Associate Director - Corporate Finance

KPMG UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a seasoned valuation expert to lead complex engagements and provide strategic advice to clients. In this role, you will supervise large-scale assignments, ensuring adherence to quality standards while managing a team to deliver exceptional client service. Your extensive experience in business valuation for transactions and mergers will be crucial as you navigate complex valuation issues. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, collaborating across service lines to achieve client satisfaction and drive impactful results. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in large and complex valuation engagements.
• Must have a professional valuation designation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex assignments, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Advise clients on valuation issues and manage the execution of engagements.

Skills

Team spirit

Strong organisational abilities

Prioritisation abilities

Education

CBV, ASA or equivalent valuations designation

Graduate diploma (MBA or MSc finance)

Professional designation (CPA, CA, CFA)

Job description

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 primarily 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

• Team spirit.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.