Director, M&A Services - Finance & Accounting
KPMG
Chicago, IL United States

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager in M&A Services for our KPMG Strategy practice.

Responsibilities:

  • Manager integration and separation projects focused on the finance function for mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, carve-outs, and other similar transactions for Fortune 1000, middle market companies and private equity investors
  • Manage the engagement, including setting scopes, budgets, billing, staffing resources, creation and coordination of client-ready deliverables with KPMG's engagement teams, and direct communication of results with clients
  • Work with KPMG's M&A Services teams on F&A engagements and/or work streams, focusing on full range of finance and accounting activities at the clients
  • Work with KPMG teams including financial due diligence, accounting advisory services, transaction tax, management consulting financial management, enterprise system, risk consulting and treasury services
  • Oversee and drive development of staff, including being a mentor and coach to junior team members

Qualifications:


  • Minimum of five years of experience providing consulting services to corporate and/or private equity clients as part of a major consulting/advisory firm and experience in large project management, successful business development and maintaining strong client relationships at the executive level
  • Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from an accredited college/university, CPA is a plus
  • Significant Operational M&A transaction experience in all phases of the deal lifecycle – from pre-signing to post-close operations; must have extensive hands-on experience assisting with the operational details of transactions both pre- and post-close
  • Experience with large deal transactions and multiple large transactions should involve multiple countries, regions and currencies
  • Extensive experience with the finance and accounting function of large complex organizations
  • Experience with F&A sub-functions including controllership, financial reporting, management reporting, FP&A, treasury, tax and internal audit
  • Knowledge and experience with legal entity optimization, transition service agreements (TSAs), charts of accounts, shared services and day 1 readiness; experience can be either as an external consultant or in functional industry roles such as CFO, Controller, FP&A, Financial Reporting director, etc.
  • Ability to travel up to eighty percent
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

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Job code: 38627 - 30
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