Licensed CPA, EA, JD/LLM or completion of one of the advanced degrees or professional designations: MBA, Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASOA), Engineering News-Record (ENR) American College Testing (ACT), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), in addition to others on KPMGs approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list. Responsibilities: Deliver and manage a team focused on assisting our clients through a corporate transaction event (such as merger and acquisition, divestiture, IPO) from a tax and operational perspective focused on employee reward which includes, but is not limited to, identifying and analyzing tax and operational matters that may contribute to tax exposure, drafting technical memorandums, mapping and designing post-transaction operational processes and compliance, executive and employee communications, post-transaction integration of compensation, benefits and share-based compensation programs worldwide; perform above responsibilities outside deal context to the extent necessary.