KPMG-UnitedKingdom Hiring for Associate Director – IAG – P&U – Finance Job at London, England Full Time

The Team

KPMG’s Infrastructure Group in the UK consists of c200 professionals and is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading independent financial and business advisers in infrastructure.

We provide in-depth advice on the strategic, financial, regulatory, and commercial issues driving investments in infrastructure across Transport, Power & Utilities, and Social Infrastructure in the UK and internationally. Our work includes market and policy design, economic analysis, deal structuring and execution, as well as strategic and transaction advice to enable private and public capital to fund infrastructure. We also work closely with other functions within KPMG to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, valuations, tax, accounting, and due diligence.

The utilities sector is a key business area for the Infrastructure Group and encompasses work for the large clients in the sector including all of the leading UK energy and water companies. We provide in depth strategic and technical advice on corporate finance issues, corporate financial management; regulatory finance, regulatory policy, business, and financial planning, as well as other issues affecting value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as one of the most innovative advisers influencing the future of the sector.

Our business is continuously expanding and we are looking for high quality candidates to support our Power & Utilities business with a particular focus on financial and economic analysis, including cost of capital estimation, financeability assessments, risk and scenario analysis, financial modelling, investment appraisal & valuation.

The Role

You would be joining the leading provider of corporate financial management consultancy services in the utilities sector.

While you will have specific responsibilities for contributing towards the team’s corporate financial management, capital structuring and ratings advisory business in utilities, there will also be opportunities to work in other sectors.

Working closely with the director for finance in the utilities sector, you will help lead and further develop the team, increasing our presence in the sector.

This will include identifying new opportunities, contributing towards winning work, and coaching junior members of staff.

You will build relationships with key clients across the sector, as well as with other advisers (e.g., legal and engineering).

The projects that you will advise on will be high profile and varied. These could include advising on financeability, risk analysis, financing strategy, financial modelling, debt and capital structures, ratings, hedging policies, major transactions and much more.

There is no ‘typical project’. You will need to apply a structured strategic approach to problem solving, drawing on established economic and corporate finance principles, while having the capacity to think creatively.

You will be leading the delivery of key projects. This will include delegating tasks to team members, constructing project plans, managing client interactions, tracking budgets, and complying with the company’s risk processes.

You will need to be comfortable managing, coaching, and mentoring junior staff on specific projects.

You will maintain a good technical understanding of the regulated sectors, including components of the regulated revenue, regulated asset base, cost of capital, financeability, as well as how regulatory mechanisms impact the actual financing of regulated businesses, their cash flows, financial profiles, value creation and capital structures.

The Person

Have significant experience in the regulated utilities sector, as a credit analyst (gained at a bank or a credit rating agency) or as an adviser specialising in capital structuring, regulatory, debt advisory or corporate finance.

Have a detailed knowledge of the current UK regulatory regimes and regulatory finance mechanics for utilities, their application and impact on notional and actual capital structures and business performance. Thorough knowledge of the real regulatory frameworks and how these generate value through both cash flows and regulated asset base.

Demonstrate strong understanding of capital structures, credit analysis, cash flows, financial profiles, and ratings in the regulated networks space, preferably with practical experience.

Educated to a degree level in a quantitative field such as Finance, Economics, Mathematics or similar will be preferred, although candidates with highly relevant, equivalent experience, will also be considered.

Be highly skilled in quantitative economic and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience leading projects with extensive financial modelling elements, and /or have detailed knowledge and experience of financial econometrics and statistics, ideally applied in the utilities sectors.

Provide compelling and well-thought-out solutions to complex economic and financial problems, being able to provide persuasive and self-assured responses in a credible manner

Bring excellent report writing, quantitative analysis (Stata or equivalent), Excel and PowerPoint skills

Be comfortable and experienced in an external facing role and in presenting to clients

Be an independent thinker with the ability to identify problems and contribute to the development of solutions, helping us to remain at the cutting edge of innovative thinking in the sector.

Relish the opportunity for interaction and dialogue with companies, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders, and with a host of functions across KPMG.

Have experience of managing medium size project teams, with a focus on mentoring and coaching junior staff (with or without a finance background).

Be a proven team player who can demonstrate a clear desire to manage teams, who can gain the trust and support of internal colleagues.

All UK staff who have not passed a Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved exam will be required to do so.

Why Deal Advisery at KPMG?

We partner with our clients to give them the confidence to make key decisions for their business. It’s all about blending our deep sector expertise with our execution skills. Whilst we operate within a robust framework, we’ll ensure you have the autonomy you need to shape the strategies behind our clients’ decisions and help influence their successes. We’re looking for people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative mentality. You’ll be keen to share ideas and build relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders alike. You’ll also welcome different perspectives and be happy to share your own. This is your opportunity to become one of our trusted advisers and to have the resources you need to achieve everything you want in your career.