Indirect Tax Technology, Tax Associate (May 2025)

Your role

Responsibilities:

• Assist clients with gathering and documenting business and system requirements.
• Analyze complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.
• Communicate to clients in a timely and effective manner.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address business or systems issues.
• Develop the necessary process documents, data intake forms, tools and work plans required for each project.
• Understand business rules and requirements and apply knowledge to client applications and deliverables.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.

About you

Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: Bachelor's and Master's in Business, Accounting, Systems, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following is preferred: MS Access, VB, Power BI, Alteryx and/or SQL.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Project, Visio or other process mapping software
• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to learn and navigate technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx and Power BI.
• 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 work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without needing employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Compensation & benefits

The annual salary for this role ranges from $74,000 to $85,000 (California salary range).

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Medical and Dental Plans.
• Vision coverage, Disability and Life Insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• A robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health.
• Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year.
• Launch your career at KPMG, where growth and opportunity begin.

Training & development

At KPMG, you'll begin by participating in training designed to give you the foundation you need to grow, thrive, and succeed going forward. You can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

Career progression

As you continue your Tax career journey at KPMG, you’ll discover the limitless training opportunities designed to help you develop a broad-based knowledge of technical issues and complementary leadership skills. All of the connections you've made as a student will ultimately lead to the potential of finding long-term career growth within the firm.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• kpmguscareers.com/early-career/program/#internship
• youtube.com/@KPMGUSA