Tax Associate, Business Tax Services | Multiple Locations Summer/fall 2026

Tax Associate Opportunity At KPMG

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 and 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 has an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm. KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate for our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with their tax planning, compliance, and consulting needs.
• Supervise and allocate the work of shared services team members and interns.
• Prepare and/or review tax provisions for financial statements, including coordinating and working with the audit team.
• Analyze, prepare, and review tax workpapers and returns, estimated payments, and extensions.
• Research and draft technical memoranda for compliance and consulting projects.
• Respond to inquiries from the IRS and other taxing authorities, including tax controversy support.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and sustain excellent client relationships.

Qualifications

Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: 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 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 of required academic credits prior to the start date for this position. 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 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. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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