3 jobs in KPMG East Africa
Transfer Pricing Associate – Tax
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KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office, providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
Position Summary
We are currently looking for an Associate in our Tax & Regulatory Services Unit to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team applying industry knowledge and experience to documenting transfer pricing policies, providing advisory services to clients. This will include but not limited to assisting in research, documentation, conducting benchmarking studies and assisting in transfer pricing audits within the firm and across the network.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Support the process for the functional analysis, industry research and benchmarking studies and to apply information to assess client's position and develop effective transfer pricing approaches accordingly.
- Prepare concise and fully formatted documents and memos using appropriate business and technical language.
- Conduct analysis with applicable research databases, Transfer Pricing resources, general internet resources to collect and interpret relevant research and comparable data.
- Manage client portfolio in the area of transfer pricing. You shall be responsible for all Transfer Pricing assignments and ensure they are finished with high quality and timely manner.
- Work with managers, peers, and partners on the delivery of transfer pricing solutions to local and multinational clients across industries within the region and globally.
- Support the team and adopt the firm's overall process for the preparation of transfer pricing policy, compliance documentation and planning reports.
- Be involved in transfer pricing advisory projects and related tasks as and when required.
- Build strong external and internal relations with clients, networks, teams and across other service lines.
Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:
- Business related Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
- Must have a minimum of 2 -3 years of working experience.
- Experience in international tax specifically transfer pricing documentation.
- Knowledge of transfer pricing regulations and international transfer pricing guidance and standards.
- Professional qualifications e.g., ACCA, CPA are highly desirable.
- Any professional qualification in Taxation from an accredited college/university will be an added advantage.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access along with experience performing internet research.
Personal attributes:
- Excellent advisory and compliance skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the ability to articulate complex information.
- Ability to build positive relationships with team members and clients.
- Ability to handle simultaneously multiple engagements and client service teams.
- Flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Willingness to work under supervision and learn new skills quickly.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Good knowledge of Tax laws, rules and regulations.
- Working knowledge of accounting information systems and Tax tools.
- Comfort interacting with C-level professionals.
We offer:
- An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
- Continuous learning and development.
- Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
- Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
- Opportunity for international travel.
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity,
please use the link below to apply:
Transfer Pricing Associate – Tax – Candidate's Summary.
Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to quoting 'T
ransfer Pricing Associate - Tax
'.
This role will be shortlisted on a rolling basis.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Financial Risk Management Lead
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KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.
The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
Key roles and responsibilities
Manage Engagements.
- Supporting with the organization and execution of multiple financial risk management engagements (including projects relating to regulatory, credit risk management / modelling, market risk / valuations, etc.).
- Supporting with other strategic engagements to assist clients with enhancing their financial risk management capabilities.
- Developing a client account plan and engaging with a vast client-base within the financial services industry, including banks, development finance institutions, micro-lenders and retailers.
Business Development.
- Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients
- Contribute to proposal development efforts
- Manage engagement risk and project budget
- Report to Africa USAID account lead partner on key performance metrics – Pipeline & assignments
Team Development.
- Support the development of strong delivery teams, from recruitment, mentoring, on the job development and retention
- Day-to-day management of staff to deliver on assignments and project, as well as perform administrate task over the team management (such as planning, operational matters and budgeting)
- Mentor /coach senior staff with career growth.
Personal Development.
- Involvement in community and office initiatives
- Contribute to thought leadership via at least three activities e.g. articles and speaking at events
- National / local training instructor
- Ensure continuous learning through compliance to 40 Continuous Professional Development (CPA) hours
Risk Management
Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.
Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.
Lead- Financial Risk Management
Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:
- Must have a Master's degree in accounting, business, actuarial science, or related relevant degree course
- Must have a minimum 10 years of experience in a quantitative credit risk-based role.
- FRM (GARP) is an added advantage
- Coding experience is an added advantage.
Technical competencies & Personal attributes:
- Relevant experience within a quantitative credit risk-based role would be desired.
- Well versed in contemporary mathematical / statistical techniques and practices in financial risk management areas (e.g. credit risk modelling, etc.).
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, with the ability to proactively engage and consult with others across all levels.
