Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence

KPMG LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; 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 focuses on providing financial and commercial due diligence to Fortune 1000 companies, private equity investors, and lenders, interfacing with client senior executives, and shaping insights for valuation and negotiation.

Key tasks include analyzing data for earnings quality, working capital, and potential liabilities; and creating reports on normalized earnings,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• CPA eligibility preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, IFRS, M&A, or transaction services.

Responsibilities

• Support buy-side and sell-side due diligence engagements with financial analysis and advisory services.
• Interact with senior client executives and target company leadership.
• Analyze historical and projected financials, identify earnings quality and working capital implications.
• Prepare tailored transaction advisory reports focusing on earnings normalization, financing considerations, and business combinations.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA eligible

Tools

Microsoft 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)