Senior Associate, Transactional Tax Systems

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world’s top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG’s extensive network of specialists & enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. 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.

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client facing service to multi-national companies with global indirect tax technology issues, including e-invoicing, transaction analysis, supply chain, business requirement analysis, and mergers and acquisition
• Interact and support indirect tax discussions with cross functional teams such as Tax, IT, Purchasing, Sales, and Master Data
• Prepare Sales and Use Tax (SUT) and/or Value Added Tax (VAT) Technology training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences
• Assist with identification and documentation efforts as it relates to client business requirements for implementing VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvement
• Assist Managers, Senior Managers and Partners in engagement administration and client billing
• Lead testing, troubleshooting and error resolution efforts of the ERP and tax system

Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years of experience with SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, or Workday specifically the AP/PO, A/R or G/L modules
• A minimum of two years of experience in implementing or supporting major indirect tax technology solutions such as OneSource Indirect Tax Determination, Vertex, Avalara, and similar for North American and/or global organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related course of study from an accredited college/university
• Understanding of key indirect tax processes and data drivers while possessing some industry background including retail, financial services, manufacturing and telecommunications
• Good project management/coordination skills, with an ability to generate and plan work efforts and manage project schedules along with strong verbal and written communication skills, and a comfort interacting with C-level professionals
• Ability to work on multiple client activities and meet with tight deadlines; ability to travel up to fifty percent of the time

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