Senior Associate, Tax - Project Management

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's 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's an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Business Tax Services practice. Responsibilities: - Support client engagement teams and other stakeholders in the initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of complex engagements including but is not limited to monitoring project progress, managing changes to project scope, schedule, budget, tracking key performance indicators and creating reports and presentations to be delivered to relevant clients and/or stakeholders - Utilize and ensure project adherence to our practice?s standard project management processes and tools to manage project teams across the entire project life cycle; comply with all engagement reporting requirements; serve as an advocate of project management principles and standards - Collaborate with project team to create a project charter, build and maintain project execution plan and some or all of the following: scope, schedule, budget, approach, assumptions, deliverable definitions and communication plan - Identify and manage project risk factors and identify and resolve project issues; escalate issues as appropriate - Manage internal and client-facing meetings by creating agendas with clear objectives/roles/time allocations, facilitating the call/meeting, taking notes of decisions and action items Qualifications: - Minimum three years of recent experience in project management in a professional services environment with skills such as business modeling, management consulting, organizational development, process improvement, Tax, strategy and operations are a plus - Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university - CAPM or PMP certification preferred; Advanced degree or related license is a plus - Demonstrated ability to execute and successfully achieve objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines - Excellent organizational, presentation, communication, meeting facilitation skills, analytical ability, strong judgment skills, supervisory skills and the ability to work effectively with project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, senior management and clients - Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, required, experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Project highly desired - Willing and able to travel; highly likely that travel requirements will be under 10% of time - individual should be comfortable with travel as needed 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. In addition, KPMG is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best de