Tax Intern
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Job Description
About KPMG:
KPMG is one of the world’s top tax firms, boasting a dynamic team and a collaborative, forward-thinking culture that prioritizes employee success. They offer access to an extensive network of specialists and Ignition Centers, where industry expertise meets cutting-edge technology to develop innovative tax solutions. The firm works with high-profile clients on complex business challenges, emphasizing a diverse team environment. KPMG invests heavily in its culture through multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring, believing this investment is crucial to its people, future, and overall values.
Job Description: Tax Intern
KPMG is seeking a Tax Intern to join its Tax practice. The role involves a wide range of responsibilities:
• Tax Compliance, Advisory, and Planning: Performing tax-related tasks for diverse clients across various industries, encompassing multistate and multinational enterprises (partnerships, corporations, and S-corporations). This includes compliance work, advisory services, and strategic tax planning.
• Data Analytics: Participation in data analytics assignments using KPMG’s proprietary technology. This includes creating tax return work papers and tax returns, and coordinating with offshore resources.
• Tax Due Diligence: Identifying tax exposures and opportunities for clients through due diligence processes.
• State and Local Tax (SALT): Assisting multi-state companies with SALT issues, including compliance, advisory, planning, and dispute resolution.
• Multinational Tax Advisory: Advising multinational enterprises on:
• Business Decisions: Location and operational strategies, entity selection, supply chain optimization, and capital access and mobilization for global operations.
• Tax Planning Decisions: Anticipating and understanding short- and long-term tax implications, considering multinational tax risk profiles, global effective tax rates, and cash flow management.
• Teamwork and Client Relations: Working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams on assignments and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Technology Proficiency: Developing skills in key technologies utilized in tax service delivery, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI.
Qualifications:
• Education: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, or engineering (financial, industrial, or systems), or an equivalent program.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Accounting and Taxation degrees/areas of study.
• Pursuing CPA licensure requirements in the relevant state.
• A GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics.
• Demonstrated strong service orientation, technical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills. Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Must reside within a commutable distance to the office and possess reliable transportation.
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.
