Senior Asset Manager Jobs in Illinois

INTRODUCTION

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Asset Management Technology (DAC) to join our Business Tax Services practice.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cutting-edge solutions with the Data Team, focusing on training and onboarding strategic clients.
• Collaborate closely with Tax Engagement teams and offshore developers to design automation solutions that enhance tax compliance processes.
• Design and optimize data transformation processes using Alteryx to meet complex tax technical requirements.
• Streamline tax compliance and reporting activities to standardize processes and enhance operational efficiency.
• Manage project timelines effectively, ensuring all milestones and deliverables are met while adhering to business requirements throughout the project lifecycle. Create comprehensive documentation, presentations, charts, tables, and diagrams to support dynamic, standardized, and custom reporting packages for tax deliverables.
• Provide training and support to team members and stakeholders to ensure effective adoption of advanced tax technology solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of three years of recent, progressive experience in IT program/project management and/or tax, ideally within a professional services firm or in tax areas such as partnerships, state and local tax, mutual funds, or securities transactions.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of tax compliance, especially in mutual funds, ETFs, or hedge funds, or fund accounting with an understanding of Fund Accounting systems such as InvestOne, MCH, or Geneva is a plus.
• Having, or working on obtaining, Core/Advanced certification in Alteryx with proven experience in building analytic apps and macros, and proficiency in Python is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing data processes/solutions tailored to tax technical requirements.
• Possess advanced analytic skills including strategic thinking and planning, complex data analysis and excellent verbal and written skills.

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