Manager - IT Due Diligence

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KPMG Global Services (KGS) was set up in India in 2008. It is a strategic global delivery organization, which works with more than 50 KPMG member firms to provide a progressive, scalable and customized approach to business requirements

The KGS journey has been one of consistent growth, with a current employee count of nearly 10,000 operating from four locations in India — Bengaluru, Gurugram, Kochi and Pune, providing a range of Advisory and Tax-related services to member firms within the KPMG network.

As part of KPMG in India, we were ranked among the top companies to work for in the country for four years in a row by LinkedIn, and recognized as one of the top three employers in the region for women, as well as for policies on Inclusion & Diversity by ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India).

Team Overview

The position in discussion is with Integration & Separation (I&S), Technology in M&A within the Deal Advisory group at KPMG Global Services (KGS), which is KPMG’s global delivery center and an integral part of the firm’s strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability globally.

1. KGS DA&S has been providing solutions to KPMG member firms globally. By leveraging insights and applying best practices, the team helps create customized approaches to M&A transactions. The team’s capabilities include Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Strategy, Business Modelling, Accounting Advisory Services, Deal Advisory Research and Benchmarking.
2. KPMG’s Integration & Separation team (ISA) advises clients on executing the operational integrations of acquisitions or joint ventures, and separations of businesses, in the case of divestitures or sale. I&S does this by taking an enterprise‑wide view of M&A deals, across all the functions, to deliver value to our clients. In addition, team is also involved in pre-deal Due Diligence on specific areas of business.
3. The Technology in M&A team is involved in pre-deal and post-deal execution work related to technology strategy, with focus on identifying potential risks, synergies and optimization of the IT function. The team works on a wide range of technology due diligence and operational integration activities which includes TSA development, Integration Readiness, Day 1 preparation and supporting the implementation of such plans.

We are recruiting for Manager in the Technology M&A team.

In this role, you will work on projects working closely alongside Dircetors of the team, who will provide guidance and insight into the deal environment, enabling you to build your transactions knowledge and further develop your technology skills base.

Your responsibilities will include leading small to medium sized engagements and being the day to day support on these engagements, which may include:

Due Diligence
• Analyzing target data to build up a view on the technology of the business including cost, products and systems, and IT contracts
• Condensing the data and explaining findings simply to other team members, highlighting the impact of technology on the business strategy, operations, and ultimately, deal valuation
• Developing an understanding of IT benchmark and qualitative information to provide insights to clients to describe a typical IT function
• Assisting in client communications, calls and meetings
• Contributing content for sections of IT reports/deliverables

Integration and Separation
• Understanding technology aspects of integration, separation (carve outs) and optimization initiatives (e.g. synergy analysis) including understanding the current IT landscape, supporting the development of target operating models, defining transitional service agreements, developing detailed plans, and supporting the implementation of such plans
• Supporting the IT workstream lead in integrations and separations within a larger team of Integration & Separation colleagues to fulfil their workstream objectives
• Supporting key client workshops and meetings
• Supporting the Identification or review of client synergies for IT within a larger team

Wider responsibilities
• Interacting with senior client stakeholders as well as internal stakeholders (KPMG Partners and Directors)
• When you are not working on a project, you will provide support to senior colleagues in a number of different aspects such as preparation of proposal materials and the development of team propositions and initiatives

Mandatory Skills
• MBA / Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college/university preferably with major in Technology
• 7 to 11 years of technology consulting experience focused on the deal advisory integration and separation processes
• Experience in implementing Information Technology processes, technologies, best practices, and frameworks, including:
◦ Application Support & Maintenance
◦ Network & Data Center Operations Management
◦ Security
◦ Cloud-based Deployment Models (e.g., Infrastructure-as-a- Service)
◦ Infrastructure Optimization (e.g., consolidation, rationalization, cost savings)
• Knowledge about enterprise business applications (e.g. ERP, CRM)
• Experience in assisting with technology assessment/diligence

Preferred Skills
• A good understanding of M&A environment
• IT specialization such as: IT strategy, applications, infrastructure, architecture, cyber security
• Experience in facilitating client meetings, workshops and interviews
• High quality outputs on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge or experience on Visio, Power BI, SmartSheet would also be beneficial
• Project management experience and track record of successful delivery of projects
• Comfort with ambiguity, fluid consulting situations and a highly pressured environment as characteristic of transactions
• Ability to work well under pressure, learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations
• Ability to travel at a moderate level

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