Assistant Manager - Deal Advisory

Position:
Assistant Manager – Infrastructure Advisory

Our Infrastructure advisory practice deals with complex procurement advisory cases and has deep expertise in major public infrastructure sectors. We add value by supporting clients in structuring successful projects that can reach financial close, and we lead various sectors in the Kuwait market. As trusted advisors, we provide expert guidance on complex matters ranging from strategy formulation through transaction implementation across the full project lifecycle of PPP and lead financial advisory.

You will assume an active role on the below.

As an Assistant Manager, you will have a significant team management role in delivering on mandates. The practice focuses on key closely-related service offerings:

• Infrastructure planning and transaction strategy - Helping clients determine various infrastructure and transaction scenarios (PPP, JV, outsource, long-term contracts) to best deliver value and service
• (Lead) Financial advisory - Evaluating financing needs, structures and sources or directly assisting in the raising of capital
• Procurement - Transaction advisory - Assisting clients in developing and evaluating options related to long-term performance-based contracts. These contracts can run into multiple billion-dollar commitments
• Project risk advisory - Assisting clients understand and quantify the various risks associated with a large project, including market, construction, procurement, labour and currency
• Contract implementation support - Supporting the successful implementation and delivery of infrastructure projects during or after the financial closing

• Identify issues and form hypotheses and solutions in a structured approach
• Preparing and analyzing financial statements, conducting complex analysis on Excel, and developing financial models
• Extracting meaningful insights, making recommendations, and delivering clear and comprehensive feasibility studies, business cases, and strategic business cases
• Assuming responsibility of deliverables and collaborating with team members to deliver solutions
• Leading content development for deliverable(s), including preparing business proposals and presentations

• Work closely with other Managers, Directors and Partners
• Train junior staff and contribute to the overall skills enhancement and experience of the sector to build and develop a high-quality team
• Manage clients proactively, making client service a main priority and culture of the practice

• Supporting business development in both public and private sector markets
• Actively participating in the responding to Requests for Proposal for advisory mandates on infrastructure
• Supporting positioning the team and KPMG’s profile in the marketplace and develop business through industry involvement, contribution to internal and external publications, and presentation at conferences and industry events

• Previous experience advising on infrastructure projects (public or private sector) will be required
• Experience in financial, commercial and/or strategic advice including procurement options assessment, financial modelling, and analysis, preparation of commercial principles and input to contract documentation, development of market engagement/tender strategies and tender documentation, bid evaluation and negotiation advice.
• Comfortable working within a project team environment, producing high-quality deliverables, managing and motivating teams
• Ability to contribute to business development

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or other respective fields with proven analytical direction, from a reputable university
• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance or other related fields, from a distinguished institute

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is mandatory, fluency in Arabic would be a strong plus (although not mandatory)
• Minimum of 5-6 years’ specialized (post-bachelors) experience in financial analysis and structuring of infrastructure transactions and project financing in the…