KPMG - Assistant Manager - Accounting Advisory Services - CA/CPA/ACCA

KPMG is a leading professional services firm comprising over 174,000 professionals who work together to deliver value in more than 155 countries through in-depth industry insights in Audit, Tax & Advisory. The firm recorded more than USD 24.4 billion in revenues in 2015.

- The position in discussion is with the Deal Advisory team at KPMG Global Services (KGS), which is KPMG's global delivery center and is an integral part of the firm's strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability, globally.

- KGS - Deal Advisory Group is a team of over 415 professionals based in Gurgaon.

- KGS DA has been providing solutions to KPMG member firms globally. 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.

Roles and responsibilities :

We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager in the Accounting Advisory Services team. Working as an Assistant Manager in this team, your responsibilities will include:

- Lead a team of consultants and associate consultants for executing projects on behalf of international KPMG teams and clients (- onshore teams- )

- To undertake smaller and medium sized assignments independently or assist in larger assignments reporting to a Manager or Senior Manager

- Establish strong professional relationships with onshore team members through weekly meetings and calls with onshore stakeholders

- Provide regular updates on work pipeline, discussions with onshore teams to the entire team

- Review the work performed by the subordinates and coach them

- To provide support/assistance for proposals/business development

- Provide technical and transaction-based accounting advisory support and research to international KPMG teams and clients, including implementation assistance with new accounting standards

- Assist with US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory filings for spin-offs, carve-outs, initial public offerings (IPO), debt offerings, and other acquisition filings for both domestic and cross-border transactions

- Provide conversion services to U.S. and foreign registered companies to / from U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

- Provide transaction oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, complex capital raising and financing structures, complex financial instruments, revenue recognition and leases.

- Prepare and present accounting whitepapers

Essential skills required :

Education / professional qualifications : CA / CPA / ACCA

Prior Experience :

The candidate must have 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably in a Big 4 Firm, must have done at-least 2-3 IFRS / USGAAP reporting engagements or Ind-AS conversion projects and must have good knowledge of IFRS / USGAAP

Project and Team management exposure :

- Prior experience in project scoping, effort estimate, project work planning, team handling, staffing, providing feedback, etc.

- Led a small team on projects and experience of handling direct reportees including their performance management

- Credible record of operating as an independent contributor and also working as part of a team during larger projects

- Evidence of managing client / stakeholder relationships, preferably in an off-shore / on-shore environment

Technical skills:

Prior experience of working on IFRS / USGAAP / Ind-AS either as an auditor or as an accountant / advisor

Behavioral / team skills

- Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations without compromising on quality and ethical standards and values

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Team player; self-driven and ability to work independently as well as able to motivate team members