Transaction Services, Financial Due Diligence (Private Equity), Manager/ Associate Director

KPMG SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major professional services firm in Singapore is seeking individuals for Manager to Associate Director positions within their Transaction Services team. Responsibilities include leading complex projects, managing risks, and overseeing a high-quality service to clients. Applicants should have strong financial qualifications and at least 6-10 years of experience in accounting with a focus on private equity. The firm values diversity and aims to foster an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working framework

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with financial and accounting qualifications.
• Minimum 6-10 years of relevant experience in global accounting firms.
• Prior experience working with Private Equity is highly regarded.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills including interpretation of data.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, complex workstreams in ambiguous environments.
• Monitor and deliver high quality service to clients.
• Identify and manage risks to ensure firm's risk management frameworks.
• Identify team members’ development needs and coach them.
• Build and sustain client relationships and develop propositions.

Skills

Financial Due Diligence

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Team Development

Business Development

Education

ACA, CA, ISCA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Our Transaction Services team collaborates with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) activity. We are an integrated team of specialists helping clients focus on the key questions during the critical stages of planning and executing a deal as well as creating and enhancing value.

We are recruiting for Managers to Associate Directors to join our Transaction Services - Private Equity team to support the growth of our business.

Responsibilities

• Engagement management: Effectively lead multiple large, complex workstreams in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• Deliver quality services: Monitor and deliver high quality service to clients and proficiently manage multiple priorities.
• Risk management: Identify and manage risks to ensure that the firm's risk management frameworks are implemented appropriately and effectively.
• Developing people: Identify team members’ development needs, establishing approach plans and frameworks with a particular emphasis on coaching and skills transfer. Act as a role model for colleagues and clients by living the values of the Firm.
• Performance management: Coach and mentor junior staff in the team.
• Business development: Build, commercialise and sustain relationships with our client accounts. Develop propositions, focussing on specific themes and/or clients.
• Advisory skills: Draw on your strong Financial Due Diligence skills and experience to work with Private Equity clients across various sectors

Experience, skills and qualifications

• Strong academic background with financial and accounting qualifications such as ACA, CA, ISCA or equivalent.
• Minimum 6-10 years of relevant experience in global accounting firms, with detailed knowledge and understanding of financial due diligence and M&A processes.
• Prior experience working with Private Equity is highly regarded.
• Strong personal impact and self-awareness.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions.
• Evidence of working successfully with senior management teams at clients.
• Ability to perform consistently under pressure.
• Ability to lead and operate in high performing and multi-disciplinary teams.
• IT skills – strong excel, powerpoint and word skills.
• Enthusiasm to work as part of a team based across multiple geographies to meet challenging client deadlines in a fast paced environment.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

At KPMG in Singapore we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, gender identity or expression, colour, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other non-merit factors. We celebrate the different talents that our people bring and support every staff member in their journey to achieve personal and professional growth. One of the ways we do this is through Take Charge: Flexi-work, our flexible working framework which enables agile and innovative teams to help deliver our business goals.