Senior Manager, Sales & Use Tax

KPMG LLP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Houston seeks a Senior Manager to lead State and Local Tax (SALT) engagements, advising multi-state clients on sales/use tax concerns, structuring, planning, and controversy/audit defense. You will oversee project delivery and collaborate with auditors to optimize SALT outcomes.

You will mentor staff, drive business development, and manage complex multi-state SALT engagements with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven tax research and technical advisory experience on multi-state issues including sales/use, excise, or other indirect taxes.
• Experience in sales and transactions tax refund claims and their development and execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to multi-state clients with SALT issues including compliance, planning, automation, research and writing, reporting, and controversies/audit defense.
• Partner with clients in analyzing state tax considerations for restructurings and intercompany transactions.
• Lead SALT controversies, prepare discussions with auditors, hearings, and protests.
• Supervise, mentor and develop staff members.
• Participate in business development and delivery of SALT services.

Skills

Client service

Multi-state tax

Tax research

Tax planning

Mentoring staff

Education

CPA

EA

JD/LLM

MST

CMI designation

Job description

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

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client service to multi-state companies with state and local sales/use tax issues including reverse audits, compliance, tax planning, automation technology, research and writing, multi-jurisdictional reporting, and controversies/audit defense
• Partner with multi-state companies in analyzing state tax considerations/impacts related to business restructuring projects and intercompany transactions
• Work with multi-state companies in state and local tax (SALT) controversies, which includes preparing clients for discussions with auditors, representing the client at hearings and at appeal meetings, and preparing protests
• Supervise, mentor and develop staff members
• Participate in the business development, management and delivery of SALT services

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in providing tax research and technical advice on multi-state issues
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or twenty years of work experience at a professional services firm or similar industry providing tax compliance, research, and/or technical or regulatory advice on multi-state issues to include sales and use, excise, severance or other types of indirect taxes for a corporate, public accounting, consulting or government entity; licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM, MST (Master's in Taxation) or a certified member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (CMI) designation for non-CPA eligible candidates, 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
• Strong knowledge of the development, planning and execution of sales and transactions tax refund claims
• Experience with various other corporate taxes and their impact on sales tax