Senior Associate, M&A Deal Advisory & Strategy Analytics

KPMG LLP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Strategy practice in Los Angeles. You will lead buy-side and sell-side engagements, develop client relationships, and drive performance transformations across transactions.

You will analyze data, build revenue and profitability analyses, present findings, and deliver client-ready reports using Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and visualization tools. Travel and collaboration with executives are expected.

Qualifications

• Three+ years of experience in strategy consulting, financial analysis, M&A, transaction services, advisory or public accounting.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field preferred; Bachelor's required.
• Strong analytical skills with financial modeling, research, and accounting analysis; proficiency with financial research tools; experience with Python, R or SQL; data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau; and data prep tools such as Databricks and Alteryx.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage buy-side and sell-side analytics and performance transformation engagements.
• Develop client relationships and engage with target and sell-side executives.
• Perform quality of data and revenue and profitability analysis at the transaction level across customers, products, and services.
• Identify and evaluate matters impacting enterprise value and price; analyze financial and operational trends of targets.
• Communicate findings effectively using Excel, PowerPoint, and visualization tools.
• Own or participate in all components of client deliverables from needs assessment to final presentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Project management

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in quantitative field

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

SQL

Databricks

Alteryx

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our KPMG Strategy practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage buy-side and sell-side business analytics and performance transformation engagements
• Develop relationships with clients and engage in effective interactions with target and sell-side company executives
• Perform quality of data and revenue and profitability analysis at the transaction level across customers, products, and services
• Identify and evaluate matters that potentially impact enterprise value and the purchase or sales price, including financial and operational trends of target companies
• Communicate our findings effectively, both verbal and written, through Excel, PowerPoint, and visualization tools such as Power BI
• Own or participate in every component of a client deliverable, from identifying client needs to producing the final presentation and reports

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent experience in strategy consulting, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, transaction services, advisory or public accounting
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a quantitative field such as statistics, data science, mathematics, finance or economics preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required
• Superior analytical skills using financial modeling, research, and accounting analysis; proficiency with financial research tools; experience with scripting languages such as Python, R or SQL; data visualization tools such Power BI or Tableau; and data preparation tools such as Databricks and Alteryx
• Experience presenting findings by weaving data into a compelling narrative to drive business insights and outcomes
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and analytics-driven findings to business people potentially including C-level executives; able to explain business processes, concepts, challenges, and issues to technical resources
• Experience in project management, including planning, organizing, coordinating and managing staff, clients and/or partners towards the successful completion of a project
• 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)