Senior Associate, SALT - Income Franchise (Corporate)

About the role

Join KPMG’s State and Local Tax (SALT) practice as a Senior Associate and become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world’s top tax firms. Work in a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success, leveraging KPMG’s extensive network of specialists and access to Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Help high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges while developing your career through multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues including compliance, advising, planning, controversies, and technical research.
• Review information presented on state income tax returns before, during, and after preparation.
• Research and draft technical memoranda regarding income and franchise tax questions.
• Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax controversies, including preparing clients for discussions with auditors and preparing protests.
• Help KPMG audit teams with review and analysis of state tax-related income and balance sheet items.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop staff.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience performing tax research, preparing/reviewing state income tax returns for corporate entities, and providing technical advice on multi-state tax issues.
• Master’s degree from an accredited college/university (or bachelor’s degree with requisite hours to pursue CPA certification) or JD/LLM.
• Ability to foster relationships both internally and with clients.
• Excellent writing, compliance, communication, and tax research skills.
• Ability and desire to perform in a high-energy team environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year, based on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service.
• Two annual breaks where employees are not required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and one around the July 4th holiday.
• Paid holidays as published annually by KPMG.

Pay

California salary range: $73,720 – $164,565. Salary is determined based on relevant factors including applicant’s skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and market considerations. For salary ranges in other cities, visit KPMG’s pay transparency page.