Manager Valuations
Job Location: Manama, Bahrain
Company Industry: Management Consulting; Business Consultancy Services
Company Type: Employer (Private Sector)
Employment Type: Full Time Employee
Job Description
KPMG in Bahrain employs over 350 professionals and partners. We provide our clients with a suite of locally supported Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We recruit the best and brightest from around the world and currently have a workforce representing over 20 countries across our teams. We also pride ourselves in our capabilities to attract, nurture, and empower talent from our communities locally.
KPMG’s Audit and Advisory practice is one of the largest businesses worldwide and the major growth area for our organization. Our services are focused on the Finance Function and we work with clients in identifying and tackling their challenges in Growth, Governance, and Performance. This role requires the support of audit teams to review investment valuations, purchase price allocations on acquisitions, and goodwill impairment tests. Our Advisory teams also support businesses as they restructure and expand, whether organically or by acquisition.
Your responsibilities:
Lead and contribute to complex project management and program management initiatives.
The person should primarily be required to review the valuations of investments, which may be private equity or real estate, and assist audit teams to conclude on these valuations. The person should know various methodologies permitted for valuations as per IFRS and its impact on financial reporting.
Working in our multi-disciplined teams, you will apply your talents to various complex, demanding, and high-profile transactions from acquisitions and mergers to flotations and buy-outs.
Identification of key issues and carrying out the relevant financial analysis
To undertake smaller assignments or assist in larger assignments reporting to a Director or Partner, with their limited supervision
Preparation of good reports for documentation in the audit file, including review of sections compiled by other team members on the job
Management of and contribution to the development of junior staff, including timely and objective feedback on every job
Establishing credibility with clients/targets as a representative of KPMG
Maintaining business contacts at middle/senior levels (i.e. it is our expectation that managers will make a positive commitment to maintaining contact with people they meet on transactions, who may become important providers of work in the future)
To actively participate in compiling proposals/business development activities
To contribute to the effective working of the team and the development of team morale
Ensure that risk documentation is completed for all jobs on a timely basis as per the applicable T&R technical/risk management policies
To contribute to practice development initiatives, if possible, sales, people, solution development, etc.
Skills
Qualified CA, CFA, ACCA (ideally first attempt)
Have 5-7 years of experience in Transaction Services or a similar environment (Audit and accounting firms)
Strong analytical, research, and organizational skills, issue identification/prioritization/ resolution and report writing skills.
Ability to execute project plans, manage multiple tasks, prioritize workloads, and manage individual/team budgets
Why joining KPMG is beneficial for you:
It is more than a career opportunity! It is a chance to join a high-performing team that delivers a broad range of solutions to clients, across different industries.
We’re fully committed to developing a lifelong learning culture.
We recognize potential, nurture talent, and reward high performance.
We offer tax-free income.
If this is your first international assignment, no need to worry! We will support you with the transition and relocation to make sure that it is as smooth and hassle-free as possible, through the following:
Immigration and Visa support
Hotel Accommodation
Cash Advances
Annual Tickets
Relocation Allowance
Preferred Candidate:
Years of Experience: 4 – 8 years
Degree: Bachelor’s degree / higher diploma
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