Manager, Transaction Services

Overview

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

Our Transaction Services team helps our clients cultivate value from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with a forward-thinking approach to deal planning. We are looking to grow our team with a deeply capable Manager.

Our team helps buyers, sellers, private equity investors, and lenders in developing and executing on their M&A strategies. As trusted advisors to our clients, we keep in regular dialogue with the CEO, CFO, Principals, and other the primary decision makers to keep them well consulted through the deal lifecycle.

We offer our clients start-to-finish support in the acquisition process, including coordination and implementation of financial due diligence investigations, input on strategy, identification and mitigation of risk areas, and input and advice on contract terms geared to reduce risks. We also assist our clients with a host of services to help close the transaction and prepare for post-deal integration.

What you will do

Working in multi-disciplinary teams, you will apply your professional and technical skills on a wide variety of transactions and at different stages of the transaction cycle.   As a Manager in the Transaction Services team, you will:

• Evaluate a business’ historical performance and sustainability of earnings/cash flows, working capital cycles, financial projections, key contractual commitments, accounting policies and management control environment by performing relevant financial analysis
• Identify and report key issues to decision-makers at clients in written and verbal reports
• Undertake end to end due diligence assignments reporting to a senior manager, director or a partner
• Participate in KPMG’s engagement teams with senior client executives, attorneys, and investors
• Establish credibility and develop relationships with current and prospective clients
• Provide support/assistance for proposals
• Contribute to the effective working of the team and development of team morale
• Occasionally support one of our other business units in a cross-functional role (e.g. Valuations, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Global Infrastructure Advisory Group, etc.)

What you bring to the role

•  Must have a professional designation (CPA, CA); having begun the CBV or CFA is an asset
•  6+ years of combined transactional services experience and/or accounting and/or finance experience in a consulting   and/or corporate environment including:
  – Financial due diligence or M&A analysis and report writing, Financial modelling
  – Identification of issues and factors impacting valuations
  – Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP
  – Review on target projects and formulate deal rationale and strategy
• Candidates with 3+ years of experience in finance or analytics-related roles, especially those with exposure to transactional services and deal-making, are encouraged to apply
• Ability to transform data into actionable insights using business intelligence software such as Power BI, Tableau, and similar tools
• Strong analytical & attention to detail skills with financial awareness and business acumen
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated, committed, and flexible to cope with changing priorities and strict deadlines
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At times, business needs arise and employees are required and agree to work beyond their normal work day or work week to fulfill the accountabilities required for their job. Likewise, people need time to devote to personal matters, and our approach to flexibility provides for this.

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information   

The expected base salary range for this position is $88,000 to $131,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.