Senior Manager, Tax - SALT iTaxTech

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the worlds top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMGs extensive network of specialists; 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 believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it is an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Manager to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent client facing service to multi-national companies in relation to their global indirect tax technology needs and requirements, including tax systems implementation, transaction analysis, business requirements analysis
• Develop, manage and/or support external vendor relationships with key business partners
• Lead or assist in preparing responses to client proposal requests; prepare and deliver Sales and Use Tax (SUT) and/or Value Added Tax (VAT) Technology training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences
• Support practice marketing and business development efforts
• Identify, document, and recommend client business requirements for implementing VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvements
• Assist Partners in engagement administration, engagement management and client billing, and to identify and develop new and existing client relationships and internal relationships

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven years of recent experience with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and similar ERP applications, specifically with the tax, AP/PO, A/R and/or G/L module
• Minimum five years of recent experience in implementing and supporting indirect tax calculation solutions such as ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Determination, Vertex, Avalara
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, M.I.S. (Management Information Systems) or a related course of study from an accredited college/university
• Licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM, MTX, CMI, PMP, MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer), TCERTIMP (Thomson Certified Implementer) or MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional), 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; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Understanding of key indirect tax processes and data drivers while possessing a broad industry background including retail, financial services, manufacturing, and telecommunications
• Ability to travel 15% or more of the time

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