**Business Title:** Associate, Economic Valuation Services - Valuation | Short Hills Fall 2023
**Requisition Number:** 92456 - 59
**Function:** Tax Services
**Area of Interest:** Campus
**State:** NJ
**City:** Short Hills
**Description:**
At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top professional services firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists & enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.
KPMG is currently seeking an Associate to join our Economic & Valuation Services (EVS) (https://tax.kpmg.us/services/economic-valuation-services.html) practice.
Responsibilities:
+ Analyze competitive industry dynamics and financial condition of peer companies, evaluate business plans, adjust financial statements and build financial models including discounted cash flow analyses, capital asset pricing model, market multiples methods and replacement cost valuation approaches
+ Participate in due diligence activities on pending mergers and acquisitions transactions, public-company purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment measurement, international restructurings and private-company fairness opinions
+ Research, analyze and communicate the key qualitative factors and quantitative drivers of companies and industries
+ Analyze data and prepare documentation of analyses for financial reporting, tax and other business purposes using various data analysis and visualization tools, including Microsoft Excel, Access, Power BI, Alteryx and similar tools
+ Interview senior client management, identify and evaluate critical valuation related inputs from large quantity of diverse information and concisely document findings
+ Prepare proposals, executive presentations, memos and/or narrative valuation reports detailing our methodologies, inputs and assumptions; prepare valuation transfer pricing reports for closely held or publicly traded companies
Qualifications:
+ Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months; Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, or Mathematics or related field from an accredited college or university
+ Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
+ Coursework or minor in Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data and Analytics is preferred
+ Knowledge of finance, financial statement analysis, quantitative and competitive analysis; building complex financial models and efficient manipulation of cumbersome data
+ Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau and similar data analysis and visualization tools
+ Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work
+ Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
+ Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future is preferred
KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The attached link ( https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2018/09/eeo.pdf) contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.
KPMG does not currently require partners or employees to be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 in order to go to KPMG offices, client sites or KPMG events, except when mandated by federal, state or local law. In some circumstances, clients also may require proof of vaccination or testing (e.g., to go to the client site).
**GL:** 6
**GF:** 15312
