Intern, Economic and Valuation Services
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About KPMG:
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax, and advisory services. They are known for their strong team culture, commitment to employee development, and focus on providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. KPMG emphasizes the importance of ongoing learning and career growth, offering a variety of opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Description: Economic and Valuation Services Internship
KPMG is seeking an intern to join their Economic and Valuation Services practice. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in the field of valuation and contribute to high-profile client projects.
Key Responsibilities:
• Analyze competitive industry dynamics and financial condition of peer companies.
• Evaluate business plans, adjust financial statements, and build financial models including discounted cash flow analyses, capital asset pricing model, market multiples methods, and replacement cost valuation approaches.
• Participate in due diligence activities for mergers and acquisitions transactions, public-company purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment measurement, international restructurings, and private-company fairness opinions.
• Research, analyze, and communicate the key qualitative and quantitative factors influencing companies and industries.
• Analyze data and prepare documentation for financial reporting, tax, and other business purposes using data analysis and visualization tools like MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power BI, Alteryx, and similar tools.
• Prepare proposals, executive presentations, memos, and/or narrative valuation reports outlining methodologies, inputs, and assumptions.
• Develop skills in key technologies used by tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.
Qualifications:
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, Mathematics, or an equivalent program.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or a minor in Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Data and Analytics is preferred.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset and knowledge of finance, financial statement analysis, quantitative and competitive analysis, building complex financial models, and efficient data manipulation.
• Strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau, artificial intelligence (AI), and similar data analysis and visualization tools.
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills.
• A flexible and adaptable team player with the ability to deliver high-quality work.
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office location and be able to travel to work using personal transportation or public transportation.
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, sometimes with short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employment-based visa sponsorship.
