Senior Associate, SALT - Federal Royalty/Severance Tax

KPMG International Cooperative

Washington, DC

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Senior Associate, SALT - Federal Royalty/Severance Tax

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Senior Associate, SALT - Federal Royalty/Severance Tax

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At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the worlds top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMGs 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 is an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, SALT - Federal Royalty/Severance Tax to join our State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide excellent client service to energy companies with federal royalty reporting obligations under Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR)
  • Identify opportunities to reduce federal royalty exposure and optimize value through allowable transportation and processing deductions, unbundling analyses, and UCA benchmarking
  • Lead and support complex engagements involving royalty compliance, valuation, and audit defense for onshore and offshore federal leases
  • Collaborate with clients to implement royalty process improvements and digital solutions leveraging analytics, Alteryx, and other technologies
  • Develop and mentor team members on technical royalty concepts and project execution, ensuring consistent quality across deliverables
  • Interface with client accounting, production, and regulatory teams to gather documentation
  • Stay current on ONRR and DOI regulatory developments, conduct technical research, and assess the potential impact of rule changes on client operations and reporting obligations
  • Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMGs respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

  • Minimum three years of recent experience in federal royalty within a public accounting, consulting, or energy industry environment
  • Bachelors degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation and/or Masters in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
  • Prior experience working with federal regulators, including ONRR auditors on data mining requests, compliance reviews, or audit responses
  • Understanding of ONRR regulations, valuation principles, and transportation/processing allowance frameworks
  • Experience with royalty compliance systems, audit defense strategies, and unbundling methodologies
  • Applicants 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)

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