Associate Director - Corporate Finance

KPMG Lower Gulf; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Lower Gulf is seeking an Associate Director – Valuations & Financial Modelling in the United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on end-to-end engagement management in business valuation, transaction valuations, and purchase price allocation, with client advisory and cross‑functional collaboration.

The position requires extensive experience, professional designations (CBV/ASA) or advanced qualifications (MBA/MSc Finance), and the ability to lead and deliver high-quality reports under tight

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of experience in large, complex valuation engagements related to business valuation for transactions, mergers, and accounting purposes.
• Valuations designation CBV/ASA or equivalent is required or asset.
• Graduate diploma such as MBA/MSc finance or professional designations (CPA/CA/CFA) are assets.
• Availability to work longer hours for urgent client service.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a resource for complex valuation issues.
• Oversee large-scale valuation assignments with budgets and deadlines.
• Ensure quality of reports and deliverables per firm standards.
• Lead end-to-end engagements in business valuation, transaction valuations, and purchase price allocation.
• Advise clients on complex valuation matters and coordinate cross-functional inputs.
• Prepare proposals and collaborate with other service lines; present to clients.
• Supervise teams and ensure client satisfaction with engagement outcomes.

Skills

English communication

Team spirit

Management skills

Business development

Organization & prioritisation

Education

CBV

ASA

MBA or MSc Finance

CPA/CA/CFA (asset)

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 mergers, 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 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.
• Graduate diploma (MBA or MSc finance) or any other professional designation (CPA, CA, CFA, etc.) considered an asset.
• Availability to work longer hours as needed due to the often urgent nature of assignments and need to provide prompt client service.

Skills

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