivery of high-quality reports. The role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams and ensuring timely, budget-compliant execution.

The successful candidate will supervise teams, manage proposals, and partner with senior leadership to deliver insights for client transactions and financial reporting.

Qualifications

• More than eight years of experience in executing large and complex valuation engagements.
• CBV, ASA, or an equivalent valuations designation.
• Graduate diploma (MBA or MSc Finance) or any other professional designation (CPA, CA, CFA, etc.).
• Candidate must be available to work longer hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex or large-scale valuation assignments within budget and deadlines.
• Ensure reports and deliverables meet KPMG quality standards.
• Lead end-to-end engagements in business valuation, transactions valuations, and purchase price allocation.
• Advise clients on complex valuation issues and coordinate cross-functional inputs.
• Present reports and conclusions to clients alongside the Director/Partner.

Education

CBV / ASA / Equivalent

MBA or MSc Finance / CPA / CA / CFA

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Associate Director

Valuations & Financial Modelling

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognised resource person for all complex issues related to their field of expertise.
• Oversee complex or large-scale assignments in accordance with budgets and deadlines.
• Supervise the quality of reports and other deliverables and ensure that KPMG’s quality standards are applied.
• Assume full responsibility of end to end execution of engagements relating to business valuation, valuations for transactions and merger, accounting related valuations and purchase price allocation
• Advise clients on complex valuation issues.
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate various types of expertise to meet client needs.
• Manage the preparation and delivery of proposals, in conjunction with inputs from other service lines where required.
• Collaborate with other KPMG service lines while executing cross functional engagements
• Accompany the Director/ Partner in the presentation of reports and conclusions to clients.
• Manage conflicting situations and address risk management issues.
• Apply administrative standards in compliance with current policies and procedures.
• Manage the billing and collection process.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the Firm’s service offering.
• Be able to execute all aspects of the engagement and work directly with the Director/ Partner.
• Supervise and coordinate a team as needed, if required by the circumstance
• Ensure client satisfaction with respect to the engagement.

Requirements

• More than eight years of experience in executing large and complex valuation engagements primary relating to business valuation for transactions, merger valuation, purchase price allocation and valuation for accounting purposes
• CBV, ASA, or an equivalent valuations designation;
• Considered an asset: Graduate diploma (MBA or MSc finance) or any other professional designation (CPA, CA, CFA, etc.);
• The often urgent nature of the assignments and need to provide prompt client service requires that the candidate must be available to work longer hours, as needed;

Skills

• Excellent English language communication skills, including report writing;
• Team spirit;
• Solid management skills;
• Solid business development skills;
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.