Tax Associate, State and Local Tax

About the Role

KPMG US is seeking a Tax Associate to join their State & Local Tax practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues (income/franchise, sales/use, excise and property tax) including compliance, consulting, planning, and controversies.
• Assist clients with business tax planning transactions and mergers and acquisitions, including identifying and developing state and local tax issues and savings opportunities arising from legal entity changes/transactions and in designing specific plans to help a business address its state and local tax matters.
• Research and draft state and local tax technical memoranda.
• Assist with M&A transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of equity interests (e.g., corporate stock, LLC membership interests, etc.) 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 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

• 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 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.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or have completed 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.
• 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: Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics preferred.