Associate Consultant IT Due Diligence

About the Role

This position is with the Integration & Separation (I&S) Technology in M&A team within the Deal Advisory group at KPMG Global Services (KGS). KGS is KPMG's global delivery center and an integral part of the firm’s strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability globally. The Technology in M&A team is involved in pre-deal and post-deal execution work related to technology strategy, focusing on identifying potential risks, synergies, and optimization of the IT function. The team works on a wide range of technology due diligence and operational integration activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting Tech M&A Managers and Senior Managers with small to medium sized engagements and providing day-to-day support.

Due Diligence

• Analyzing target data to assess the technology of the business, including cost, products, systems, and IT contracts.
• Condensing data and explaining findings simply to highlight the impact of technology on business strategy, operations, and deal valuation.
• Developing an understanding of IT benchmarks and qualitative information to provide client insights on typical IT functions.
• Assisting in client communications, calls, and meetings.
• Contributing content for sections of IT reports and deliverables.

Integration and Separation

• Understanding technology aspects of integration, separation (carve-outs), and optimization initiatives (e.g., synergy analysis).
• Supporting the development of target operating models, defining transitional service agreements, and developing detailed plans.
• Supporting the IT workstream lead in integrations and separations within a larger team.
• Supporting key client workshops and meetings.
• Supporting the identification or review of client synergies for IT.

Wider Responsibilities

• Interacting with senior client stakeholders and internal stakeholders (KPMG Partners and Directors).
• Preparing proposal materials and developing team propositions and initiatives.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Mandatory Skills:

• MBA / Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college/university, preferably with a major in Technology.

• 1 to 3 years of technology consulting experience focused on the deal advisory integration and separation processes.

• Experience in implementing Information Technology processes, technologies, best practices, and frameworks, including:

• Application Support & Maintenance

• Network & Data Center Operations Management

• Security

• Cloud-based Deployment Models (e.g., Infrastructure-as-a-Service)

• Infrastructure Optimization (e.g., consolidation, rationalization, cost savings)

• Knowledge about enterprise business applications (e.g., ERP, CRM).

• Experience in assisting with technology assessment/diligence.

• Preferred Skills:

• A good understanding of the M&A environment.

• IT specialization such as: IT strategy, applications, infrastructure, architecture, cyber security.

• Experience in facilitating client meetings, workshops, and interviews.

• High-quality outputs on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

• Knowledge or experience on Visio, Power BI, SmartSheet would also be beneficial.

• Project management experience and a track record of successful project delivery.

• Comfort with ambiguity, fluid consulting situations, and a highly pressured environment as characteristic of transactions.

• Ability to work well under pressure, learn quickly, and leverage skills in new situations.

• Ability to travel at a moderate level.