Manager - Deal Advisory

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Manager Corporate Finance and Valuation
KPMG's corporate finance and valuation professionals provide robust and informed guidance on valuation matters across multiple sectors, deal stages and client types.
Role and Responsibilities
You will assume an active role on the below
As a

Manager , you will have a significant team management role in

winning and delivering on mandates . The practice focuses on key closely-related

service offerings :
Independent board advice / Fairness opinions

Advise senior management and boards of public and private companies on how they can raise capital, prioritize market opportunities or consider mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures.
Accounting tax and regulatory valuations

Assist in determining the fair (market) value of equity shares, assets or complex financial instruments under accounting, tax or other regulatory standards. These include Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), Impairment Testing, IFRS 16 support, employee or management incentive scheme valuations and recurring fund valuations.
Investment / M&A advice and economic analysis
• Provide timely and impartial advice based on advanced data analytics, benchmarking, modelling and valuation concepts for deal pricing, capital-allocation strategies, synergy assessment and strategic-option assessment.
Venture capital, early stage and LBO valuations
• Independent analysis and valuation of equity shares and IP to support raising equity or debt financing, including modelling robust financial business plans based on insights gained thorough commercial due diligence.
Restructuring
• Assist lenders, companies and administrators in the context of restructurings by providing valuation advice and strategic disposal options in connection with independent business reviews and independent valuation opinions.
Responsibilities
Plan and execute corporate finance and valuation engagements
Performing independent valuation for financial instruments, businesses, tangible and intangible assets, equity and debt securities, for mergers and acquisitions, litigation support, dispute resolution, financial reporting, restructuring, and financial advisory
Building and analyzing financial models and assessing assumptions and data which underlie the model
Conduct industry research and understand drivers of growth within an industry/sector, identify relevant trends, competitive landscape, and market conditions
Review and analyze historical trading, cash flow, and balance sheets to identify risks or price affecting considerations
Researching and monitoring industry best practices on valuation models and techniques to ensure that the valuation practice is in line with industry best practices
Assuming responsibility of deliverables and collaborating with team members to deliver solutions
Leading content development for deliverables, including preparing business proposals and presentations
Practice Development
You are expected to:
Work closely with other Managers, Directors and Partners
Train junior staff and contribute to the overall skills enhancement and experience of the practice to build and develop a high-quality team
Manage clients proactively, making client service a main priority and culture of the practice
Business Development
You will support the

development of our corporate finance and valuation practice

by:
Supporting business development in both public and private sector markets
Actively participating in responding to Requests for Proposal for advisory mandates on corporate finance and valuation
Supporting positioning the team and KPMG's profile in the marketplace and develop business through industry involvement, contribution to internal and external publications, and presentation at conferences and industry events
In Summary
Previous experience advising on corporate finance and valuation projects (public or private sector) will be required
Comfortable working within a project team environment, producing high-quality deliverables, managing and motivating teams
Ability to contribute to business development
Key requirements - what you bring to the role in details:
To be able to realize this growth in revenue and staffing, KPMG requires an individual who meets a very specific profile. This individual must have and/or be able to demonstrate:
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance or related fields from a reputable university
Preferably MBA, CA, CFA or Master's degree in Finance or other related fields, from a distinguished institute
Skills and Experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is mandatory, fluency in Arabic would be a strong plus (although not mandatory)
Minimum of

7-10 years specialized

(post-masters)

experience

in financial advisory
The experience should include

significant

exposure

in a Big-4 financial advisory, an investment bank or boutique advisory firm
Experience in building financial models, performing business and financial analysis, and leading team presentations
Cross-sectorial experience is an advantage
Project management

skills demonstrated with experiences managing individual and multidisciplinary teams
Ability to manage business development, including through competitive proposals
Personal Characteristics
Demonstrated hypothesis-driven problem solving and transaction skills with exceptional ability to build structured quantitative and qualitative analysis; sound business judgment and problem framing
Goal driven - focused on helping the client to understand issues and resolve key questions, ability to drive through to an outcome and to gain stakeholder support in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity
Strong communication and presentation skills demonstrated in working with senior stakeholders in government, financial institutions and the private sector including family businesses, with excellent prose and PowerPoint writing skills
Proven track record at managing multiple and competing priorities
Demonstrated initiative and ability to communicate and effectively engage with a diverse group of clients
Willingness and flexibility to expand and apply skills to new applications and industries, to work collaboratively within Deal Advisory across lines of service
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