Manager, Accounting Advisory Services

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KPMG’s Accounting Advisory Services (AAS) in Vancouver is currently looking for a Manager to join its expanding team. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about leading and delivering exceptional service to clients facing financial reporting challenges arising from transactions and other business changes, as well as changes in accounting standards and regulatory developments. Join a winning team!

This is an excellent opportunity to grow your career by servicing some of the most dynamic clients in the market. This role provides ongoing advancement opportunities.

Our accounting advisory teams use technical and pragmatic accounting, financial reporting and project management skills in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment to help clients take on a wide variety of accounting and financial reporting challenges, including in technical areas such as framework conversions, business combinations and divestitures, financial instruments, consolidations, and more in both IFRS and US GAAP, necessitating basic Canadian and US securities requirements, and a general understanding of finance and business operational process/systems and controls.

What you will do

As a manager, you will support the leadership group responsible for leading KPMG’s accounting advisory client relationships and engagements. Clients will look to you to add value to their business throughout the accounting advisory engagement, through your own insights as well as providing access for your client to the rest of KPMG. More specifically you will:

• Lead and support accounting advisory projects, including assisting clients with evaluating the requirements of accounting, reporting and disclosure standards, preparing or reviewing supporting analyses, including drafting reports and presentations, and analyzing differences between different accounting frameworks.
• Advise clients on accounting implications of mergers and acquisitions, framework conversion, new standards or public offering/listing.
• Develop fit-for-purpose solutions through obtaining understanding of clients’ preferences and constraints.
• Assist clients in operationalizing financial reporting and regulatory reporting requirements/needs.
• Work collaboratively with broader KPMG advisory teams including deal advisory, valuations, risk consulting and finance transformation, in support of your clients’ goals.
• Lead and nurture client relationships throughout and in between engagements.
• Remain current on applicable and evolving financial reporting standards and securities and regulatory requirements and developing accounting/business issues.

What you bring to the role

You will bring the following experience to the role:

• Canadian CPA designation or international equivalent, along with a post-secondary degree and
• 4+ years of professional work experience including experience in Big 4 accounting firms or equivalent
• Knowledge in relevant accounting topics under IFRS and US GAAP including business combinations, consolidation and equity method, financial instruments including debt vs equity, disclosures, revenue, leases, share-based compensation, and common IFRS and US GAAP differences.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities and proven technical capabilities through researching and analyzing accounting standards.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to ‘uncomplicate the complicated’ by expressing ideas clearly, convincingly and concisely through oral presentations and written reports to both external and internal stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to deliver assignments on time, as well as manage competing demands, without sacrificing attention to detail.
• Versatility and adaptability to a dynamic and often fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of typical technologies, including Excel capabilities such as macros and pivot tables.
• Developing experience with emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and ESG.
• Roles may also require the ability and willingness to travel, within Canada and the U.S., as well as internationally (when legally permissible)

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information

In British Columbia, the expected base salary range for this position is$83,500 to $138,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

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Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

AI Usage

We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.

We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.

As a manager, you will support the leadership group responsible for leading KPMG’s accounting advisory client relationships and engagements. Clients will look to you to add value to their business throughout the accounting advisory engagement, through your own insights as well as providing access for your client to the rest of KPMG. More specifically you will:

• Lead and support accounting advisory projects, including assisting clients with evaluating the requirements of accounting, reporting and disclosure standards, preparing or reviewing supporting analyses, including drafting reports and presentations, and analyzing differences between different accounting frameworks.
• Advise clients on accounting implications of mergers and acquisitions, framework conversion, new standards or public offering/listing.
• Develop fit-for-purpose solutions through obtaining understanding of clients’ preferences and constraints.
• Assist clients in operationalizing financial reporting and regulatory reporting requirements/needs.
• Work collaboratively with broader KPMG advisory teams including deal advisory, valuations, risk consulting and finance transformation, in support of your clients’ goals.
• Lead and nurture client relationships throughout and in between engagements.
• Remain current on applicable and evolving financial reporting standards and securities and regulatory requirements and developing accounting/business issues.

You will bring the following experience to the role:

• Canadian CPA designation or international equivalent, along with a post-secondary degree and
• 4+ years of professional work experience including experience in Big 4 accounting firms or equivalent
• Knowledge in relevant accounting topics under IFRS and US GAAP including business combinations, consolidation and equity method, financial instruments including debt vs equity, disclosures, revenue, leases, share-based compensation, and common IFRS and US GAAP differences.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities and proven technical capabilities through researching and analyzing accounting standards.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to ‘uncomplicate the complicated’ by expressing ideas clearly, convincingly and concisely through oral presentations and written reports to both external and internal stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to deliver assignments on time, as well as manage competing demands, without sacrificing attention to detail.
• Versatility and adaptability to a dynamic and often fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of typical technologies, including Excel capabilities such as macros and pivot tables.
• Developing experience with emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and ESG.
• Roles may also require the ability and willingness to travel, within Canada and the U.S., as well as internationally (when legally permissible)

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information

In British Columbia, the expected base salary range for this position is$83,500 to $138,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills, & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best