Associate, Tax - CC&T

KPMG LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a candidate to join our Business Tax Services practice in New York. The role focuses on supporting tax transformation projects, mapping processes and identifying risks, opportunities for improvement.

You will help design future-state AI-driven tax experiences, document transaction flows, and integrate finance and tax processes across R2R activities, collaborating with senior team members and technology specialists.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of professional experience in a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or technology.
• Ability to own and drive projects; data-heavy work.
• Experience with cross-functional teams and client-facing work.

Responsibilities

• Map current-state processes and identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Design future-state tax AI-driven experiences and workflows.
• Document transaction flows and tax reporting touchpoints.
• Standardize tax operations post-transaction across workstreams.
• Assist with SOX, ITGC controls and governance documentation.
• Leverage AI, data, ERP systems and automation for analysis and testing.

Skills

AI in tax workflows

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Tax technology solutions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technology

Tools

ERP systems

AI platforms

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a to join our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities

• Support tax transformation projects by mapping current-state processes, identifying pain points, risks, and opportunities for improvement


• Assist in designing future-state tax AI driven experiences, processes, operating models, workflows, and documentation in collaboration with senior team members and technology specialists


• Help integrate finance and tax processes across record-to-report activities, including documenting transaction flows, system touchpoints, and tax reporting requirements


• Support tax workstreams integrations by gathering process and systems information and helping standardize tax operations post-transaction


• Assist with tax controls, risk assessments, Risk Control Matrix (RCMs), control testing, monitoring dashboards, and compliance documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), and global governance requirements


• Use AI, data, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/tax systems, and automation tools to support analysis, reconciliations, system testing, documentation, auditor requests, and tax process improvement initiatives


• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum one year of recent professional experience, preferably in a role that combines business development, entrepreneurship thinking, process, with technology


• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in business or technology


• Proven mentality to take ownership and drive projects forward; experience working with large volumes of data concurrently; preferred knowledge of fundamentals of tax services and applying that knowledge to technology solutions; experience in a client-facing position within a professional services firm preferred


• Experience working with and collaborating with a cross-functional team projects to develop innovative marketing strategies


• Experience in solutioning leveraging AI to drive organizational efficiency, via Agents and other types of AI-driven workflows


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences; possess a strong aptitude for technology and the ability to quickly master new software platforms