Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Associate in Financial Due Diligence for our Deal Advisory practice in Chicago, IL. You will participate in buy-side and sell-side engagements, delivering rigorous financial analysis and advisory services.

You interface with client executives, analyze data for trends and potential liabilities, and contribute to reporting on earnings normalization, cash flow, and valuation inputs. This role requires strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and travel readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in accounting, advisory, financial audit, or transaction services at a top Ten firm.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA eligible; CPA preferred.
• Strong knowledge in US GAAP, SEC reporting, IFRS, M&A, or transaction services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship now or in the future; no sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Participate in buy-side and sell-side diligence and advisory engagements for Fortune 1000 companies and private equity clients.
• Interface with client executives and target company leadership.
• Analyze target data to identify trends, quality of earnings, and risks impacting valuation and negotiation.
• Create tailored transaction reports covering earnings normalization, valuation inputs, and indebtedness considerations.

Skills

Financial due diligence

M&A advisory

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA eligible

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

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)