Tax Associate, State and Local Tax

About the Role

KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join their State & Local Tax practice. This role is for Summer/Fall 2027, with multiple locations available.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues, including compliance, consulting, planning, and controversies. This covers income/franchise, sales/use, excise, and property tax.
• Support clients with business tax planning transactions and mergers and acquisitions. This includes identifying and developing state and local tax issues and savings opportunities arising from legal entity changes and transactions, and designing plans to address state and local tax matters.
• Research and draft state and local tax technical memoranda.
• Assist with Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of equity interests (e.g., corporate stock, LLC membership interests) and/or business assets.
• Supervise the work of shared services team members and interns.
• Assist in handling notices, including coordinating 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 that enable tax professionals 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

• Artificial intelligence (AI)
• Alteryx
• Power BI
• MS Office Applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have obtained by the start date, or 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 an 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 the 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.
• Strong tax research skills.
• Strong in technical, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills.
• Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and collaborative leadership approach in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, ability to learn and navigate technologies such as AI, Alteryx, and Power BI, MS Office Applications, 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 the position.
• Must be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using personal transportation (vehicle or public transport).
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, sometimes with short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

California Salary Range: $76,000 - $100,000