Tax Intern, Indirect Tax Technology

About the Role

KPMG is seeking a Tax Intern to join its State & Local Tax practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist clients with gathering and documenting business and system requirements.
• Analyze complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.
• Communicate to clients in a timely and effective manner.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address business or systems issues.
• Develop necessary process documents, data intake forms, tools, and work plans for each project.
• Understand business rules and requirements and apply knowledge to client applications and deliverables.
• 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

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a Bachelors and/or Masters in Business, Accounting, Systems, or an equivalent program.
• Upon completion of this internship, candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics is preferred.
• Strong technical awareness and basic knowledge of global indirect tax issues.
• Strong technical, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills.
• Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach, in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook), and 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 for this position 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, at times with relatively short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelors and/or Masters in Business, Accounting, Systems, or an equivalent program.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Strong technical awareness and basic knowledge of global indirect tax issues.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications.
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills.