Manager, Financial Due Diligence, Transaction Services - Deal Advisory

SML Inox; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team of professionals in Toronto as a Manager of Financial Due Diligence, where your expertise will help clients navigate the complexities of M&A transactions. This role involves co-coordinating financial due diligence, providing strategic transaction support, and mentoring junior team members. You will leverage your accounting knowledge and client service skills to deliver exceptional results while fostering collaboration across diverse teams. If you are passionate about making a difference and driving value through insightful analysis, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine in a forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Transactional Services with a CPA designation.
• Strong accounting experience in consulting or corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Co-coordinate financial due diligence and M&A transaction support.
• Mentor junior team members and deliver exceptional client service.

Skills

Financial Due Diligence

M&A Analysis

Report Writing

Client Service

Team Management

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

CPA or equivalent designation

Job description

Overview

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.

Within KPMG’s Transaction Services practice, our Deal Advisory professionals collaborate and provide financial due diligence services on behalf of our clients to help drive value from M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) with a forward-thinking approach to deal planning.

Are you a talented mentor with a proven track record for motivating teams and delivering exceptional client service?

Our Deal Advisory, Transaction Services team in Toronto is looking for a professional like you with the skills and drive to make a real difference. As Manager, Financial Due Diligence, you will collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams and provide a range of transaction support and financial due diligence services on behalf of our clients.

What you will do

• Co-coordinate financial due diligence and provide M&A transaction support and advisory services to our clients
• Interpret and examine information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business
• Review historical trading, quality of earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt, capital expenditure, forecasts, and underlying assumptions
• Review the adequacy of financing structure, including review of agreements and consideration of limits, terms, and covenants
• Evaluate potential synergies and post-merger integration considerations
• Report potential key issues for our clients, including identification of risk or price factors impacting investment decisions
• Review sale and purchase agreements and financial model to reflect findings of the due diligence process
• Mentor and coach high performing junior team members
• Deliver exceptional client service by maximizing results and fostering collaboration across businesses and borders

What you bring to the role

• Must have a CPA or equivalent designation
• 2+ years of Transactional Services experience
• Demonstrated accounting experience in a consulting and/or corporate environment including:
  • Financial due diligence, M&A analysis and report writing
  • Identification of issues and factors impacting valuations
  • Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• Experience reviewing target projects and formulating deal rationale and strategy
• Demonstrated ability in project diagnosis, solution development, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team influence
• Ability to effectively coach, develop and manage junior high performing engagement teams, deliver full cycle projects simultaneously and client deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills (e.g., report writing and presentation skills) to assist in preparing pitch documents e.g., proposals and presentations.
• Solid investigative skills and attention to detail