KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our[1] State & Local Tax practice.
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 that arise 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
* Supervising the work of shared services team members and interns
* Analyze, prepare and review tax workpapers and returns, estimated payments and extensions
* Assist in handling notices including coordination of shared resources
* Utilize new technologies and tools used in client service delivery and participate in technology development initiatives, including bot development and use of Alteryx and other data enablement tools
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and sustain excellent client relationships
* Stay current on state and local tax legislative, judicial and administrative developments
Qualifications:
* 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 Masters degree in accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, engineering (financial, industrial or systems) or related fields from an accredited college or university
* Preferred: Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation
* Must have or be pursuing the state-specific education requirements to be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the principal place of business for this position; a short-term plan for completion of such educational requirements following the start date for this position is required, with completion of such educational requirements prior to the start date for this position preferred
* Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
* Strong tax research skills
* Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
* Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; 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