Tax Associate, Global Executive & Private Client Group

About the Role

KPMG is seeking a Tax Associate for its Global Executive & Private Client Group practice in Tax. You will support a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients in analyzing tax implications of working internationally and filing income tax returns in multiple jurisdictions, including preparing Federal and State(s) individual income tax returns.
• Analyze and utilize foreign tax credits between countries and tax treaties.
• Identify opportunities for global tax planning to minimize overall tax costs.
• Assist corporations with setting up operations in new countries and ensuring compliance with applicable tax and social tax requirements for both corporations and individual executives.
• Help clients determine compensation packages for executives on international assignments.
• Assist with setting up and supporting global payroll processes, including determining amounts for executives in multiple locations while ensuring compliance with respective country laws.
• Provide global coordination and support to KPMG's corporate clients for all aspects of running a global mobility program, including implementing processes and technologies for managing their global workforce efficiently.
• Assist Senior Associates and Managers with engagement administration and scoping efforts.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to analyze basic tax and accounting information.
• Strong technical acumen, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills.
• Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset.
• Strong technical aptitude.
• Ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to apply emerging technologies to enhance tax processes and insights.
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills.
• Feedback oriented and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office.
• Ability to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation.
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice.
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future is preferred.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or have obtained by the start date: Bachelor's and/or Master's degree with a concentration in Tax, Accounting, International Business, Human Resources, Finance, or an equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Bilingual in English and Japanese with the ability to use both language skills in a business environment is a plus.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics is preferred.