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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 firmKPMG 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 stakeholdersUtilize 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 standardsCollaborate 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 planIdentify and manage project risk factors and identify and resolve project issues; escalate issues as appropriateManage internal and client-facing meetings by creating agendas with clear objectives/roles/time allocations, facilitating the call/meeting, taking notes of decisions and action itemsManage the project change control processQualifications: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 plusBachelors degree from an accredited college or universityCAPM or PMP certification strongly preferred or will be required to be attained within a reasonable timeframe; Advanced degree or related license is a plusDemonstrated ability to execute and successfully achieve objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelinesExcellent 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 clientsProficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, required, experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Project highly desiredWilling and able to travel; highly likely that travel requirements will be under 10% of time - individual should be comfortable with travel as neededKPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries (