Senior Associate, Transaction Strategy (Finance)

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Transaction Strategy (Finance) to join our KPMG Strategy practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with delivering client engagements for corporate and private equity clients with significant transactions including acquisitions and divestitures with operational focus on the finance & accounting function
• Work with KPMGs M&A Services teams on F&A engagements and/or work streams, focusing on full range of finance and accounting activities at the clients
• Collaborate with KPMG teams including financial due diligence, accounting advisory services, transaction tax, management consulting financial management, enterprise system, risk consulting and treasury services
• Assist with selling, and delivering client engagements for corporate and private equity groups with significant transactions including acquisitions and divestitures with operational focus on the finance & accounting function

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years of experience providing accounting and management consulting services to corporate and/or private equity clients as part of a major consulting/advisory firm or applicable corporate experience; experience to include participating on project teams and collaborating with other team members
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field; licensed CPA or MBA a plus
• Experience in some part of the deal lifecycle from pre-signing to post-close operations; must have experience assisting with M&A transactions Proven track record with project management, process analysis, process redesign, financial systems, analytics, or financial analysis required. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are essential
• Understand the finance and accounting function of large complex organizations
• Experience with one or more F&A sub-functions including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Audit is preferred
• Solid experience with transition service agreements (TSAs), charts of accounts, shared services and Day 1 readiness is preferred
• 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)

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