Economic Valuation Services - Valuation Associate (May 2025)

Your role

Responsibilities:

• Analyze competitive industry dynamics and financial condition of peer companies, evaluate business plans, adjust financial statements and build financial models including discounted cash flow analyses, capital asset pricing models, market multiples methods and replacement cost valuation approaches.
• Participate in due diligence activities on pending mergers and acquisitions transactions, public-company purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment measurement, international restructurings and private-company fairness opinions.
• Research, analyze and communicate the key qualitative factors and quantitative drivers of companies and industries.
• Analyze data and prepare documentation of analyses for financial reporting, tax and other business purposes using various data analysis and visualization tools, including Microsoft Excel, Access, Power BI, Alteryx and similar tools.
• Interview senior client management, identify and evaluate critical valuation-related inputs from a large quantity of diverse information and concisely document findings.
• Prepare proposals, executive presentations, memos and/or narrative valuation reports detailing their methodologies, inputs and assumptions; prepare valuation transfer pricing reports for closely held or publicly traded companies.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.

About you

Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: Bachelor and Master in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, or Mathematics, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data and Analytics is preferred.
• Knowledge of finance, financial statement analysis, quantitative and competitive analysis; building complex financial models and efficient manipulation of cumbersome data.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau, artificial intelligence (AI) and similar data analysis and visualization tools.
• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.
• 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 work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Medical and Dental Plans.
• Vision coverage, Disability and Life Insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• A robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health.
• Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year.

Training & development

At KPMG, you'll begin by participating in training designed to give you the foundation you need to grow, thrive, and succeed going forward. You can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

Career progression

As you continue your career journey at KPMG, you’ll discover the limitless training opportunities designed to help you develop a broad-based knowledge of technical issues and complementary leadership skills. All of the connections you've made as a student will ultimately lead to the potential of finding long-term career growth within the firm.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• kpmguscareers.com/early-career/program/#internship
• youtube.com/@KPMGUSA