Tax Intern (May 2025)

About KPMG

Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, KPMG is one of the world's great audit, advisory, and tax firms that help organizations negotiate risks and perform in today's dynamic and challenging environments. By helping other organizations mitigate risks & grasp opportunities, they can drive positive, sustainable change for clients, their people & society at large.

Your role

Responsibilities:

• Perform tax-related tasks, including compliance, advising, and planning for a variety of clients in different industries, multistate and/or multinational enterprises including partnerships, corporations, and S-corporations.
• Participate in data analytics assignments using KPMG technology, creating tax return work papers and tax returns for their clients and coordinating offshore resources.
• Perform tax due diligence to identify tax exposures and opportunities.
• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues including compliance, advising, planning, and controversies.
• Help advise multinational enterprises on 1) business decisions, such as where to locate and operate, choice of entity, supply chain optimization, and how to access and mobilize capital to fund global operations 2) tax planning decisions, including helping their clients anticipate and understand the potential short- and long-term considerations while considering a multinational tax risk profile, global effective tax rate and cash posture.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on assignments and sustain excellent client relationships.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.

Training & development

KPMG's internship program is a robust experience designed to cultivate future leaders. As an intern, you'll receive comprehensive training in your specialized areas, alongside mentorship from seasoned professionals. Through real-world projects, workshops, and networking opportunities, you'll build a strong foundation for your career while gaining valuable insights into the world of professional services.

Salary & benefits 

The salary range for this role is $72000 - $85000 annually.

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

• Medical insurance
• Dental plan
• Well-being program (attendance of gyms and water pools, flue vaccination, health checks, sight tests, fruit days)
• Life and disability insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Career progression
• Learning and development
• ‘Bravo Award’ - KPMG’s recognition program that rewards people who go beyond
• A comprehensive flexible working policy
• Volunteering hours to support you while you make a difference in your community

Career progression

A lot of their people have long and successful careers at KPMG. Others use the skills, experience, and business knowledge they develop here to go on and do amazing things outside the organization. Whatever direction your career goes, your time here will be great for your resume. And wherever life takes you, you’ll always be part of a powerful and influential network.

Work-life balance

KPMG's working hours are flexible, and if a project’s nature allows, they also offer work from home. Their programs support every employee in finding the right balance between family, work, and free time. It places a special focus on the compatibility of career and family.

Culture & vibe

The company's culture is deeply entrenched in its values. KPMG has a work environment built on trust, mutual respect, willingness to collaborate, honesty, diversity, and flexibility. These values & qualities help bring out the best in their employees and are a good training ground for fresh graduates and interns. Fresh graduates and interns can grow and thrive in this kind of organization.

About you

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors: Bachelor's and/or Master's in business, accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, engineering (financial, industrial or systems), or equivalent program.
• Preferred: Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation
• Pursuing educational requirements for CPA licensure in the principal place of business (the state in which the office is located) for this position (completion of academic credits required before starting as a Tax Associate).
• Upon completion of this internship, candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics preferred.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking 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 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.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for 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).

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