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About the Role

Our Transaction Services team collaborates with organisations of all sizes on Mergers and Acquisitions activity, helping clients navigate critical stages of deal planning and execution to create and enhance value. We are seeking Associate Directors to join our Sale and Purchase Agreement team to support business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead work streams on medium-sized engagements and be an instrumental team member on larger, complex engagements in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• Provide price structuring advice and agreement vetting services on Sale and Purchase Agreements, focusing on completion accounts, locked box provisions, and deferred consideration.
• Offer vendor assist services, including the preparation of Locked Box papers.
• Provide post-completion advice on the preparation or review of completion accounts and earn-out accounts, offering tactical advice on commercial negotiation and dispute resolution.
• Develop, commercialise, and sustain relationships with client management teams for the benefit of the Firm.
• Take responsibility for key processes and initiatives essential for business scaling.
• Identify and manage risks, ensuring the Firm's frameworks are implemented effectively.
• Identify team member development needs and accelerate development through appropriate plans and frameworks, with an emphasis on coaching and skills transfer.
• Participate in the Firm's career and skills development infrastructure, acting as a role model by embodying the Firm's values.

Requirements

• Experience of the transaction cycle/transaction services and supporting Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Understanding of transactions and awareness of price adjustment mechanisms, locked box arrangements, and earn-out provisions.
• Experience in financial due diligence and/or financial audit.
• Strong academic background and ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Strong personal impact and self-awareness.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data, generate insights, and construct solutions.
• Evidence of successful collaboration with client teams.
• Ability to operate in high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

• Sale and Purchase Agreement expertise
• Completion accounts
• Locked box provisions
• Earn-out provisions
• Vendor assist
• Financial due diligence
• Financial audit
• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork
• Risk management
• People development
• Coaching
• Skills transfer

Location

• London Canary Wharf

Work Type

• Flexible working

Experience Level

• Associate Director

Education Level

• ACA qualified or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Pension options
• Bonus scheme
• Rail and Oyster Card reimbursement
• Staff discounts
• Access to preferential banking
• 25 days holiday
• Option to buy up to an extra 10 days holiday
• Additional day of leave for birthday
• Competitive maternity and paternity leave
• 6 days of work time each year for volunteering
• Daily lunch allowance
• Flextra – a flexible benefits scheme (travel insurance, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, discounted gym memberships)
• Private medical insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Life assurance of 4 x salary (option to increase)
• Access to private, remote GP appointments
• Online health risk questionnaire
• BeWell employee assistance programme
• Group Income Protection

About the Company

• KPMG's Transaction Services team is an integrated group of specialists assisting clients with Mergers and Acquisitions.
• We foster a friendly, collaborative, and supportive culture that encourages individual voices and contributions.
• We offer a flexible working environment focused on professional development.
• Our unique go-to market proposition ensures the same team advises clients throughout the entire deal cycle.
• We are committed to helping everyone reach their destination and grow with us.
• We value individuality and strive for a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background.
• We welcome applications from individuals who have taken a career break with previous relevant experience.

Equal Opportunity

• We are proud of the value we place on individuality.
• We want you to bring your full self to work and maximise your potential.
• KPMG is a place where everyone can thrive, whatever their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
• We also value the wealth of experience and knowledge that people who have taken a career break can bring to us, so the role welcomes applications for individuals who have been out of work for 12 months or more and who have previous relevant experience.
• We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest.
• Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.