Tax Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions Tax

About This Role

Join KPMG's Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice as a Tax Associate, structuring tax aspects of various transactions, performing due diligence, and advising clients on tax-efficient strategies. This role supports high-profile clients in complex business opportunities and challenges.

Responsibilities

• Structure tax aspects of domestic and multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs
• Draft tax opinions, memos, structure decks, and Excel models illustrating tax benefits of alternative structures
• Perform tax due diligence to identify tax exposures and opportunities
• Provide sell-side tax advisory services, including advising on tax-efficient transaction structures and modeling costs/benefits
• Deliver bankruptcy and restructuring tax advisory services, providing tax advice on debt and equity restructurings
• Compute tax attributes such as earnings and profits, tax basis, and limitations under section 382
• Prepare and review complex tax models illustrating multinational entities' projected tax rates and cash tax expense
• Build capabilities in key technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, and Power BI for client service delivery

Requirements

• Must be pursuing or have obtained by start date a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in specified fields
• Must be pursuing state-specific education requirements to be a licensed CPA prior to start date
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, or engineering (financial, industrial or systems)
• Early career level for those currently pursuing or recently graduated with a bachelor's degree or higher

Nice to Have

• Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation
• GPA of 3.0 or above
• Knowledge of corporate, partnership, and international tax law, with interest in M&A
• Strong technical aptitude, critical thinking, and research skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills
• Ability to learn and navigate technologies such as AI, Alteryx, and Power BI

Skills

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Benefits

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