Associate Director - Sale and Purchase Agreement ("SPA"), Transaction Services team in London

Our Transaction Services team collaborates with organisations of all shapes and sizes across a broad range of Mergers and Acquisitions activity. We are an integrated team of specialists helping clients focus on the key questions during the critical stages of planning and executing a deal, creating and enhancing value.

Here in the KPMG Transaction Services team, we have created an exciting and nurturing environment to bring out the best in our people who are looking to make an impact. Our extraordinary people help us to achieve our growth ambitions as the largest service line within Deal Advisory.

We are proud to have fostered a friendly, collaborative, and supportive culture where we encourage you to use your voice, have your own views, and contribute to the client’s agenda. We offer a flexible working environment, where we enable you to focus on your development and the development of others. We also have a unique go-to market proposition where the same team will advise clients throughout the entire deal cycle, both pre-deal and then supporting with either completion accounts mechanisms or leakage reviews as necessary.

We are recruiting Associate Directors to join our Sale and Purchase Agreement team to support the growth of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Team work: leading work streams on medium size engagements and being an instrumental team member on larger engagement of greater complexity in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• Providing price structuring advice and agreement vetting service on the Sale and Purchase Agreement, in particular completion accounts or locked box provisions, and any additional deferred consideration provisions.
• Providing vendor assist services, such as preparing Locked Box papers.
• Providing post-completion advice on the preparation or review of completion accounts and earn-out accounts, providing tactical advice on commercial negotiation and any disputes which may arise.
• Business development: building, commercialising and sustaining relationships with client management team members for the benefit of the Firm.
• Practice development: taking responsibility for several processes and initiatives that are key to scaling the business.
• Risk management: identifying and managing risks and ensuring the Firm's frameworks are implemented appropriately and effectively.
• People development: identifying team member development needs and accelerating development by establishing the appropriate plans and frameworks with particular emphasis on coaching and skills transfer.
• Personal development: participating in the career and skills development infrastructure provided by the Firm and acting as a role model with colleagues and clients by living the values of the Firm.

What will you need to do it?

• You must have experience of the transaction cycle/ transaction services and supporting Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Understanding of transactions and an awareness of price adjustment mechanisms, locked box arrangements and earn-out provisions.
• Experience of financial due diligence and/or financial audit.
• Strong academic background and ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Strong personal impact and self-awareness.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, generate insights and construct solutions.
• Evidence of working successfully with client teams.
• The ability to operate in high performing, multi-disciplinary teams.

To discuss this or wider Deal Advisory roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hub for this role is: London Canary Wharf.

How we work

At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally. ‘Our Deal’ sets out all the different ways you’ll be rewarded at KPMG. Among other things you can benefit from honest conversations about your career as well as a range of other rewards.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Our employees have many varied work schedules to suit their individual needs! Our intelligent working options range from role sharing and flexible start and finish times, to home working and more informal arrangements agreed within teams. We are proud of the value we place on individuality. We want you to bring your full self to work and maximise your potential.

Applying with a Disability

While some of our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, we are supportive where possible of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands.

Flexible Working

We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest.

A final word from us…

We’re looking for people to grow with us and are committed to helping everybody reach their destination, regardless of what that is.

Should you choose to join us, you can expect an attractive benefits package, which typically includes:

• Financial: A competitive salary, Pension options, Bonus scheme that reflects firm and individual performance, Rail and Oyster Card reimbursement, Staff discounts, Access to preferential banking.
• Lifestyle: 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days, plus an additional day of leave for your birthday, Competitive maternity and paternity leave, 6 days of work time each year for volunteering, Daily lunch allowance, Flextra – a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to choose benefits for you and your family.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, Personal accident insurance, Life assurance of 4 x salary with the option to increase this via flexible benefits scheme, Access to private, remote GP appointments anytime and anywhere via a smartphone, Online health risk questionnaire, BeWell employee assistance programme for confidential information, advice, or counselling for life’s daily challenges, Group Income Protection.

No matter what skills you bring to our team, you’ll be surrounded by spirited, naturally curious people. People who want to learn from you, and who’ll also teach you a thing or two along the way.

If this isn’t the role for you but you like what you see, keep in touch. There will be other opportunities to join us. For more details about a career at KPMG, visit: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk