Senior Consultant, M&A

Vacancy details

General information

Reference

2024-1033  

Position description

Job title

Senior Consultant, M&A

Function

Advisory - Senior Advisor

Roles & Responsibilities

About Us

 

At KPMG, you will join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: to turn insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

 

The M&A Advisory team aims at advising its clients on potential mergers, sales and acquisitions of companies. The team assists its clients throughout the various phases of a M&A transaction and intervenes as from the very early stages during which our client (can be a corporate or a private shareholder) contemplates about the strategic path forward, until the very last phase during which we assist in concluding and signing an agreement.

 

What will you do?

 

As a member of the M&A Deals Advisory team, you will be responsible for supporting business origination efforts, execute transactions and support our senior team members in further developing the M&A and corporate finance service offering of KPMG Belgium.

 

Key responsibilities can be summarized as follows:

  • Regarding transaction execution, you are expected to support key workstreams including a.o. preparing high-quality transaction documentation, due diligence coordination, financial modelling, in-depth financial and business plan analysis and valuation showing the required expertise in process management and across the entire transaction lifecycle;
  • Assist with preparing value-added pitch content and supporting the strategic dialogue with our clients. You are expected to help build sector knowledge, map the M&A market for various sectors, assist in identifying key targets and gather the necessary market intelligence;
  • In a nutshell you will need to have a strong desire to learn to support origination efforts in M&A;
  • You will be required to actively contribute to the development of more junior members of our M&A team helping them to achieve high quality standards in transaction origination and execution.

Your aspirations and initiative make KPMG better. Wherever you work, be recognized for the impact you make, the leadership you show, and the success you create with others. #makeyourmark

 

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Location

Zaventem HQ

Skills & Qualifications

  • Successfully obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or Engineering;
  • You have 3-5 years of transaction experience in Investment Banking and M&A at an international investment bank, M&A boutique or within a Big4 corporate finance team;
  • Experience with buy-side and sell-side M&A is required. Experience with equity and debt financing is considered a strong asset;
  • Strong financial modelling skills incl. technical knowledge with proven competencies in investigative analysis of the business and sectors, mastering valuation principles and techniques (knowledge of DCF, LBO, merger modelling, comparable companies, precedent transactions etc.);
  • Strong analytical skills including the ability to interpret data, generate insights , construct solutions and think out of the box;
  • Experience in preparing and maintaining industry/company presentations and benchmarking materials and other process documents;
  • Enjoy working in a project based working environment and have strong project management skills;
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills and able to perform consistently at a high level and at times under high pressure while adhering to strict deadlines;
  • Detail orientated and well organized with a strong work ethic, personal integrity, initiative and leadership qualities;
  • Open mind with the flexibility to manage teams in a fast-moving environment with changing client requirements;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Dutch.

We offer

As a certified Top Employer we offer:

  • An international corporate culture in which personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning are being fostered. 
  • A competitive and attractive compensation package and a great number of extra-legal advantages (Company car + fuel card, IPhone/IPad, group & hospitalization insurance, Allowances,…) which are customizable with our Reflex@KPMG plan;
  • Career development opportunities combined with trainings based on your personal needs and ambitions;
  • Flexible, hybrid work arrangements to enable working from wherever you are;
  • A team of passionate colleagues to reach higher goals and support eachother;
  • A buddy and performance manager to support and assist you through your first months at KPMG; 
  • Great teambuilding, sport & wellbeing initiatives through our Together@KPMG program;
  • An inclusive workspace that encourages diversity and pursues mutual respect for each other’s beliefs and backgrounds.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time/ Part time

Full-time

Position location

Job location

Europe, Belgium, Brussels Office - Zaventem HQ

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

3 to 5 years

Languages

  • Dutch (Very good knowledge)
  • English (Very good knowledge)