Transaction Services (Integration & Separation - Japanese Office), Manager / Associate Director

Job Description

As the Japanese office of KPMG Global Strategy Group, you will support clients across the M&A lifecycle, with a particular focus on creating and protecting deal value through deliberate planning and execution of complex M&A integrations and separations across the deal lifecycle. You will work with corporate and private equity clients to develop and execute integration, separation and value creation initiatives, helping organizations realize deal value and achieve strategic objectives before, during and after transactions.

The role will also involve supporting cross-border projects and engagements requiring Japanese language capabilities, while working closely with KPMG teams across multiple geographies and industries.

The Role

• You will deliver high levels of client satisfaction throughout engagements, managing client interactions and updates, taking ownership of deliverables and outputs (including integration and separation strategies, designs and plans, synergy analyses and reviews, and due diligence reports), and leading project teams to support clients in executing M&A-related projects across multiple functions (including Finance, Technology, Supply Chain, Human Resources and PMO workstreams) and geographies.
• You will provide high-quality insights and recommendations to clients on deal strategy and execution.
• You will identify, articulate and assess sources of value and synergies, both verbally and visually, while helping clients evaluate key assumptions during the pre-signing process.
• You will identify potential issues that may impact project success and support clients in developing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• You will work collaboratively with wider KPMG service lines and geographies, including Deal Advisory, Strategy and other transaction-related teams, to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
• You will be responsible for performance management, coaching, mentoring and supporting team members to help them reach their full potential.
• You will contribute to practice development initiatives and support the continued growth of the business.
• You will prepare and deliver high-quality client presentations, reports and management materials, while maintaining regular communication with senior client stakeholders throughout the engagement.
• You will support cross-border engagements involving Japanese and non-Japanese stakeholders, leveraging Japanese language capabilities where required to facilitate discussions, analyses and project delivery.
• You will contribute to business development activities, including proposal support, thought leadership initiatives, client presentations and relationship-building activities. 

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Job Requirements

• An understanding of the market drivers, challenges and opportunities impacting our clients’ strategies and priorities.
• Demonstrable experience in M&A, restructuring and/or operational improvement within advisory, consulting or industry-based operational roles, with a strong understanding of the M&A lifecycle, ideally with minimum 5-8 years of relevant experiences.
• Experience of executing and/or overseeing key integration and separation activities such as project management office support, synergy evaluation, communications planning, operating model development, finance, technology and HR project planning and execution is preferred.
• Proficient in English (spoken and written) for effective business communication.
• Proficient in Japanese (spoken and written) to communicate with Japanese-speaking clients, stakeholders, or business counterparts where required.
• Good presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with senior management teams at client organisations.
• Willing to travel in support of business requirements, as needed.
• Experience in developing and delivering articulate client proposals and leading business development initiatives.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and project and time management skills.
• Self-motivated, well-organised with a positive attitude towards challenges.
• Enthusiasm and aptitude to forge strong relationships, lead a team, at times based across multiple geographies.
• Comfort in working in the high pressured, yet often ambiguous and flexible, conditions that characterise transactions.