KPMG - Assistant Manager/Manager - Accounting Advisory Services Team

We are recruiting for Assistant Manager and Manager in the Accounting Advisory Services team in Deal Advisory practice at KPMG Global Services.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Managing a team of staff to execute on client engagements and US practice development initiatives related to technical accounting and transaction advisory. This will include: Working directly with the onshore engagement team on a daily basis to deliver work to onshore clients;

- Managing a team of staff to support the engagement delivery and managing staffing resource decisions as required for the engagement

- Reviewing staff work and providing feedback and training as required

- Acting as a performance manager for the staff and being involved in the career development of the staff

- Training the staff on various US GAAP/IFRS/SEC Reporting guidance

- Delivering on a range of technical accounting and transaction advisory engagements. This will include:

- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert on technical accounting matters (US GAAP/IFRS).

- Providing accounting advisory support and research to clients, including implementation assistance with new accounting standards

- Assisting with 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

- Providing conversion services to U.S. and foreign registered companies that need a change in their financial reporting to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

- Providing transaction oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, complex capital raising and financing structures, financial instruments, revenue recognition, and provide fresh-start accounting support to clients upon emergence from bankruptcy

- Coordinating with on-shore technical accounting teams to understand their accounting issue(s) and provide research assistance on an as-needed basis on U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting pronouncements.

- Authoring on an as-needed basis white-papers, position papers, etc., on technical accounting matters for which research was performed. To research and author proactively, accounting white papers, position papers, etc. relating to current and anticipated industry/economic developments in such a way that these can then be used to pitch to potential clients for firm services.

- Supporting onshore business development related to areas such as proposals for new business, US GAAP/IFRS convergence, new accounting pronouncements and other regulatory changes which impact accounting decisions

Take an active role in building and developing the AAS practice at KGS. This will include:

- Acting as a member of the AAS management team at KGS and making decisions on a range of practice operations and development initiatives, including staff training, performance management, and business development.

- Taking an active role in developing the skill sets and competencies of the staff members

- Building relationships with the onshore teams in order to drive hours offshore.