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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, United States headquartered companies with global indirect tax technology issues, including transaction analysis, supply chain, business expansion, and mergers and acquisitions
• Develop responses to client proposal requests
• Prepare Value Added Tax (VAT) technology training presentations aimed at external and internal audiences
• Identify, document, and recommend client business requirements for implementing VAT/sales and use tax compliance processes and system improvements; develop new and existing client and internal relationships
• Develop and mentor new staff
• Develop and manage external vendor relationships

Qualifications:

• Seven years of experience leading global indirect systems projects (Sales/Use and VAT) Sabrix, Vertex or Taxware or native ERP systems, and experience with SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, or Great Plains, specifically the AP/PO, A/R, or G/L modules
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field of study from an accredited college/university; licensed CPA, J.D., LL.M., MST (Masters in Taxation), IIT VAT Compliance Diploma, CA, CTA, AITI, or Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (CMI) designation (Please note that any candidate hired by KPMG into this position that doesn’t currently possess one of the aforementioned credentials/designations will be required to secure one within one year from the commencement of employment)
• Strong technical awareness of global indirect tax issues; understanding of key indirect tax processes and data drivers
• Self motivated, ability to generate and plan work effort and manage project schedules/priorities with clear written and verbal communications
• Ability to develop and maintain existing internal and client relationships and help to build new relationships with key local office targets
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, or process mapping software; ability to travel thirty percent of the time

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG, an equal opportunity employer/disability/veteran. KPMG maintains a drug-free workplace. KPMG will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state or federal law (including San Francisco Ordinance number 131192). No phone calls or agencies please.