Senior Associate, SALT Income Franchise

KPMG - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

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. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it's an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm. KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, SALT Income Franchise - Consulting to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice. In this role, you will work as part of a national multi-disciplinary state income tax consulting team helping clients with their most complex state tax issues, including organizational structure optimization, identifying refund opportunities, developing and delivering technology solutions, and general consulting matters. You will assist multi-national companies with state tax return review engagements focused on identifying and securing state income tax refunds. Additionally, you will research and draft technical memoranda or slide decks regarding income, franchise, sales and use tax, and other state and local tax questions. Building and managing client relationships while supervising, mentoring, and developing associates will also be key responsibilities in this position.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a national multi-disciplinary state income tax consulting team helping clients with their most complex state tax issues, including organizational structure optimization, identifying refund opportunities, developing and delivering technology solutions, and general consulting matters.
• Assist multi-national companies with state tax return review engagements focused on identifying and securing state income tax refunds.
• Research and draft technical memoranda or slide decks regarding income, franchise, sales and use tax, and other state and local tax questions.
• Build and manage client relationships and supervise, mentor, and develop associates.

Requirements

• Minimum two years of recent experience performing tax research, reviewing state income tax returns and providing technical advice on multi-state income tax issues.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; CPA, EA or JD/LLM preferred.
• Ability to develop business and foster relationships both internally as well as with clients.
• Excellent writing, compliance, communication, management and tax research skills.
• Ability and desire to perform in a high-energy team environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• Calendar of holidays observed during the year
• Two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off.