Valuation Associate — Japanese Intangible Assets (M&A)

KPMG LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Valuations practice in New York. You will perform industry research, evaluate business plans, and build valuation models including DCF and transaction methods, contributing to client reports and presentations.

The Senior Associate role adds mentoring responsibilities, while both levels require strong analytical skills, Excel proficiency, and clear communication with clients and auditors.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of recent experience with valuations of business entities and intangible assets, purchase price allocations, and financial analysis and research.
• Knowledge of the MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, solid research and analytical skills, and the ability to work well both autonomously and in a team environment.
• Japanese speaking and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform industry research including comparable publicly traded companies and similar M&A transactions, analyze competitive industry dynamics and financial conditions of peer companies.
• Participate in due diligence meetings, evaluate business plans, and perform financial statement and benchmarking analyses.
• Prepare and review valuation and spreadsheet models for accuracy including the discounted cash flow (DCF), guideline public company, and transaction methods.
• Draft and review reports, proposals, and executive presentations.
• Present analysis and conclusions internally to engagement teams and externally to clients and auditors.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment.
• Train, develop, mentor, and direct the efforts of new associates.

Skills

MS Office

Communication skills

Research & analysis

Autonomous work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

KPMG LLP seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Valuations practice in New York. You will perform industry research, evaluate business plans, and build valuation models including DCF and transaction methods, contributing to client reports and presentations.

The Senior Associate role adds mentoring responsibilities, while both levels require strong analytical skills, Excel proficiency, and clear communication with clients and auditors.