Senior Associate – Deal Advisory: Transaction Services at KPMG

Position Summary

In Deal Advisory, we apply deep technical knowledge and industry experience to a broad mix of complex and challenging transaction and business issues. We work with a range of clients including private companies, the public sector, private equity houses, leading financial institutions and individuals and enhance value in six broad ways:

• Buy: We support clients across the critical stages of an acquisition, from Deal strategy through to value realization.
• Sell: We help clients maximize shareholder value through active portfolio management and successful divestments of non-core activities or of entire businesses or shareholding in businesses.
• Partner: We advise clients in creating and setting up successful new joint ventures or alliances and support clients as a true partner through the life cycle of a joint venture or alliance, giving them confidence from creation to exit.
• Fix: We enable turnaround by helping clients identify strategic, operational, and financial opportunities to stabilize under-performance and position for sustainable stakeholder value. Deal Advisory assists with financial restructuring by focusing on successfully addressing the intense challenges of financial restructuring and debt refinancing to support improvement in company performance and sustainable growth.
• Fund: We take a strategic approach to capital structuring transactions, backed by effective communications with shareholders, lenders and other relevant parties and designed to enhance value.
• Grow: Growth is a key pillar for every organization's strategy. We assist our clients on every aspect of their growth agenda – market growth to operational improvements.

We are seeking candidates with demonstrated experience across transaction service offerings to fill Senior Associates vacancies. This is an exciting opportunity for ambitious professionals looking to contribute meaningfully to delivering tailored solutions that empower clients to achieve their strategic goals.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Assist management on Deal Advisory projects including supporting clients to design, develop and deliver innovative and pragmatic solutions to address business challenges and foster growth.
• Support the preparation of client presentations, EOIs, concept notes, proposals and other business development materials to secure new engagements.
• Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business; and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of services provided.
• Continuously review project's performance against pre-set objectives and milestones to ensure quality control throughout its life cycle while identifying and addressing key challenges/lessons learnt.
• Ensure effective operation of projects by facilitating flow of essential information and feedback among project stakeholders; regularly and effectively communicate project expectations and updates.
• Provide technical guidance on client assignments including preparation of reports and ensure projects are delivered according to client specification and within set timelines.
• Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility with the engagement team members.
• Facilitate project contracting with associates and coordinate tasks undertaken by sub-consultants.
• Ensure quality and internal risk management guidelines are observed during set up, execution and close out of projects.
• Work with colleagues in East Africa on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.
• Any other tasks that will be assigned to you

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, public policy, or a related field.
• Professional qualifications in ACCA, CFA, CPA are an added advantage.
• Minimum 4-7 years of experience in project finance, or transaction services role.
• Experience in financial and transaction advisory, including but not limited to financial due diligence, business valuation, restructuring, insolvency or M&A services.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• Demonstrated track record in undertaking buy side and vendor due diligence, business valuation, restructuring, insolvency and/or M&A projects.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering successful outcomes.
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office.
• An eye for detail.
• Team player with leadership capability.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.
• Multicultural skills to operate across diverse African jurisdictions.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Resilience, tenacity, and the ability to handle difficult client conversations.
• Ability to multitask, flexibility, open-mindedness, and quick decision-making skills.
• Unquestionable integrity.