Manager, International Tax

KPMG LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Manager to join its International Tax practice in Chicago. The role focuses on directing multinational client engagements, advising on global tax planning, and structuring tax aspects of complex deals while collaborating with Mergers & Acquisitions Tax and other teams.

The candidate should have strong research, writing, and Excel modeling skills, with 5+ years of international tax experience and a CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential among approved designations.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience on engagements involving international, mergers and acquisitions, and/or federal tax planning.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degrees preferred (Masters in Taxation, JD, LLM).
• Knowledge of international and domestic tax provisions.
• Strong research, writing, Excel modeling, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to balance and lead multiple engagements and supervise staff.
• Ability to develop and deepen client relationships and expand KPMG footprint.

Responsibilities

• Direct multinational enterprises on business decisions, including location, entity choice, and capital structuring.
• Advise on global tax planning and implications for business objectives.
• Structure tax aspects of deals and prepare tax opinions, memos, and Excel models.
• Assist with tax provision work and review tax-related financial reporting.
• Guide inbound/outbound cross-border planning and treaty opportunities.
• Support asset managers and portfolio companies in global operations.

Skills

Tax planning

Leadership

Communication

Excel modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters/JD/LLM preferred

CPA/EA/JD/LLM credential

Tools

Excel

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager to join our International Tax practice.

Responsibilities:

• Direct multinational enterprises on business decisions, such as where to locate and operate, choice of entity, how to optimize supply chains, and how to access and mobilize capital to fund global operations, considering a multinational’s tax risk profile, global effective tax rate, and cash posture; in advising clients, professionals will prepare and review complex tax models illustrating multinational entities attributes, effective tax rate, and cash tax expense
• Advise multinational enterprises on tax planning decisions, including helping our clients anticipate and understand the potential short- and long-term considerations and consequences of tax planning decisions at a global level, in the context of their wider business objectives and considering a multinational’s tax risk profile, global effective tax rate, and cash posture
• In collaboration with our colleagues in Mergers & Acquisition Tax, structure the tax aspects of multinational private equity and strategic mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs, along with drafting tax opinions, memos, structure decks, and Excel models (illustrating the tax benefits of alternative structures)
• Assist multinational enterprises with preparing the tax provision for its financial statements and preparing and/or reviewing compliance work product, as well as assisting KPMG audit teams with reviewing a company’s financial reporting of tax implications arising from its global operations and transactions
• Guide clients on income tax treaty planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border investing and trading activities
• Specific to International Tax professionals working in the alternative investment space, provide aspects of all the activities above to alternative investment companies, help at all stages of the investment life cycle for both asset managers and portfolio companies operating globally

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience working on engagements involving international, mergers and acquisitions, and/or federal tax planning
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university; masters in Taxation, JD, and/or LLM (with a concentration in tax) preferred; Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG’s approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Knowledge of a broad range of international and domestic tax law provisions
• Strong research and writing, Excel modeling, and oral communication skills
• Ability to balance and lead multiple engagements, play a positive role in well-functioning and collegial client service teams, supervise, and assist with the development and training of new and experienced staff professionals, maintain professionalism, and provide excellent client service
• Ability to develop and deepen client relationships and expand the KPMG footprint in the local and global markets while working with both U.S. and non-U.S. KPMG teams to bring the right services to new and existing clients