Junior Risk Manager Jobs in Calgary, AB (NOW HIRING)

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In every economic environment, there are opportunities to create, enhance, and preserve value. Our Deal Advisory professionals help buyers, sellers, private equity investors, governments, and lenders in developing and executing on their value strategies.

By their nature, major transactions such as Merger & Acquisition (M&A) deals have more risk and reward than day-to-day business activity. It is important for our clients to understand the risks and rewards as well as possible by taking advice from experienced advisers — people who have done it before and know what to look for.

We offer our clients start-to-finish support in the acquisition process, including input on strategy, early identification of risk areas, coordination and execution of due diligence investigations (financial and commercial) and input and advice on contract terms geared to reduce risks. We also get involved in assisting our clients with a host of services surrounding closing the transaction and post-deal integration.

Our Deal Advisory team includes the following service lines: Transaction Services, Valuations, Corporate Finance, Restructuring & Turnaround, and Infrastructure Advisory.

Our clients are typically in this region are typically private corporates, private equity funds, as well as large public companies. Our people are motivated self-starters with expertise in finance, valuation, tax, accounting and financial reporting. Our network is global.

KPMG's Deal Advisory practice is continuing to grow and we are currently looking for professionals in our Calgary office at the Manager level.

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 cycle. As Manager, Transaction Services, you will:

• Co-coordinate financial due diligence and provide M&A transaction support and advisory services to our clients.
• Interpret and analyze information memoranda, business plans, publicly available information on the target business
• Review and analyze historical trading, quality of earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt, capital expenditure, forecasts and underlying assumptions
• Review the adequacy of financing structure including review of agreements and consideration of limits, terms and covenants
• Evaluate potential synergies and post-merger integration considerations
• Report potential key issues for our clients including identification of risk or price factors impacting investment decisions
• Review sale and purchase agreements and financial models to reflect findings of the due diligence process
• Develop, train and coach junior team members through challenging and meaningful opportunities
• Deliver exceptional client service by maximizing results and driving high performance from people, while also fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• Influence clients, teams and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships as a representative of KPMG Deal Advisory
• Understand key objectives for clients and KPMG, and align people to them to set appropriate priorities and direction

• Must have a professional designation (CPA, CA); having begun the CBV or CFA is an asset.
• 1+ years of transactional services experience and 3+ years of total experience of accounting and/or finance experience in a consulting and/or corporate environment including:
  • Financial due diligence or M&A analysis and report writing experience
  • Ability to identify issues and factors impacting valuations
  • Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP (IFRS, APSE and US GAAP experience)
    
• Professional report writing and presentation skills to assist in preparing reports and pitch documents e.g. proposals and presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of project management and manage engagement teams and client deliverables, applying your professional and technical skills on a wide variety of transactions.
• Experience with project problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team leadership.
• Corporate Development, financial modelling and analytics experience an asset
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required

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• Must have a professional designation (CPA, CA); having begun the CBV or CFA is an asset.
• 1+ years of transactional services experience and 3+ years of total experience of accounting and/or finance experience in a consulting and/or corporate environment including:
  • Financial due diligence or M&A analysis and report writing experience
  • Ability to identify issues and factors impacting valuations
  • Financial statement interpretation and analysis, including an understanding of the application of and compliance with GAAP (IFRS, APSE and US GAAP experience)
    
• Professional report writing and presentation skills to assist in preparing reports and pitch documents e.g. proposals and presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of project management and manage engagement teams and client deliverables, applying your professional and technical skills on a wide variety of transactions.
• Experience with project problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team leadership.
• Corporate Development, financial modelling and analytics experience an asset
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required

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