- Must demonstrate strategic insights on client management and engagements.
- Experience of leading teams, coaching and mentoring staff.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Drive market opportunities and engage with clients.
- Strong business writing, report writing, presentation and research skills.
- A high aptitude for learning new approaches and innovation.
- Proven experience in formulating business strategy and growth.
- Diligent and committed to excellence.
- Excellent coordination and planning skills.
- Resilience and Tenacity: must be able to always sustain motivation and commitment and can contain and absorb stressful moments and issues.
- Willingness to travel within and outside the region on a need basis.
We offer:
- An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
- Continuous learning and development.
- Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
- Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
- Opportunity for international travel.
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity,
please use the link below to apply:
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Financial Risk Management Lead – Candidate's Summary. Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to quoting '
Financial Risk Management Lead'.
This position shall be shortlisted on a rolling basis.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Infrastructure Advisory – Senior Associate
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KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.
Position Summary
Demand for infrastructure is rising with the accelerating pace of globalization and urbanization. The infrastructure gap in Africa constrains economic growth and leaves the most vulnerable without access to basic services.
The firms' vision for the sector is an African continent where the right infrastructure projects are sustainably implemented to connect the region, build prosperity, reduce poverty and enable a better future for all. The Pan-Africa Infrastructure Advisory team's mission is to dominate the African infrastructure sector as the Clear Choice to governments, development partners, financiers and developers through building an unparalleled local track record as the trusted advisory firm that tangibly contributes to closing the infrastructure gap.
In line with this vision and mission, the Africa Infrastructure & Transport Advisory team supports clients in addressing this gap by delivering end-to-end advisory services across the infrastructure asset lifecycle, from early-stage strategy and project preparation through to financing, delivery, secondary markets assistance and long-term asset management.
KPMG's Infrastructure Advisory practice wishes to recruit a Senior Associate who has demonstrable experience across all stages of infrastructure project development; including strategy, procurement, financing, and implementation for a diverse range of public, private, and development-sector clients.
Key roles and responsibilities
Support the delivery of advisory engagements across all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle from strategy, development, delivery to secondary markets investments advisory.
Lead the development of financial feasibility, business case (e.g., the Five Case Model, economic and financial cost-benefit analysis), commercial model study, regulatory and market analysis using international best-practice frameworks.
Prepare and review comprehensive financial models to inform investment decisions, assess project viability, and support deal structuring, capital raising and project development.
Provide strategic, commercial, financial, and technical input on project structuring, procurement processes, risk allocation, payment mechanisms, and financing strategies.
Draft client-ready reports, proposals, memoranda, presentations, and other technical deliverables.
Conduct market and sector research, stakeholder consultations, and benchmarking to guide project planning and decision-making.
Support the preparation of client presentations, EOIs, concept notes, proposals and other business development materials to secure new mandates.
Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders including government agencies, development finance institutions, project sponsors, investors, legal and technical advisers.
Contribute to mentoring and developing associates and analysts and supporting thought leadership efforts.
Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.
Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:
A Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, public policy, or a related field.
Professional qualifications in ACCA, CFA, CPA are an added advantage.
Minimum 4-7 years of experience in infrastructure advisory, project finance, PPPs, or transaction services.
Experience in financial and transaction advisory, including but not limited to financial modelling, business case development, and project structuring.
Exposure to infrastructure deals in the African context and/or emerging markets.
Technical competencies & Personal attributes:
Passion for Africa's development and commitment to improving infrastructure outcomes.
Good communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering successful outcomes.
IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office.
An eye for detail.
Team player with leadership capability.
Excellent coordination and planning skills.
Multicultural skills to operate across diverse African jurisdictions.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Resilience, tenacity, and the ability to handle difficult client conversations.
Ability to multitask, flexibility, open-mindedness, and quick decision-making skills.
Unquestionable integrity.
We offer:
An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
Continuous learning and development.
Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
Opportunity for international travel.
Thrive with us and #Come as you areIf your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity,
please use the link below to apply:
Infrastructure Advisory Senior Associate – Candidate's Summary.
Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to quoting
'Infrastructure Advisory Senior Associate- Deal Advisory' by 12 September 2025.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.