Tax Technology Senior Associate At Kpmg

Key roles and responsibilitiesWork effectively with clients across multiple sectors and tax domain experts to develop and enhance tax technology solutions.Assist in the development of a work plan, budget, and quality plan to ensure efficiency, high performance, and high-quality work on engagements.Build an understanding of client business and markets to assist in the development of client relationships and developing a commercial mindset on how work performed impacts profitability at the engagement and practice levels.Supervise staff level engagement team in the field. Direct and review the work product of associates and provides direction and training as necessary.Ensure risk management through completion of risk management documents and ensure they are approved accordingly.Managing own and your team's learning and development by identifying learning needs and taking appropriate steps to address these.Ongoing improvement of our tax technology solutions.Assist with data acquisition from disparate systems and in different formats including web, databases and excel.Perform data analyses, generate, and test hypotheses using Machine Learning and statistical analysis methods to identify patterns and communicate findings via visualization tools.Document technical procedures and best practices.Respond to client inquiries in a timely and professional manner.Stay up to date with tax regulations and technology trends.Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:Bachelor's degree in economics, business, finance, statistics, Information Technology or related field from an accredited university.Professional qualifications e.g., ACCA, CPA are highly desirable.Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and performing internet research.A minimum of four years of experience working with tax data and tax technology.Skills, and comfort interacting with C-level professionalsExcellent structuring and tax advisory skills.Demonstrated ETL solution design and build expertise, and work stream management skills.Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, NumPy, MatLab, etc.Deep knowledge/experience in statistics, data mining, machine learning, and/or natural language processing.At least 2 years working experience designing automation solutions.Personal attributes:Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the ability to articulate complex information.Ability to build positive relationships with team members and clients.Ability to handle simultaneously multiple engagements and client service teams.Flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks.Strong organizational skillsGood analytical and problem-solving skills.We offer:An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.Continuous learning and development.Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.Opportunity for international travel.