Associate, Tax - iTaxTech

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Chicago seeks an Associate, Tax to join our Tax practice. You will support tax transformation projects by mapping current-state processes, identifying pain points, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Collaborate with senior team members and technology specialists to design future-state tax AI-driven experiences, processes, operating models, and documentation; help integrate finance and tax processes across record-to-report activities and ensure tax reporting requirements are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in business or technology.
• Experience working with large volumes of data concurrently.
• Experience in a client-facing position within a professional services firm.

Responsibilities

• Map current-state processes and identify pain points, risks, and improvement opportunities in tax transformation projects.
• Design future-state tax AI-driven experiences, processes, and operating models with senior team members.
• Integrate finance and tax processes across record-to-report activities and document tax flows.
• Support tax workstreams integrations by gathering information and standardizing tax operations post-transaction.
• Assist with SOX, ITGC, and governance controls, risk assessments, and control testing.
• Utilize AI, data, ERP/tax systems, and automation tools for analysis, testing, and process improvement.
• Uphold integrity, professionalism, and respectful work environment.

Skills

Business development

Entrepreneurial thinking

Process improvement

Technology solutions

Cross-functional teamwork

AI-driven workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or technology

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate, Taxto join our Taxpractice.

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