Tax Intern, Legal Business Services

About KPMG US

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 and 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 an Intern to join our Legal Business Services practice.

Responsibilities

• Help execute on law department and law firm strategy, process and technology optimization projects.
• Support progress against project milestones to help ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
• Develop recommendations on how to integrate technology and process improvement and change management activities.
• Create and analyze metrics, performance measurements, requirements, reports/recommendations related to management, organizational structure and policies/procedures.
• Design, develop, manage and document processes and project plans in a complex and dynamic environment, adjusting as needed to meet changing client requirements.
• Support the selection, implementation and optimization of legal technologies including Generative AI, Workflow Automation, Enterprise Legal Management, Contract Lifecycle Management, eBilling, Matter Management and more.
• Build capabilities in key technologies that enable tax professionals for client service delivery such as artificial intelligence (AI), Alteryx, Power BI and more.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors: Bachelor's and/or Master's in Business, Accounting, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Pre-Law Studies, Public Policy/Government, Statistics, or equivalent program.
• Upon completion of this internship, candidates must have additional academic credits to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Coursework or minor in Business Strategy, Business Intelligence/Business Analytics, Data Science, Data and Analytics, Statistics, Information Systems, Software Engineering and and/or Computer Science is preferred.
• Understanding of business transformation, functional processes, financial management, technology, resourcing, performance management and change management relating to corporate legal departments, law firms and other legal-sector related businesses strongly preferred.
• Experience preparing and conducting business analysis and studies, needs assessments, requirement analysis/definition and cost benefit analysis.
• Demonstrated quality service mindset; strong technical aptitude, critical thinking skills, business writing skills and ability to navigate Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Access, Power BI), Alteryx, Tableau, artificial intelligence (AI) and similar data analysis and visualization tools.
• Excellent communication, time management, analytical and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation.
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Key skills/competency

• Legal Business Services
• Technology Optimization
• Process Improvement
• Generative AI
• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Business Transformation
• Financial Management
• Microsoft Office Suite