Tax / Early Career / Internship
Intern, Economic Valuation Services - Valuation | Multiple Locations Summer 2026
Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Miami, FL; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Seattle, WA
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Early Career
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Start Season & Year: Summer 2026
Earliest Graduation Date: Dec 2026
Latest Graduation Date: Sep 2027
In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you are looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Valuation.
KPMGs valuation professionals provide clients robust and informed guidance on valuation matters across multiple sectors, deal stages and business needs. We determine fair (market) value of equity shares, assets or complex financial instruments for mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax and other regulatory standards. Our engagements include providing pre and post deal Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), Impairment Testing, employee or management incentive scheme valuations and recurring fund valuations. As a member of our diverse team, you will help high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, as well as informal mentoring. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center. There is nothing more important than investing in our culture because It has an investment in our people, our future, in who we are, and what we stand for.
KPMG is currently seeking an Intern to join our Economic and Valuation Services practice.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze competitive industry dynamics and financial condition of peer companies, evaluate business plans, adjust financial statements and build financial models, including discounted cash flow analyses, capital asset pricing model, market multiples methods and replacement cost valuation approaches
- Participate in due diligence activities on pending mergers and acquisitions transactions, public-company purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment measurement, international restructurings and private-company fairness opinions
- Research, analyze and communicate the key qualitative factors and quantitative drivers of companies and industries
- Analyze data and prepare documentation of analyses for financial reporting, tax and other business purposes using various data analysis and visualization tools, including MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power BI, Alteryx and similar tools
- Prepare proposals, executive presentations, memos and/or narrative valuation reports detailing our methodologies, inputs and assumptions
- Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more
Qualifications:
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors: Bachelors in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, Mathematics, or equivalent program
- Upon completion of this internship, candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements
- Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
- Coursework or minor in Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data and Analytics is preferred
- Demonstrated quality service mindset and knowledge of finance, financial statement analysis, quantitative and competitive analysis, building complex financial models and efficient manipulation of cumbersome data
- Strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau, artificial intelligence (AI) and similar data analysis and visualization tools
- Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work
- Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation
- Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
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California Salary Range: $76000 - $81000
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KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to one role for which they are qualified, that is of the greatest interest. You won't be able to interview for multiple positions simultaneously. If you're unsure about what to pursue, take the time to research our practice areas.
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Interview selections are made as quickly as possible, typically within 2 weeks of applying.
You’ll participate in two live video interviews.
Offer decisions are typically made within two weeks of interviewing. Interviews typically occur on a rolling basis until the opportunity is filled, and within one-two weeks of being selected to interview. Specifics vary by KPMG office, but you'll hear promptly if we are extending a job offer or an invitation to visit KPMG in person.