Career Level Requirement

Early Career

If you are currently pursuing college coursework or have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in the past 12 months.

KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to one role for which they are qualified, that is of the greatest interest.

Start Season & Year: Winter 2024

Earliest Graduation Date: Dec 2022

Latest Graduation Date: Dec 2023

In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you are looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Valuation.

KPMG's valuation professionals provide clients robust and informed guidance on valuation matters across multiple sectors, deal stages and business needs. We determine fair (market) value of equity shares, assets or complex financial instruments for mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax and other regulatory standards. Our engagements include providing pre and post deal Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), Impairment Testing, employee or management incentive scheme valuations and recurring fund valuations. As a member of our diverse team, you will help high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, as well as informal mentoring. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center. There is nothing more important than investing in our culture because it's an investment in our people, our future, in who we are, and what we stand for.

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate to join our Economic and Valuation Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Use advanced financial engineering/numerical, mathematical, econometric and statistical techniques, including Monte Carlo simulation and lattice models, to perform and review valuations of complex financial instruments including contingent consideration, put/call deal structures, stock compensation, warrants, financial derivatives (equity, interest rate, commodity, CPI, credit), embedded derivatives, debt, loans, fixed interest securities, insurance contracts, convertible notes and other hybrid instruments
• Effectively present / document / support complex securities valuations to various stakeholders, including managers, clients, auditors and regulators
• Develop, document and enhance models to be used by the complex securities practice to perform valuations
• Understand, research and stay-current with authoritative guidance and industry best practices in the context of valuations for financial reporting, tax and litigation purposes
• Contribute to the training of team members and go-to-market initiatives of the complex securities valuation practice

Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months; an advanced (preferred) or Bachelors degree with a focus in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance, Computational Finance or equivalent from an accredited college or university
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
• Familiarity with stochastic models used to value complex financial instruments within a risk-neutral framework
• Familiarity with financial instruments including fixed income securities, interest rate and equity derivatives
• Experience with valuation software tools (Bloomberg, Fincad, Numerix, Matlab and Intex) preferred
• Programming skills (VBA, C++, R and Python), excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong technical aptitude, demonstrated quality service mindset, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future is preferred

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https://www.kpmg.us/work-for-kpmg/pay-transparency.html/?id=UTAEVSM-6
California Salary Range: $100000 - $100000

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