Associate - Business License at KPMG (Bangalore) | ₹4-6 LPA

Job Description

Business Unit: Business License

Service Line: Indirect Tax

Location: Kochi / Bangalore / Hyderabad / Gurgaon

Geo to be supported: US

Role type: Individual contributor

Reporting to: Manager

Work timings: 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM (may differ depending on business requirement)

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation (core): Prepare business license renewal applications for multiple jurisdictions, ensuring correctness of entity details, forms, fees, and due dates. Prepare Sales & Use tax registration applications per jurisdiction requirements and compliance guidelines. Maintain accurate trackers, logs, and documentation in the internal application, update status post-renewal receipt.
• Delivery & Collaboration: Share prepared files and supporting reports for review; incorporate review comments promptly. Coordinate with Senior Associate/AM for handoffs to US teams and respond to queries.
• Compliance & Quality: Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), information security, documentation standards, and audit requirements. Use checklists to ensure first-time-right output; escalate exceptions.
• Procurement Help Desk (PHD) (as needed / seasoned associates): Support form procurement from jurisdictions and license follow-ups after filings to obtain renewed licenses on time.
• Continuous improvement: Suggest ideas to streamline templates, trackers, and macros; participate in knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

Mandatory technical & functional skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint); comfort with templates, pivots, lookups.
• Exposure to US Indirect Tax / Business Licensing concepts and jurisdictional requirements.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments, follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and meet Turn Around Time (TAT)/quality targets.
• Clear written & verbal communication for collaboration with US engagement teams.

Educational qualifications: Bachelor's degree (Accounts/Finance preferred); Master's is a plus.

Work experience: Total 0-2 years (Business Licensing/US Indirect exposure preferred).