Manager/Senior Manager, International Tax (NYFS)

Responsibilities

• Advise financial services clients on international tax planning decisions, with a focus on asset managers, private equity and hedge funds, private credit funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds and foreign pension plans, as well as other investors and fund sponsors
• Avoids with business development for the expansion of services at new and existing clients and work collaboratively with other practice groups within tax, the firm, and non-U.S. KPMG member firms to bring the right services and experience to address and resolve client issues
• Manage, direct, monitor, and deliver multiple client engagements while maintaining active communication with clients to manage expectations and satisfaction
• Research, write and review client tax advice relating to domestic and international tax matters, including mergers and acquisition transactions, income tax treaties, sovereign tax exemptions, and other planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border transactions
• Oversee and direct international aspects of outsourced or co-sourced compliance and other quantitative oriented international tax engagements as appropriate for asset managers and funds, including modeling cash tax leakage to investors in investment structures
• Monitor and convey to client's information regarding relevant global technical tax and industry developments

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of broad recent experience in international taxation in the financial services sector
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA) or Juris Doctor/Master of Laws (JD/LLM), 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
• Experience in several of the following areas: the international tax consequences of inbound and outbound investments, the application of income tax treaties to funds and fund investors, the tax implications of cross-border financial products, U.S. trade or business and permanent establishment issues, trading safe harbors, Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) and Subpart F rules, Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) issues, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), BEAT, sourcing of income, Foreign Tax Credit (FTC), and withholding tax and information reporting matters
• Background with financial services seeking to move into international taxation should have in-depth experience in domestic planning for funds, asset managers and/or financial instruments
• Strong research, writing, Excel modeling, and communication skills

Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager

• Minimum eight years of broad recent experience in international taxation in the financial services sector

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer.