Senior Associate, NYFS International Tax Asset Management

About the role

KPMG is seeking a Senior Associate to join their International Tax practice. The role focuses on advising financial services clients on international tax planning decisions, particularly for asset managers, private equity and hedge funds, private credit funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other investors and fund sponsors.

Responsibilities

• Advise financial services clients on international tax planning decisions
• Draft tax memorandums and presentations advising clients on mergers and acquisition transactions, income tax treaties, sovereign tax exemptions, and other planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border transactions
• Compute/model the cash tax leakage to the investors of an investment structure
• Read and summarize existing or new tax law to be shared with client; prepare and review tax returns for asset management clients
• Work hand in hand with KPMG global member firms, KPMG advisory professionals, and KPMG US tax teams including Business Tax Services, Mergers and Acquisitions, State and Local Tax, Washington National Tax, and Tax Controversy Services to assist clients in planning and evaluating inbound, outbound, and foreign-to-foreign transactions and restructurings
• Provide aspects of all the activities above to alternative investment companies; offer help at all stages of the investment life cycle for both asset managers and portfolio companies operating globally

Requirements

• Minimum three years of recent experience broadly in international taxation in the financial services sector with a general understanding of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), BEAT, sourcing of income, and Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university

Qualifications

• Strong research and writing, Excel modeling, and oral communication skills, including great reading and technical tax comprehension skills
• Ability to balance multiple engagements; play a positive role in well-functioning and collegial client service teams, maintain professionalism, and provide excellent client service

Skills

• Knowledge of a broad range of U.S. international and domestic tax law provisions

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Additional Information

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