Manager, Deal Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence - Media sector (London)

Job description

C Grade –Manager

Manager, Deal Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence - Media sector 

London
Advisory
The Strategy Group (part of the Deal Advisory Group)
Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

KPMG’s Strategy & Performance Transformation practice is looking for exceptional candidates for a Manager role.  The role will focus on Deal Strategy within the Media industry as part of the wider Telecommunications-Media-Technology sector, but with scope to work on the wider range of services including Growth Strategy, Deal Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation.

The Strategy & Performance Transformation team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team of over 150  practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business.

Responsibilities

To be an effective Manager within our Strategy & Performance Transformation applicants will be expected to:

• Act as a credible client liaison on KPMG engagements, often taking a “specialist” role with a view to develop long term client relationships; act as an 'ambassador' for the firm
• Design and run small- to mid-sized projects and / or larger more complex workstreams – extensive experience of deal-related projects will be critical, eg Commercial DD, M&A Strategy, Value creation etc
• Produce client-ready deliverables that exceed expectations and require minimal review
• Take initiative to develop creative and innovative solutions to complex problems and deliver these within the context of the team and client requirements
• Design and execute detailed financial / business models performing complex scenario and sensitivity analysis; also guide junior team members to reach right-first-time output
• Act as a coach and mentor to junior team members – on and outside of projects – ensuring that they learn on the job and progress in their careers
• Provide timely feedback and coaching to other team members
• Take pro-active role in thought leadership and knowledge management activities
• Support the practice by proactively getting involved in internal practice matters and business development initiatives, and taking responsibilities for these moving forward
• Be aware of and take suitable level of responsibility that the firm's risk management frameworks are adhered to

Key Competencies

At KPMG, we seek candidates who can thrive in our high-performance culture and can demonstrate the following behaviours:

Deliver Impact:

• Make sound decisions: Exercises sound business judgment when making decisions
• Foster innovation: Embraces a culture of innovation and experimentation to create value
• Apply a strategic perspective: Uses diverse sets of inputs to develop a broad perspective on business and people issues

Seek Growth:

• Take opportunities to learn and adapt: Uses insights and self-reflection to build capability and embrace new challenges
• Develop and motivate others: Engages teams, instils confidence, and coaches people to find meaning in their work and achieve exceptional results
• Build collaborative relationships: Establishes strong relationships internally and externally and builds wide and productive networks

Inspire Trust:

• Drive quality: Delivers high-quality products and exceptional service that provide value
• Act ethically and responsibly: Behaves ethically and encourages others to do the same
• Advocate for Equality: Creates opportunities to address inequity and enables all people to feel like they belong

Your Experience

Successful applicants will demonstrate the following:

Work Experience:

• More than 4 years’ experience working in a leading strategy consulting business, Big 4 firm or strategy / corporate development team in industry
• Strong foundational understanding of the value drivers across the Media sector
• Experience of leading workstreams and/or smaller projects: designing work plans, team structures and managing these to excellent client output and, where relevant, strong financial returns
  • This should include experience of recent M&A transactions, eg CDD, VDD, M&A Strategy or Value Creation projects in the Media sector
• Evidence involvement developing proposals, scopes and pricing for small and mid-sized consulting assignments
• Experience of holding supporting roles in business development activity, helping the team deliver client ready pitches and generating differentiated insights
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with team members and broader stakeholders
• Track record of building relationships with team members, wider colleagues and clients
• Examples of internal responsibilities on topics like team management, technical tool insight, liaison with service suppliers etc

Technical skills:

• Strong academic track record
• Evidence of strong problem-solving & analytical capabilities
• Structured thinking skills combined with creativity
• Ability to evaluate complex challenges and deliver insightful recommendations that can be practically executed
• Ability to review and assess large volumes of technical data and distil the key strategic insights
• Strong numerical capabilities combined with sound commercial acumen
• Ability to build complex financial models that support our recommendations to clients
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Other language skills would be a strong bonus

KPMG Overview:

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients’ and communities’ biggest problems. We’ve been doing this for more than 150 years.

We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work. A firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility – through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.