Manager, Transaction Strategy (Finance)

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Manager to join our Strategy practice in Chicago. This role focuses on selling and delivering engagements for corporate and private equity clients with heavy transactions and an operations emphasis on finance and accounting.

You will collaborate with KPMG’s M&A Services teams across the full finance and accounting spectrum, including due diligence, advisory services, and enterprise systems. Strong project management and advisory skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of accounting and/or advisory experience at a major firm or Fortune 500 finance function.
• Bachelor's degree required; CPA or MBA a plus; significant operational M&A deal experience.
• Strong project management, process analysis, and financial systems experience; proficient in Excel & PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist with selling and delivering client engagements for corporate and PE clients with significant transactions focusing on finance & accounting.
• Collaborate with M&A Services teams on F&A engagements and workflows across deal lifecycle.
• Work with various KPMG teams (due diligence, advisory, tax, treasury, etc.) on finance functions.
• Support business development and client relationship management at the Finance function level.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

M&A experience

Client relationships

Process redesign

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPA or MBA a plus

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager to join our KPMG Strategy practice.

Responsibilities :

• Assist with selling and delivering client engagements for corporate and private equity clients with significant transactions including acquisitions and divestitures with operational focus on the finance & accounting function
• Work with KPMGs M&A Services teams on F&A engagements and/or work streams, focusing on full range of finance and accounting activities at the clients
• Work with KPMG teams including financial due diligence, accounting advisory services, transaction tax, management consulting financial management, enterprise system, risk consulting and treasury services
• Assist with selling, and delivering client engagements for corporate and private equity groups with significant transactions including acquisitions and divestitures with operational focus on the finance & accounting function

Qualifications :

• Minimum of five years of experience providing accounting and management consulting services to corporate and/or private equity clients as part of a major consulting/advisory firm or applicable or minimum of five years financial reporting and consolidations experience with a Fortune 500 organization; experience to include large project management, supporting business development, and developing and maintaining good client relationships at the Finance functional level
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field; licensed CPA or MBA a plus Significant Operational M&A transaction experience in all phases of the deal lifecycle from pre-signing to post-close operations; must have extensive hands-on experience assisting with the operational details of transactions both pre- and post-close; experience with international transactions desirable
• Proven performance with project management, process analysis, process redesign, financial systems, analytics, and financial analysis required; strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are required
• Significant experience with the finance and accounting function of large complex organizations
• Solid experience with F&A sub-functions including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Audit
• Knowledge and experience with transition service agreements (TSAs), charts of accounts, shared services and Day 1 readiness is desired
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)