Senior Manager, Ignition - Tax Data Engineer

About the role

KPMG is seeking a Manager, Ignition - Tax Data Engineer to lead and direct cross-functional teams in designing, developing, and deploying tax data management solutions. The role involves architecting and overseeing end-to-end data solutions, managing data integration projects, partnering with client stakeholders, and owning project economics, timelines, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct cross-functional teams in designing, developing, and deploying tax data management solutions
• Architect and oversee end-to-end data solutions, including identification, extraction, transformation, and analysis of data across complex client systems
• Oversee data integration and data management projects, including building integrations between client systems, upstream/downstream platforms, and KPMG's Digital Gateway
• Partner with client stakeholders to define tax data requirements, formulate data strategies, and drive process improvement initiatives
• Own overall project economics, timelines, and deliverables; manage engagement risk, resource allocation, and cross-functional coordination
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior team members

Requirements

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in data integrations, ETL / ELT, analysis, and technology implementations, preferably within a professional services firm or corporate tax department
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, computer science, analytics, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required
• Licensed CPA, JD, LLM, PhD, MBA, or Master's in computer science from an accredited college/university; alternative approved credentials include: CISA, CISSP, CFE, CFF, CORPTAX Certified Professional, TCERTIMP, Alteryx Analytics Designer Core/Advanced, ACA, or Six Sigma Certification (among others on KPMG's approved credential listing)
• Deep expertise in data integrations, engineering, lineage, and governance using cloud based data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica, and or Azure Synapse), technical scripting languages (SQL, Python, XML/JSON), and governance tools (Unity Catalog, Collibra, Atlan, and or Purview)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven risk management capabilities, coupled with excellent executive-level communication and strategic business acumen to evaluate new technologies and expand firm capabilities

Qualifications

• Advanced MS Office proficiency expected
• Advanced Data Integration experience is expected
• ERP/ledger system experience is expected

Skills

• Data integrations
• ETL / ELT
• Analysis
• Technology implementations
• Data engineering
• Data lineage
• Data governance
• Cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica, Azure Synapse)
• Technical scripting languages (SQL, Python, XML/JSON)
• Governance tools (Unity Catalog, Collibra, Atlan, Purview)

Benefits

• Collaborative, future-forward culture
• Access to KPMG's Ignition Centers
• Formal training and informal mentoring
• Opportunities to work with high-profile clients
• Investment in employee development

Pay

• Competitive compensation package

Schedule

• Full-time