Senior Consultant Transaction Services Needed at KMPG

Job Title     Senior Consultant Transaction Services
Auto req ID     12030BR
Location     AB_Calgary
Employer:       KMPG
Category     Management
About Us    
KPMG LLP is the Canadian member firm of KPMG, a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have more than 152,000 professionals working in member firms around the world.

Our TS clients are typically pension funds, private equity funds, large public companies, as well as private businesses. We serve both domestic clients and clients from outside Canada – often working as part of cross-border KPMG teams providing seamless service to clients. Our people are motivated self-starters with expertise in finance, valuation, tax, accounting and financial reporting. Our network is global.

KPMG Professionals Are...
Individuals who take deep personal accountability for their work, have a passion for excellence, driven to achieve their full potential and understand the value of building relationships with clients, future clients, their communities, the global firm and each other. A KPMG professional should have all the following characteristics:
•Strong work ethic
•Thrive on challenges
•Dedicated to providing outstanding client service.

Position Summary
•KPMG's Transaction Services is currently looking for professionals in our downtown Calgary office at the Senior Consultant levels.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 process.

Job Requirements
•            From 2 to 4 years of accounting and/or finance experience in consulting and/or in a corporate environment.
•            CA Student, CA or equivalent, or previous M&A experience in an advisory, corporate, bank, or private equiy environment.
•            Highly motivated, committed, and flexible to cope with changing priorities and strict deadlines.
•            Financial and commercial awareness with strong analytical skills.
•            Demonstrated ability to learn and succeed in a fast-paced environment is essential.
•            Curiosity, healthy skepticism, creativity, and attention to detail.
•            The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
•            Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•            Above-average proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
•            Strong interviewing skills.
•            Ability to build effective working relationships internally and externally.
•            Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.
•            An MBA, CFA, CBV, or CMA is a plus.
•            Ability to speak other languages is an asset (Mandarin, French, Spanish, etc.).

Job Duties:
•            Evaluating a business’ historical performance and sustainability of earnings/cash flows, working capital cycles, financial projections, key contractual commitments, accounting policies and management control environment.
•            Identifying and reporting key issues, performing the relevant financial analysis, and interpreting results.
•            Assisting with maintaining/obtaining industry and transaction related information on Oil and Gas and Energy Services
•            Undertaking smaller assignments or assisting on larger assignments reporting to a manager, senior manager, or a partner.
•            Participating in KPMG’s engagement teams with senior client executives, attorneys, and investors.
•            Writing detailed professional reports and other client deliverables.
•            Establishing credibility and developing relationships with current and prospective clients.
•            Providing support/assistance for proposals.
•            Contributing to the effective working of the team and development of team morale.
•            Occasionally supporting one of our other business units in a cross-functional role (e.g. Valuations, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Global Infrastructure Project Group, etc.).

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.

Deadline: 13-02-2014

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