Manager or Senior Manager, Financial Services Valuation

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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 a Manager or Senior Manager, Financial Services Valuation to join our practice.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver valuation services related to a variety of financial assets and liabilities in the financial services industry (including banking, specialty lending, insurance, fintech, Insurtech, and asset management) including individual loans and portfolios of commercial real estate (CRE) loans, residential mortgages, commercial & industrial (C&I) loans, construction loans, auto loans, other consumer loans, specialty finance products, and more
• Perform and/or review detailed cash flow modeling for mortgage and other loan portfolios, incorporating key credit loss, prepayment, and discount rate assumptions; analyze and interpret large, complex loan-level datasets (e.g., loan tapes, servicing and performance data) and translate findings into valuation inputs and conclusions
• Design the scope of work for engagements, oversee day to day project activities, assume responsibility for quality control and accuracy of client deliverables, and effectively manage risk associated with engagements
• Support fair value measurements of loan portfolios for financial reporting, transaction support (buy side/sell side), portfolio acquisitions/sales, and other strategic and risk management purposes
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (e.g., accounting advisory, modeling, credit risk, transaction advisory, audit) to deliver integrated solutions to clients in financial services industries
• Build, maintain, and enhance client relationships across financial services sectors; perform review of third party appraisals for audit support and other purposes; assist in business development efforts; collaborate with other KPMG practices to build cross functional relationships and integrated solutions
• Supervise, mentor, and develop staff; provide timely and effective performance feedback and on the job training

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Manager

• Manage risk and financial performance of engagements, including scoping, pricing, budgeting, billing, and collections
• Team with other professionals, both externally and within KPMG, to identify new marketplace opportunities and grow the KPMG EVS practice
• Play a key role in practice management initiatives, including methodology development, innovation, quality control, and training on credit and loan portfolio valuation topics

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience in financial advisory and valuation within a business, valuation firm, or valuation practice of an audit, tax, and advisory firm, with a strong finance and/or accounting background
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in accounting, finance, economics, business, or a related quantitative field
• Progress towards completion of the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) credential; any individual who does not show progress towards completion of ABV when their employment commences has one year from their date of hire to obtain approved designation/credentials for the hiring practice/service line (your recruiter can provide you with the approved list)
• Meaningful, hands-on experience in the financial services industry (e.g., banking, insurance, fintech, specialty lending, Insurtech, asset management), with a focus on…