Consultant China Desk - Deal Advisory
Take the next step into your future and join the Deal Advisory team. Our experts in the Zurich-based Strategy Group advise renowned companies, most of them active in diversified industrials, including the automatic, pharmaceutical, hospitality, consumer goods, and financial services industries. The Strategy Group bundles KPMG’s strategic competence for national and international clients, having started out in transaction-related management consulting. You are curious, fast learning, committed, enjoy an international environment and thrive in team situations? Join a growing team where your personality is valued!
Location: Zurich
Start date: By arrangement
Responsibilities & Profile
Your responsibilities
- Deal strategy: advisory services for clients with investment activities in Chinese and European market when implementing transaction and growth strategies including corporate strategy update, joint venture and change management, with the focus on the hospitality client sector: food and beverage, hotel/real estate, tourism, airline, sport, and any other related field
- Deal initialization: target sourcing, portfolio assessment, acquisition screening, and exit strategy; industrial and market analysis from the investors perspective
- Transaction services: financial due diligence and vendor due diligence; developing transaction structure and pro-forma business plans/valuation
- Post-transaction advisory: post-mergers integration (PMI), project management office (PMO), carve-out/split off and change management
- Asset management: enterprise portfolio analysis to identify levers for optimization; business planning and post-investment management to enable the asset value added from the management and the operation, with the focus on the hospitality investment (hotel/real estate)
- Cost strategy: implementation of strategic cost optimization programs and prepare business plans
- Business development: support in strategy update and pipelines establishment for KPMG China Desk; foresee and review of all China and Europe related business opportunities and mandates
- Primary contact for Chinese investors, clients and business partners
Your profile
- Recognized university/applied sciences degree (Swiss or equivalent) in business management, economics, hospitality management or any related field. Knowledge of mergers & acquisitions, project management and/or asset management is preferred
- Experience/Business engagement with Chinese key accounts and/or investment activities in Chinese and European service industry is preferred
- Familiar with industrial analysis and market research methodologies. Good knowledge in Chinese and European consumer market is an advantage
- Knowledge in corporate finance and valuation methodologies; comfortable working with numbers, metrics and spreadsheets
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with a high degree of mental flexibility, being able to manage operational, managerial and financial topics in focus industries for Chinese investors (hospitality industries, consumer goods, etc.)
- Ability to identify opportunities for growth and subsequently take a leadership role in exploring new ideas
- Cross-cultural strategic thinking with good understanding of Chinese and European business mindset; advanced communication and interpersonal skills
- Good China/Switzerland private/professional network highly preferred
- Fluent in Mandarin and English
- Excellent skills in MS-Office and Outlook; willingness to travel
Benefits
- Targeted career development and internal and external attractive training and further education options
- Possibilities for global and Switzerland-wide mobility across all sectors and locations
- 25-30 days of leave, option for paid overtime (with the exception of management staff); management staff receive an additional 4 to 6 days of leave
- Maternity leave of 16 weeks, paternity leave of 5 days and free advice from the external family service
Ancillary benefits may apply to certain positions (e.g. fixed-contract positions).
KPMG as an employer
Your future team
At KPMG, the possibilities are as manifold as the people who work here! This is why the employees of our international network can count on receiving continuous training and a value-based corporate culture. KPMG is a great advocate for career development, always keeping in mind the person’s needs and potential.
About KPMG
KPMG is one of the leading financial audit and advisory services firms in the world. Its international network makes it possible for KPMG to offer clients clear and consistent solutions locally thanks to cross-border know-how. KPMG Switzerland advises both internationally active firms and regionally active SMEs. In addition to quality and industry knowledge, one thing is key for us: client proximity. Together with our clients and organised around their needs, we develop tailor-made solutions in the audit, tax and advisory fields, within the framework of the rules of independence.
Contact person
Nina Künzli
Human Resources
+41 58 249 28 55
kpmg.ch/careers
To apply for this vacancy, please provide your cover letter, CV and all relevant certificates. We look forward to receiving your application.