Tax Intern – State & Local Tax

Job Description

Tax Intern, Property Tax | KPMG Financial Reporting View (FRV)

The Tone:
This is an internship at KPMG, located in Houston, TX. KPMG Financial Reporting View (FRV) helps high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. This role is crucial for assisting clients with property tax issues and developing innovative tax solutions using cutting-edge technologies. You will become an integral part of a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success within a global tax firm.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary
• Location: In-person Houston, TX

• Team: State & Local Tax practice
• Mission: Assist multi-state companies with property tax issues, including compliance, consulting, planning, and controversies, to identify savings opportunities.
• Tech Stack: Artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook

What You’ll Actually Do
• Compliance: Assist multi-state companies with property tax issues, including compliance, planning, and controversies.
• Consulting: Support clients with business tax planning transactions and mergers and acquisitions, identifying property tax issues and savings opportunities.
• Research & Analysis: Research and draft property tax technical memoranda, analyze, prepare, and review tax workpapers, returns, and extensions.
• Client Relations: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and sustain excellent client relationships.
• Technology Integration: Build capabilities in key technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI for client service delivery.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, real estate, information technology, data and analytics, or engineering.
• Experience: Must have additional academic credits to complete after the internship. Demonstrated ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and MS Office Applications.
• Skills: Strong technical acumen, business acumen, critical thinking, agility, quality service mindset, excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills.
• Bonus: Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above; coursework or a minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics; preferred degrees and/or areas of study in Accounting or Finance and Taxation.