Senior Associate, SALT – Federal Royalty/Severance Tax

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service to energy companies with federal royalty reporting obligations under Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR)
• Identify opportunities to reduce federal royalty exposure and optimize value through allowable transportation and processing deductions, unbundling analyses, and UCA benchmarking
• Lead and support complex engagements involving royalty compliance, valuation, and audit defense for onshore and offshore federal leases
• Collaborate with clients to implement royalty process improvements and digital solutions leveraging analytics, Alteryx, and other technologies
• Develop and mentor team members on technical royalty concepts and project execution, ensuring consistent quality across deliverables
• Interface with client accounting, production, and regulatory teams to gather documentation
• Stay current on ONRR and DOI regulatory developments, conduct technical research, and assess the potential impact of rule changes on client operations and reporting obligations
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of recent experience in federal royalty within a public accounting, consulting, or energy industry environment
• Bachelors degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation and/or Masters in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Prior experience working with federal regulators, including ONRR auditors on data mining requests, compliance reviews, or audit responses
• Understanding of ONRR regulations, valuation principles, and transportation/processing allowance frameworks
• Experience with royalty compliance systems, audit defense strategies, and unbundling methodologies
• Applicants 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)