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KPMG Manager/Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions

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.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engagement teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of designated Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) tax consulting projects, specifically section 382 ownership change analyses (both qualitative and quantitative), tax basis in subsidiary stock studies, earnings & profits (E&P) studies, transaction cost analyses, legal entity rationalization projects and group restructurings, debt modifications and workouts, and cancellation of debt income and attribute reduction modeling analyses
• Advise external and internal clients on the federal income tax consequences of the full spectrum of corporate and shareholder transactions including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, formations, liquidations, distributions, redemptions, and reorganizations, with particular emphasis on consolidated return regulations
• Research and analyze corporate and consolidated return tax issues in connection with the preparation, review, and delivery of written tax advice such as technical memoranda, tax opinion letters, and private letter ruling requests
• Collaborate with leadership on the development and implementation of best practices and tools that provide for the continuous improvement of the National Projects Groups service offerings
• Train, motivate, and develop staff, senior, and manager-level members on all facets of the practice including application of current and new/developing tax laws, engagement processes, risk management policies, engagement economics, and new business development
• Team with M&A Tax leadership on effective execution of go-to-market strategy to achieve quality growth goals

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Manager:

• Team with other professionals to help identify new marketplace opportunities and grow the KPMG Tax practice
• Manage a portfolio of clients of varying size and scope, and act as the first point of contact for internal and external clients

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in federal corporate tax and consolidated return group experience in a Big 4 accounting firm including extensive experience with section 382 ownership change quantitative analysis; computations of tax basis in consolidated subsidiary stock knowledge preferred
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university
• Licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMGs 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
• Deep knowledge of subchapter C, bankruptcy and insolvency taxation, and consolidated return regulations
• Demonstrated leadership ability and the capacity to manage multiple engagements and client service teams
• Excellent computational analysis and research and writing skills

Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in federal corporate tax and consolidated return group experience in a public accounting firm, corporate tax department, or law firm
• Proven experience building and managing client relationships

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