Senior Associate, Financial Due Diligence - Financial Services

KPMG LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Boston is seeking a Senior Associate in Financial Due Diligence for our Deal Advisory practice. You will participate in buy-side and sell-side engagements providing financial and commercial due diligence and advisory services to Fortune 1000 clients and PE firms.

You will interface with senior executives, analyze target data to identify earnings quality, working capital considerations, and potential liabilities that impact valuation and negotiations.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in accounting, advisory, financial audit, or transaction experience at a top public accounting firm.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA eligible; CPA preferred.
• Knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting, IFRS, M&A, or transaction services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Participate in buy-side and sell-side transaction advisory engagements with financial and commercial due diligence.
• Interface with senior client executives.
• Analyze data to identify earnings quality, working capital considerations, liabilities, and risks affecting valuation.
• Create tailored transaction advisory reports on key issues.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Travel readiness

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)