Associate Director - Corporate Finance

Role Overview

Associate Director – Valuations & Financial Modelling at KPMG.

Role Purpose

Lead complex valuation engagements across business valuations, transactions, mergers, accounting-related valuations, and purchase price allocation. Serve as a subject matter expert, oversee large-scale assignments, supervise delivery quality, and manage client relationships while collaborating across KPMG service lines.

Key Responsibilities

Engagement Delivery

• Assume full responsibility for end-to-end execution of engagements relating to business valuation, valuations for transactions and mergers, accounting-related valuations, and purchase price allocation.
• Oversee complex or large-scale assignments in accordance with budgets and deadlines.
• Execute all aspects of the engagement and work directly with the Director/Partner.
• Supervise the quality of reports and other deliverables and ensure that KPMG's quality standards are applied.

Advisory & Expertise

• Serve as a recognised resource person for all complex issues related to your field of expertise.
• Advise clients on complex valuation issues.
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate various types of expertise to meet client needs.
• Be thoroughly familiar with the Firm's service offering.

Proposals & Presentations

• Manage the preparation and delivery of proposals in conjunction with inputs from other service lines where required.
• Accompany the Director/Partner in the presentation of reports and conclusions to clients.

Collaboration & Team Management

• Collaborate with other KPMG service lines while executing cross-functional engagements.
• Supervise and coordinate a team as needed, if required by the circumstance.

Client & Business Management

• Ensure client satisfaction with respect to the engagement.
• Manage the billing and collection process.
• Manage conflicting situations and address risk management issues.

Compliance & Administration

• Apply administrative standards in compliance with current policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Experience

• More than eight years of experience in executing large and complex valuation engagements primarily relating to business valuation for transactions, merger valuation, purchase price allocation, and valuation for accounting purposes.
• CBV, ASA, or an equivalent valuations designation.
• Considered an asset: Graduate diploma (MBA or MSc Finance) or any other professional designation (CPA, CA, CFA, etc.).

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent English language communication skills, including report writing.
• Team spirit.
• Solid management skills.
• Solid business development skills.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.

Additional Information

• The often urgent nature of assignments and need to provide prompt client service requires availability to work longer hours as needed.