Manager, Tax Research and Planning

KPMG - Short Hills, NJ

Full-time - Manager

Short Hills, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Manager, Tax Research and Planning at KPMG is responsible for overseeing tax research resources and tools, ensuring compliance with tax laws, and collaborating with various departments to maintain the firm's tax positions. This role involves developing models to project tax impacts and documenting tax research positions, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Finance & Accounting Partner Taxes organization.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain research-related resources and tools for current tax law changes and developments.
• Develop excel-based models to project the tax impact of proposed or enacted tax law changes.
• Collaborate with members of PTM/PTS to ensure tax positions are properly reflected in tax returns and compliance deliverables.
• Document and organize tax research positions.
• Coordinate with Finance, Human Resources, and GLES to maintain compliance with tax credits and incentive programs; review data reports to substantiate compliance.

Requirements

• Minimum four years of recent federal, or multi-state and local tax experience preferred; federal and state partnership experience preferred; high net worth individual tax experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required; Masters degree in tax or accounting preferred; enrolled Agent or CPA preferred.
• Possess technical skills and computer proficiencies in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat Pro required.
• Be a detail-oriented and collaborative-minded professional.
• US Citizenship required.

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• Firmwide breaks during the year
• Comprehensive benefits package to support mental health