Tax Associate, Global Executive & Private Client Group

About the Role

At KPMG, you can 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. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center. KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate for our Global Executive & Private Client Group practice in Tax.

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, analyzing and utilizing foreign tax credits between countries and tax treaties, and looking for opportunities to use global tax planning opportunities to minimize overall tax costs.
• Assist corporations with setting up operations in new countries and help to ensure the applicable tax rules are satisfied and the corporations and individual executives are in compliance with the applicable tax and social tax requirements.
• Help clients to determine the compensation packages that could be provided to executives working on an international assignment; assist with setting up and supporting their global payroll process including determining amounts that could be provided to executives in multiple locations while ensuring compliance with the applicable countries laws in the respective locations.
• Provide global coordination/support to KPMG's corporate clients with all aspects of running a global mobility program including implementing processes and technologies related to efficiently managing their global workforce.
• 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, Power BI, and more.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: Bachelors and/or Master's with concentration in Tax, Accounting, International Business, Human Resources, Finance, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Bilingual in English and Japanese with ability to use both Japanese and English language skills in a business environment a plus.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics preferred.
• Able to analyze basic tax and accounting information.
• 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 and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public 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.