Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence

KPMG LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Associate in Financial Due Diligence within our Deal Advisory practice in the United States. The role involves supporting buy-side and sell-side engagements, delivering financial and commercial due diligence, and providing accounting advisory services including IPO support and carve-outs.

You will work with senior client executives, analyze target data for historical and projected trends, and produce tailored reports on earnings quality, working capital, and risk

Qualifications

• Minimum three years experience in accounting, advisory, financial audit, or transaction services at a Top Ten public accounting firm.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA eligible; CPA preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, IFRS, M&A, or transaction services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Participate in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing financial and commercial due diligence and accounting advisory services.
• Interface with senior executives of clients and target companies.
• Analyze and synthesize data to identify trends, quality of earnings, working capital considerations, and potential liabilities affecting valuation and negotiations.
• Create tailored transaction advisory reports addressing normalized earnings, valuation inputs, and debt considerations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Presentation skills

Client interface

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA eligible or CPA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial modeling software

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate in Financial Due Diligence for our Deal Advisory practice.

Responsibilities :

• Participate in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements, providing financial and commercial due diligence assistance, and accounting advisory services including IPO assistance, carve-outs, restructuring and similar services to Fortune 1000 companies, private equity investors, and asset based lenders
• Interface with senior executives of clients and target companies
• Analyze and synthesize target company data to identify historical and projected financial and operating trends, quality of earnings and working capital considerations, and potential liabilities and risks which impact valuation and negotiation of the target company
• Create and design tailored transaction advisory reports specific to key issues such as normalized earnings, valuation model input assumptions, achievability of managements budget, indebtedness considerations, borrowing base calculations, and/or business combinations and carve-out financial statements

Qualifications :

• A minimum of three years experience in one of the following with a Top Ten public accounting firm: accounting, advisory, financial audit, or transaction experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college/university or CPA eligible; licensed CPA/equivalent certification is preferred
• Strong current knowledge in one of the following: United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Securities and Exchange Commission financial reporting issues, International Financial Reporting Standards , mergers and acquisitions, or transaction services
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• 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)