Tax Associate, State and Local Tax

About the Role

KPMG US is seeking a Tax Associate to join their State & Local Tax practice. This role offers an opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the top tax firms in the world, working with a collaborative, future-forward culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues including compliance, consulting, planning, and controversies.
• Support clients with business tax planning transactions and mergers and acquisitions, identifying and developing state and local tax issues and savings opportunities.
• Research and draft state and local tax technical memoranda.
• Assist with M&A transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of equity interests and/or business assets.
• Supervise the work of shared services team members and interns; assist in handling notices, including coordination of shared resources.
• Analyze, prepare, and review tax workpapers and returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
• Stay current on state and local tax legislative, judicial, and administrative developments.
• Build capabilities in key technologies for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and sustain excellent client relationships.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• State and Local Tax Issues: income/franchise, sales/use, excise and property tax.
• Technology Skills: artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook).
• Soft Skills: Strong tax research skills, technical aptitude, business acumen, critical thinking, agility, professional demeanor, collaborative leadership approach, quality service mindset, excellent communication, time management, feedback orientation, resourceful.
• Logistics: Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office and be able 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.
• Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date, or have completed within the past 12 months, a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in:
• Accounting
• Finance
• Taxation
• Mathematics
• Economics
• Information Technology
• Data and Analytics
• Engineering (financial, industrial or systems)
• or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred Degrees/Areas of Study: Accounting and Taxation.
• Must be pursuing the state-specific education requirements to be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the principal place of business for this position, with completion of required academic credits prior to the start date.
• Preferred GPA: 3.0 or above.
• Preferred Coursework/Minor: Information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics.