Senior Associate, Mobility Consulting Services

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists; enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it's an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Mobility Consulting Services to join our Global Mobility Services (GMS) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as day-to-day contact and resources for assignee, client coordinator, third-party vendors, and other personnel; deliver service utilizing KPMG technology tools and according to standards established by service level agreements
• Provide support and services prior to, and during assignments, as well as during repatriation/localization including assignment cost analysis, expatriate orientations, vendor coordination, preparation of assignment balance sheets, and letters of understanding
• Advise the client on policy and process changes as appropriate; analyze market trends and recommend policy and practices
• Review, analyze, and track expatriate payroll, compensation, benefits, global mobility, and other assignment-related issues
• Calculate expatriate-related assignment premiums and allowances, split payroll and shadow payroll compensation, impute updates for employer-provided benefits in kind, and perform U.S. tax gross up calculations
• Coordinate collection, assembly, analysis, and review of worldwide compensation information for tax reporting purposes; prepare and reconcile Consolidated Statements of Earnings to tie to annual and/or fiscal wage statements

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent experience in accounting, finance, tax, or human resources, minimum one year of recent experience in international human resource, international assignment compensation and/or payroll is preferred
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university is required; Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in accounting, human resources (HR) or international business is preferred
• Experience in supporting internal or external client requirements; background conducting pre-departure orientation, and repatriation meetings with clients from an HR perspective is preferred 
• Ability to review balance sheets, and cost projections; capability to supervise, and offer guidance to staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  

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