Tax Associate, State and Local Tax | Portland Winter 2027

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Must preserve all substantive info. Let's parse the posting. First paragraph: "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 KPMGs extensive network of specialists and enjoy access to 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. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center." That's about the role/company. Could be "About the role" or "About KPMG". We'll use "About the role". It's substantive. Next: "KPMG is currently seeking a Tax Associate to join our State & Local Tax practice." That's maybe part of about. Then "Responsibilities" heading: list of responsibilities. Responsibilities bullet list (looks like a paragraph with sentences separated by spaces). Let's extract each duty: - Assist multi-state companies with state and local tax issues (income/franchise, sales/use, excise and property tax) including compliance, consulting, planning and controversies - Assist clients with business tax planning transactions and mergers and acquisitions including identifying and developing state and local tax issues and savings opportunities that arise from legal entity changes/transactions and in designing specific plans to help a business address its state and local tax matters - Research and draft state and local tax technical memoranda - Assist with M&A transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of equity interests (e.g., corporate stock, LLC membership interests, etc.) and/or business assets - Supervising the work of shared services team members and interns; assist in handling notices including coordination of shared resources - Analyze, prepare and review tax workpapers and returns, estimated payments and extensions; stay current on state and local tax legislative, judicial and administrative developments - Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI and more - Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and sustain excellent client relationships We'll put each as

. Next: "Qualifications" heading: list of qualifications. Qualifications bullet list: - Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: Bachelors and/or Masters in accounting, finance, taxation, mathematics, economics, information technology, data and analytics, engineering (financial, industrial or systems), or equivalent program from an accredited college or university - Preferred: Degrees and/or areas of study: Accounting and Taxation - Must be pursuing the state-specific education requirements to be a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the principal place of business (the state in which the office is located) for this position, with completion of required academic credits prior to the start date for this position - Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above - Coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science or data and analytics preferred - Strong tax research skills - Strong in 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 artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx and 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 (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) We need to remove boilerplate like EEO etc. The above includes visa sponsorship statement which is substantive (requirement). Keep. Now "Skills" heading: maybe we can extract skills from qualifications but we already have many skill-like items. The instruction says we can have sections like Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule only if posting actually states them. The posting mentions benefits later: "In addition, KPMG is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work." That's benefits content. So we should include a Benefits section with that info. Pay: The posting mentions salary ranges: "KPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations." Then a link: "Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA: https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=UTASLN_6_24". Also "KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package." So there is some pay info but not explicit numbers. The rule: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state that salary ranges are displayed via URL and that compensation is based on factors. That's substantive enough? It says they comply with displaying salary ranges, and provides a link. That is specific content about pay. So we can include a Pay section with that info (maybe summarizing that salary ranges are available via link, determined by skills, experience, etc.). Not inventing. Schedule: The posting mentions "Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year." Also mentions holidays and breaks. That's about schedule/time off. Could be considered schedule. The posting does mention standard work hours, personal time off, holidays. So we can include a Schedule section with that info. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, cookie, etc. Also remove "No phone calls or agencies please." etc. Also remove "KPMG is an equal opportunity employer." etc. Also remove "Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position..." That's legal/EEO? It's about fair chance act. Might be considered boilerplate? It's location-specific legal info. Probably should remove as it's legal/EEO. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". So remove that Los Angeles County part. Also remove "KPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges." That's not EEO but it's about pay transparency; we kept that in Pay section. The sentence about compliance is okay. Also remove "KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package." That's generic but we already have benefits. Also remove "KPMG is an equal opportunity employer." etc. Also remove "The attached link contains further information regarding KPMG's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws." etc. Also remove "No phone calls or agencies please." etc. Also remove "KPMG recruits on a rolling basis." etc. Also remove "Los Angeles County applicants: ..." as said. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown fences. We'll structure:

About the role

... (the about paragraph)

Responsibilities

• ...
...

Qualifications

• ...
...

Maybe also Skills? But we have many skill items within qualifications; we could split but not required. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can keep Qualifications as is, maybe include Skills if there are distinct skill statements not covered. However many skill items are already in qualifications. Could create a Skills section for items like "Strong tax research skills", "Strong in technical, business acumen, critical thinking and agility skills...", "Demonstrated quality service mindset...", "Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills...". But those are already in qualifications list. To avoid duplication, we could keep them under Qualifications. The instruction says use sections only when posting has real specific content for it. It doesn't forbid overlapping content; but we should avoid thin sections. So we can skip Skills section. Benefits: we have a paragraph. Pay: we have info about salary ranges and link. Schedule: we have info about standard work hours, PTO, holidays, breaks. We'll output sections in order: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Make sure not to include any heading with empty content. Now craft the HTML. About the role paragraph: combine the initial sentences: "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 KPMGs extensive network of specialists and enjoy access to 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. At KPMG, we put our culture and values front and center." Note: "KPMGs" missing apostrophe but keep as is. Now Responsibilities list: we need to ensure each duty is a separate

. We'll copy exactly as extracted. Qualifications list: each bullet as

. Need to keep the content exactly. Benefits paragraph: combine the benefits description: "In addition, KPMG is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to