Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Associate (Jun 2025)

Your role

Responsibilities:

• Structure the tax aspects of domestic and multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs, along with drafting tax opinions, memos, structure decks, and Excel models (illustrating the tax benefits of alternative structures)
• Perform tax due diligence to identify tax exposures and opportunities
• Provide sell-side tax advisory services, including advising the sellers of a business on the most tax-efficient transaction structure and modeling the costs and benefits of alternative structures
• Deliver bankruptcy and restructuring tax advisory services, including providing tax advice on debt and equity restructurings (inside and outside of bankruptcy), to preserve the value of a company's tax attributes
• Compute tax attributes (earnings and profits, tax basis in the stock of consolidated subsidiaries, and limitations under section 382)
• Prepare and review complex tax models illustrating multinational entities projected tax rates and cash tax expense
• 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: Bachelors and/or Masters degree in accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, engineering (financial, industrial or systems), or equivalent program from an accredited college or university
• Preferred: Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation
• Must be pursuing the state-specific education requirements to be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the principal place of business (the state in which the office is located) for this position, with completion before the start date for this position
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
• KPMG internship experience required
• Knowledge of a broad range of corporate, partnership, and international tax law, with an interest in mergers, acquisitions, and other transactional work
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking, and research 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
• 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 your 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

Benefits

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

• Medical insurance
• Well-being program (gyms, flu vaccination, health checks, sight tests, fruit days)
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Career progression
• Learning and development
• Comprehensive flexible working policy

Training & development

At KPMG you’ll be able to take advantage of one of the strongest, most comprehensive learning and development packages you’ll find anywhere. It’s a powerful combination that covers: 

• Technical training
• Skill-building programs
• Celebration of key milestones
• Coaching and mentoring

Career progression

The KPMG Internship Experience is a terrific way to learn business skills, find a mentor, build your network, and get real-world (even global) experience before graduation. And it can often lead to a full-time job.

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