Senior Associate, Tax - iTaxTech

KPMG LLP; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Associate to join its State and Local Tax (SALT) practice in Portland, Oregon. The role focuses on technology-enabled indirect tax projects for multinational clients, with strong exposure to ERP and tax systems.

You will collaborate with tax, IT, purchasing, sales, and master data teams, supporting system implementations, training, and client engagements while traveling up to half the time.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with SAP, Oracle or Microsoft Dynamics in AP/PO, A/R or GL
• 2+ years implementing or supporting major indirect tax tech such as ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Determination, Vertex, Avalara
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or related field
• Understanding of indirect tax processes and data drivers across sectors like retail, financial services, manufacturing, telecom
• Strong project management and communication; comfortable with C-level interactions
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client facing service to multi-national companies with global indirect tax technology issues
• Interact with cross functional teams (Tax, IT, Purchasing, Sales, Master Data)
• Prepare SUT and/or VAT technology training presentations for external and internal audiences
• Assist with client requirements for VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvements
• Assist with engagement administration and client billing with Managers, Senior Managers and Partners
• Lead testing, troubleshooting and error resolution of ERP and tax system

Skills

Indirect tax experience

Client-facing communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

ONESOURCE

Vertex

Avalara

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client facing service to multi-national companies with global indirect tax technology issues, including transaction analysis, supply chain, business expansion, and mergers and acquisition
• Interact and support indirect tax discussions with cross functional teams such as Tax, IT, Purchasing, Sales, and Master Data
• Prepare Sales and Use Tax (SUT) and/or Value Added Tax (VAT) Technology training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences
• Assist with identification and documentation efforts as it relates to client business requirements for implementing VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvement
• Assist Managers, Senior Managers and Partners in engagement administration and client billing
• Lead testing, troubleshooting and error resolution efforts of the ERP and tax system

Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years of experience with SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics specifically the AP/PO, A/R or G/L modules
• A minimum of two years of experience in implementing or supporting major indirect tax technology solutions such as ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Determination, Vertex, Avalarafor North American and/or global organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related course of study from an accredited college/university
• Understanding of key indirect tax processes and data drivers while possessing some industry background including retail, financial services, manufacturing and telecommunications
• Good project management/coordination skills, with an ability to generate and plan work efforts and manage project schedules along with strong verbal and written communication skills, and a comfort interacting with C-level professionals
• Ability to work on multiple client activities and meet with tight deadlines; ability to travel up to fifty percent of the time