KPMG US Tax Services (UAE) LLC is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our US Tax Services Overseas - Business Tax Services practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Responsibilities:
- Advise financial services clients on international tax planning decisions, with a focus on asset managers, private equity and hedge funds, private credit funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds and foreign pension plans, as well as other investors and fund sponsors
- Provide U.S. tax compliance and advisory services to pass-through entities and partnerships for a variety of Asset Management clients (e.g., Forms 1065, 1120, 1120-F, 8621, 926, 8832 and Schedules K-1, K-2/K-3).
- Work hand in hand with KPMG global member firms, KPMG advisory professionals, and KPMG US tax teams including Business Tax Services, Mergers and Acquisitions, State and Local Tax, Washington National Tax, and Tax Controversy Services to assist clients in planning and evaluating inbound, outbound, and foreign-to-foreign transactions and restructurings
- Draft tax memorandums and presentations advising clients on mergers and acquisition transactions, income tax treaties, sovereign tax exemptions, and other planning opportunities arising from inbound and outbound cross-border transactions
- Provide aspects of all the activities above to alternative investment companies; offer help at all stages of the investment life cycle for both asset managers and portfolio companies operating globally
- Leverage generative AI technologies to enhance decision-making processes, prepare findings or review work
Qualifications:
- Minimum three years of recent experience broadly in international taxation in the financial services sector with a general understanding of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), BEAT, sourcing of income, and Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and eligibility to sit for the CPA exam or foreign equivalent
- Knowledge of U.S. domestica and international tax laws provisions
- Strong research and writing, Excel modeling, and oral communication skills, including great reading and technical tax comprehension skills
- Ability to balance multiple engagements; play a positive role in well-functioning and collegial client service teams, maintain professionalism, and provide excellent client service
