Consultant Business Valuation

Job Description

#KGS

The position in discussion is with the Deal Advisory & Strategy team at KGS, which is KPMG’s global delivery center and an integral part of the firm’s strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability globally.

KGS’ Deal Advisory & Strategy group is a team of over 900 professionals based in Gurgaon and Bangalore.

KGS DA&S has been providing solutions to KPMG member firms globally. By leveraging insights and applying best practices, the team helps create customized approaches to M&A transactions. The team’s capabilities include Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Strategy, Business Modeling, Accounting Advisory Services, Deal Advisory Research and Benchmarking.

Responsibilities

We are recruiting for an Consultant in the Corporate Finance - Valuation team. In this role, your responsibilities will include:

— Identification of comparable companies and comparable transactions, and derivation of value ranges of the subject company

— Calculation of WACC, including extraction of the peer group beta, DIE, etc.

— Preparation of information request lists and question lists

— Setting up valuation models based on the business plans and inputs gathered / provided by the engagement team

— Performing financial and operational benchmarking

— Writing sections of valuation reports and memos

Qualifications

Mandatory Skills

— Qualifications: CA / CFA / MBA (Specialization in Finance & Investment Management)

— Total Experience: The candidate must have 2 to 4 years of working experience in either Corporate Finance or valuation roles

— Strong understanding of financial statements and financial ratios

— Good understanding of corporate finance principles and valuation techniques

— Working knowledge of MS Office (specifically, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint)

— Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

— Proficiency in using research databases such as Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, among others

Preferred Skills

— Personal drive and positive attitude to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations

— Effective written and verbal communication skills

— Good interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team