Consultant - IT Due Diligence(M&A)

Job details
•Proposed designation: Consultant

•Role type: Individual contributor

•Reporting to: Manager

•Geo to be supported: US

•Work timings: Normal Shift

Roles & responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include supporting the Tech M&A Managers and Senior Managers with 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.

Educational qualifications
•MBA / bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college/university preferably with major in Technology
Work experience
•2-5 years of total work experience

Knowledge/certification in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service management and service support processes, and CMM SEI and/or CoBiT standards
•Knowledge about enterprise business applications (e.g.ERP,CRM)
•Experience in assisting with technology assessment/diligence
 

Preferred technical & functional skills
•A good understanding of, or preferably a background in, an M&Aenvironment
•IT specialization such as: IT strategy, applications, infrastructure, architecture, cyber security
•Experience in facilitating client meetings, workshops and interviews
•Project management experience and track record of successful delivery of projects

Other information
•Interview process: 3-4 lineinterviews
•Does the job role involve travelling: No