Senior Manager, International Tax

KPMG LLP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Seattle is seeking a Senior Manager to join our International Tax practice. The role centers on guiding multinational clients on where to locate and operate, how to optimize supply chains, and how to access and mobilize capital, while considering global tax risk, ETR, and cash posture.

You will lead complex engagements, advise on cross-border planning, collaborate with M&A tax teams, assist with tax provision, and support client relationships across U.S. and international markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required.
• CPA/EA/JD/LLM or foreign equivalent required; must obtain one of the approved credentials.
• Strong knowledge of international and domestic tax law provisions.

Responsibilities

• Direct multinational enterprises on business decisions including location, structure, supply chains, and capital strategies with consideration of tax risk and cash posture.
• Advise on global tax planning decisions and long-term implications at a corporate level.
• Collaborate with Mergers & Acquisitions Tax to structure tax aspects of private equity, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and IPOs; draft tax opinions and Excel models.
• Assist with tax provision preparation for financial statements and review of tax-related compliance and reporting.
• Provide guidance on income tax treaty planning for inbound and outbound cross-border activities.
• Support alternative investment clients with International Tax services across the life cycle of investments.

Skills

International Tax

M&A Tax

Tax Planning

Excel Modeling

Client Relationship

Lead Engagements

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPA/EA/JD/LLM

Tools

Excel

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior 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, taking into account a multinationals 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 taking into account a multinationals tax risk profile, global effective tax rate, and cash posture
• Collaborate with our colleagues in Mergers & Acquisition Tax to 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
• Give guidance to clients on income tax treaty planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border investing and trading activities
• Provide aspects of all the activities above to alternative investment companies, specific to International Tax professionals working in the alternative investment space, helping at all stages of the investment life cycle for both asset managers and portfolio companies operating globally

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight 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; licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM or foreign equivalent, 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 as well as supervise and assist with the development and training of new and experienced staff professionals while maintaining professionalism, and providing excellent client service
• Able 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