Senior Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions

KPMG LLP; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Salt Lake City is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, focusing on federal tax and partnership matters.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team on due diligence, tax structuring, and client communications through complex transactions, including IPOs, de-SPACs, and Up-C structures.

Candidates should have at least two years of relevant experience and a strong skill set in modeling, research, and writing to support deal activity.

Qualifications

• Two years of federal tax and/or M&A experience in public accounting, corporate tax department, or law firm.
• Knowledge of corporate and partnership tax matters across industries.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and teams.
• Interest in mentoring associate-level staff.
• Excellent modeling, research, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a full spectrum of corporate and partnership tax services including planning, research, and other mergers and acquisitions activities
• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team that focuses on delivering due diligence and tax structuring services; communicate findings and opportunities to clients
• Execute on complex partnership transactions including buy-side and sell-side partnership acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, and restructurings
• Assist with going public with transactions such as IPOs and de-SPACs and take private transactions of companies operating in Umbrella Partnership C-Corporation (“Up-C”) structures
• Help with review and remediation of deficiencies in historical partnership allocations, basis adjustments, and capital accounts
• Advise clients entering transactions in the renewable energy transactions such as tax equity partnerships and tax credit sales (transferability) as allowed by the Inflation Reduction Act

Skills

Financial modeling

M&A tax

Research and writing

Client service

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree, J.D., LL.M. in taxation, MST

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Mergers & Acquisitions practice.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a full spectrum of corporate and partnership tax services including planning, research, and other mergers and acquisitions activities
• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team that focuses on delivering due diligence and tax structuring services; communicate findings and opportunities to clients
• Execute on complex partnership transactions including buy-side and sell-side partnership acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, and restructurings
• Assist with going public with transactions such as IPOs and de-SPACs and take private transactions of companies operating in Umbrella Partnership C-Corporation (“Up-C”) structures
• Help with review and remediation of deficiencies in historical partnership allocations, basis adjustments, and capital accounts
• Advise clients entering transactions in the renewable energy transactions such as tax equity partnerships and tax credit sales (transferability) as allowed by the Inflation Reduction Act

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of recent experience in federal tax and/or mergers and acquisition in a public accounting firm, corporate tax department, or law firm
• Bachelor's degree, J.D., LL.M. in taxation, and/or Master’s in taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Knowledge of a broad range of corporate and partnership tax matters in various industries
• Ability to handle multiple engagements and client service teams
• Possess an interest in developing, motivating, and training associate-level team members
• Excellent modeling, research, and writing skills