Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - KPMG-UnitedKingdom

KPMG-UnitedKingdom

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The Team

KPMG's Infrastructure Group in the UK consists of c150 professionals and is widely recognised as one of the world's leading independent business, financial and regulatory advisers in infrastructure.

The group has won many awards, including Financial Advisor of the Year (Infrastructure Journal) for several years.

The group has locations in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester, but is organised on a national basis, operating under a single national cost centre.

We provide in-depth advice on strategic, financial, regulatory and commercial issues driving investments in infrastructure across Transport, Power & Utilities, and Social Infrastructure in the UK and globally.

Our work includes market and policy design, economic and regulatory analysis, deal structuring and execution, as well as strategic and transaction advice to enable private and public capital to fund infrastructure.

We work closely with other functions within KPMG to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, valuations, tax, accounting, and due diligence.

The utilities sector is the largest business area for the Infrastructure Group and encompasses work for large clients in the sector, including all of the leading UK energy and water companies as well as some of the largest utilities in Europe and beyond.

We provide in-depth strategic and technical advice on corporate finance and corporate financial management, regulatory finance, regulatory policy, business and financial planning, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as other drivers affecting value.

Our work combines elements of policy, finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing, supporting regulatory regimes and maximising shareholder value.

We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as market leaders influencing the future of the utilities sector.

The Role

Building relationships with clients and developing wider networks with clients and other advisors
Running coverage of clients, supporting our reputation as a leading advisor in the utilities sector
Developing market intelligence and sector knowledge
Maintaining a good understanding of regulatory finance issues in the regulated sectors e.g. on setting the cost of capital or assessing financeability, as well as how regulatory mechanisms interact with or impact the actual financing of regulated businesses
Proactive business development to identify new opportunities
Leading the development of proposals and supporting pitching for new business with ideas
Managing delivery of several medium to large size engagements on a day to day basis
Ensuring quality of economic and financial analysis as well as written and verbal advice
Being responsible for the quality of deliverables produced for clients
Providing effective management, coaching and mentoring of junior staff on specific engagements
Managing junior members of the team and as part of the wider business
Developing the team, inspiring and empowering team members
Ensuring compliance procedures are adhered to
Recognising and addressing potential risks

The Person

Have significant experience in the utilities sector, as a regulatory policy maker (gained at a regulatory office or industry) or as a consultant specialising in regulatory or corporate finance
Provide compelling and wellthought out solutions to complex economic and financial problems, being able to provide persuasive and selfassured 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
Demonstrable credentials of leading the delivery activities on major consulting projects
Be highly motivated and ambitious, willing to take advantages of the opportunities this position offers
Understand the wider UK utilities sector, its structure, composition, stakeholders and relevant policy debates
Language skills and experience in other markets outside the UK are a bonus
All UK staff who have not passed a Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved exam will be required to do so.