Manager - Deal Execution - Integration & Separation

Manager – Deal Execution – Integration & Separation – KPMG – Deal Advisory – 106025

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The KPMG Deal Advisory function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the Country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world\’s largest and most respected consultancies. We\’ve supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We\’ve proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

Within the Deals function we are a team full of subject matter experts, but that’s not all. We are responsible for providing best in class support on everything from developing acquisition strategy and raising funds, through to making the deal and integrating the acquisition.

Why Join KPMG as a Manager – Deal Execution – Integration & Separation?

KPMG\’s Deal Execution Advisory Team is a growing and dynamic team. We work with both vendors and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, exits and joint ventures, both pre and post-deal.

The team offers four key proposition areas:

Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity to the Buyer with value preserved and business continuity in place from Day 1, including supporting the definition and implementation of transitional service agreements.

Integration: Pre and post deal integration design, planning and implementation to integrate the target business into the Buyer’s organisation whilst mitigating risk and enhancing value.

Synergies: Understanding the potential benefits and costs generated through a proposed transaction, and the associated plans, interdependencies, risks and issues for the delivery of base and stretch case targets.

Joint Ventures: Helping respective partners ensure the key value considerations are identified and prioritised early and delivered through the associated business plan, leveraging each party’s specific contribution and capabilities and managing broader stakeholder relationships.

What will you be doing?

• Build strong, trusted advisor relationships with client counterparts. Establish role as day to day / key client contact on engagements

• Take day-to-day responsibility for smaller projects and manage significant elements of larger engagements

• Demonstrate deep expertise and an ability to generate insights in a chosen sector

• Co-ordinate the preparation of deliverables that span multiple workstreams. Develop the answers and challenges to the likely questions and responses of the client

• Contribute to thought leadership and knowledge management activities

• Build and maintain a strong Strategy Group and internal KPMG network

• Handle ambiguity and changing client demands effectively

• Ensure the firm\’s risk management frameworks are adhered to

• Provide timely feedback and coaching to other team members

• Identify, design and lead critical practice development initiatives, coordinating other members of the team

• Producing initial and final draft updates, outputs and deliverables to required timescale and ahead of Partner/Director (P&D) review

• Supporting client interactions and updates around the deliverables and outputs of a Deal Execution engagement

• Understanding of the operations of a business across key functional areas, and of the interdependencies between organisations and the transaction workstreams.

• Project managing small and medium engagement programmes or several different workstreams on more complex projects

• Closely working with project team leadership to support development of engagement strategy, budget, delivery plan etc.

• Supporting any wider KPMG teams on an engagement in accordance with scope agreed with the respective Director/Partner

Stakeholder interaction & Challenges

• Demonstrate credibility and experience to advise and deliver on complex Deal Execution deals (involving teams from Deal Execution, DA and the wider firm)

• Acts as Engagement Manager for small and medium Deal Execution projects (where appropriate)

• Acts as key point of contact for the client across specific engagement areas

• Proactively understands client expectations and how the KPMG team can add value

• Manages stakeholders (internal and external) to minimise reputation risk on live engagements

• Takes full ownership for delivering high quality client deliverables and provides day-to-day coaching for the team on the ground to ensure quality standards are maintained

• Identify opportunities to employ Deal Execution and DA technology on their projects, to reduce cost and improve client delivery where appropriate

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:

• Applies commercial mind-set to support fulfilment of pricing and engagement profitability, using professional judgement to protect the reputation of the firm

• Proactively delivers Client independence (Sentinel), Client and Engagement acceptance activities (MSD), to manage the Firm\’s risk

• Support raising of timely invoices

• Proactively manages WIP and Provisioning in capacity as engagement manager

• Consults proactively and appropriately with engagement team leadership in relation to engagement risk management (escalating items to the Risk register as necessary)

• Actively coaches and oversees junior engagement team members on engagement risk activities

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At KPMG, we seek candidates who can thrive in our high-performance culture and can demonstrate the following behaviours:

Deliver Impact:

• Make sound decisions: Exercises sound business judgment when making decisions

• Foster innovation: Embraces a culture of innovation and experimentation to create value

• Apply a strategic perspective: Uses diverse sets of inputs to develop a broad perspective on business and people issues

Inspire Trust:

• Drive quality: Delivers high-quality products and exceptional service that provide value

• Act ethically and responsibly: Behaves ethically and encourages others to do the same

• Advocate for Equality: Creates opportunities to address inequity and enables all people to feel like they belong

What will you need to do it?

• Demonstratable experience working in a leading strategy house, Big 4 firm, public sector organisation or strategy / development team in industry

• Strong understanding of the value drivers.

• Ability to manage small- / medium-sized teams or significant parts of complex projects or programmes.

• Experience of developing and preparing business development pitches.

• Ability to work effectively, influence and challenge senior people (client and internal) while working on a project or business development initiative.

• Demonstrate curiosity and innovation, striving for continuous improvement, exercising professional judgement, and making a positive and lasting impact.

Desirable:

• Be comfortable working in high pressured, ambiguous and flexible conditions that characterise transactions

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate personal impact, flexibility, drive and commitment

• Professional qualifications welcome

• Possess a genuine interest in building and commercialising relationships having the ability to interact with our clients on a consultative manner as a trusted advisor

• Other language skills would be a strong bonus

Key Skills:

• Strong academic track record

• Evidence of strong problem-solving & analytical capabilities

• Structured thinking skills combined with creativity

• Ability to talk credibly with client counterparts on the key issues and strategic considerations facing the industry

• Ability to evaluate complex challenges and deliver insightful recommendations that can be practically executed

• Ability review and assess large volumes of technical data and distil the key strategic insights

• Strong numerical capabilities combined with sound financial and commercial acumen

• Ability to build complex financial models that support our recommendations to clients

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Report writing

• An understanding of the market drivers, challenges and opportunities impacting our client’s strategies and priorities, enabling them to position solutions and ideas which take these into account

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to Managers – Deal Execution – Integration & Separation in the London area as this is where the team is based.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Deal Advisory we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:

• Deal Advisory at KPMG: https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/services/deal-advisory.html

• ESG at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/our-esg-journey/

• About our firm: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/about-our-firm/

• KPMG Culture. Being Inclusive: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/

• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

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