Tax Associate

Job Description

Tax Associate, Business Tax Services | KPMG US

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at KPMG US, located in various offices across the country. KPMG is recognized as one of the top tax firms globally, offering a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that supports your professional growth. The firm utilizes its extensive network of specialists and Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge and advanced technologies converge to create effective tax solutions. This position is vital to a diverse team that guides high-profile clients through complex business opportunities and challenges, allowing you to develop your career through varied engagements, structured training, and informal mentorship.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Multiple Locations
• Pay: California Salary Range: $80000–$100000 yearly (Other ranges available via link)
• Team: Part of a multi-disciplinary team; supervises shared services team members and interns
• Mission: To assist clients with their tax planning, compliance, and consulting needs by applying technical expertise and leveraging emerging technologies.
• Tech Stack: Artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Support: Assist clients with their tax planning, compliance, and consulting needs.
• Team Oversight: Supervise and allocate the work of shared services team members and interns.
• Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare and/or review tax provisions for financial statements, including coordination and collaboration with the audit team.
• Tax Document Management: Analyze, prepare, and review tax workpapers and returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
• Regulatory Response: Research and draft technical memoranda for compliance and consulting projects, and respond to inquiries from the IRS and other taxing authorities.
• Technology Development: Build capabilities in key technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI to enhance client service delivery.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed in the past 12 months a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in business, 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 for CPA licensure in the principal place of business, with academic credits completed prior to the start date.
• Experience: Not explicitly stated in years, but an early career role focused on academic achievement and professional development post-graduation.
• Skills: Strong technical acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive strategic outcomes. Quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, and ability to learn and navigate technologies like AI, Alteryx, Power BI, and MS Office Applications. Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills.
• Bonus: Preferred degrees and/or areas of study include Accounting and Taxation. Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above. Coursework or a minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics is preferred. Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed.