Tax Associate, International Tax - JD/LLM | Tempe Summer/Fall 2027

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the top tax firms in the world. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG’s extensive network of specialists and access our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Team with colleagues to advise multinational enterprises on tax matters relating to cross-border transactions and other business decisions, such as where to operate, how to optimize global supply chains, and how to access and mobilize capital to fund global operations.
• Provide tax structuring advice to asset management and strategic corporate clients that engage in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, and initial public offerings in the context of cross-border transactions; support clients with internal restructuring transactions.
• Learn about changes in tax law (through KPMG-provided training and materials, as well as independent study) and advise clients regarding the impact of those changes on their business; provide recommendations to address potential risks or realize opportunities.
• Prepare international tax elements of the tax provision calculation for clients' financial statements and international tax elements of U.S. federal income tax returns.
• Assist KPMG audit teams with their audit of financial statements, including consideration of tax implications arising from global operations and transactions.
• Prepare deliverables such as tax calculations (or "models"), slide decks, memorandums, or emails with coaching and direction provided by other engagement team members.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI, and more.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have obtained by the start date (or have completed in the past 12 months) a JD and/or LLM in Taxation, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Preferred undergraduate degree and/or areas of study: business, accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, computer science, data and analytics, engineering (financial, industrial, or systems), or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.
• Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics preferred.
• Interest and exposure to a broad range of U.S. international and domestic tax law provisions.
• Strong technical, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills. Demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach, in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset, strong technical aptitude, ability to learn and navigate technologies such as AI, Alteryx, Power BI, MS Office Applications (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook), and apply emerging technologies to enhance tax processes and insights.
• Excellent communication, time management, and leadership skills; feedback-oriented and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation.
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice.
• 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.

Benefits

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

Pay

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