Tax Associate, International Tax

About the Role

At KPMG, become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the top tax firms in the world. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists and enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our International Tax practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Team with colleagues to advise multinational enterprises on tax matters relating to cross-border transactions and other business decisions, such as where to operate, how to optimize global supply chains, and how to access and mobilize capital to fund global operations.
• Provide tax structuring advice to asset management and strategic corporate clients that engage in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and initial public offerings in the context of cross-border transactions; support clients with internal restructuring transactions.
• Learn about changes in tax law and advise clients regarding their impact on their business; provide recommendations to address potential risks or realize opportunities.
• Prepare international tax elements of the tax provision calculation for clients’ financial statements and international tax elements of U.S. federal income tax returns for clients.
• Assist KPMG audit teams with their audit of financial statements, including consideration of tax implications arising from global operations and transactions.
• Prepare deliverables such as tax calculations (or models), slide decks, memorandums, or emails with coaching and direction provided by other engagement team members.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed a Bachelors and/or Masters 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, with completion of required academic credits prior to the start date for this position.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics preferred.
• Interest and exposure to a broad range of U.S. international and domestic tax law provisions.
• Strong in 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, and 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.
• 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.

Tech Stack

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