Senior Manager, Value Added Tax

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 Manager to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client facing service to multi-national, United States headquartered companies with global indirect tax issues including conducting transaction analysis, supply chain reviews, assisting with business expansions, advising on mergers and acquisitions and managing complex global projects
• Create responses to client proposal requests regarding global indirect taxes
• Prepare Value Added Tax (VAT) training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences
• Identify, document and recommend client business requirements for implementing VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvements
• Build and manage new and existing client and internal relationships
• Develop and mentor junior and new staff

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven years of recent experience working on global indirect advisory projects, including experience of managing complex global projects
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or a related field of study from an accredited college/university; licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM, MTX (Master's in Taxation), IIT VAT Compliance Diploma, CA, CTA, AITI, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (CMI), 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
• Experience advising on and/or implementing systems projects whether ERP or tax engines
• Strong technical awareness of global indirect tax issues; understanding of key` indirect tax processes and data drivers and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, or process mapping software
• Must be self-motivated; ability to generate and plan work effort; manage project schedules/priorities with clear written and verbal communications
• Capability to develop and maintain existing internal and client relationships and help to build new relationships with key local office targets; able to travel up to 30% of the time

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