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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager/Senior Manager to join our International Tax practice.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as an international tax advisor to financial services clients with a focus on asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and investors, and fund sponsors.
- Assist with business development for the expansion of services at new and existing clients and work collaboratively with other practice groups within tax, the firm, and non-U.S. KPMG member firms to bring the right services and experience to address and resolve client issues.
- Manage, direct, monitor, and deliver multiple client engagements while maintaining active communication with clients to manage expectations and satisfaction.
- Research, write and review client tax advice relating to domestic and international tax matters.
- Oversee and direct international aspects of outsourced or co-sourced compliance and other quantitative oriented international tax engagements as appropriate for asset managers and funds.
- Monitor and convey to clients, information regarding relevant global technical tax and industry developments.
Additional Responsibilities for Senior Manager:
- Participate in and contribute to market and business activities that are external to the firm while providing direction to and maintaining managerial responsibility for a team.
- Act as a coach, mentor, or performance manager to other tax professionals.
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years of recent broad experience in international taxation in the financial services sector.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG's approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials.
- Experience in several of the following areas: the international tax consequences of in-bound and out-bound investments, the application of income tax treaties to funds and fund investors, the tax implications of cross-border financial products, U.S. trade or business and permanent establishment issues, trading safe harbors, FIRPTA, CFC and Subpart F rules, PFIC issues, and withholding tax and information reporting matters.
- Candidates with financial services experience seeking to move into international taxation should have in-depth experience in domestic planning for funds, asset managers and/or financial instruments.
- Strong research, writing, and communication skills.
Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager:
- Minimum eight years of recent, broad experience in international taxation with previous experience in the financial services sector.