Taylor Arakawa

Taylor Arakawa is a Senior Manager with the KPMG Local Tax practice, specializing in unclaimed property. Since 2016, she has supported Fortune 500 and middle-market companies with end-to-end unclaimed property services, including multi-year diagnostic reviews of books and records, quantification of historical exposure, development and implementation of remediation strategies, audit defense (general ledger and securities), negotiation and execution of voluntary disclosure agreements (VDAs), and the design of sustainable annual compliance processes. 
Her industry experience includes fintech and payments, transportation and logistics, banking and financial services, manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare providers and insurers, and national and regional retailers.

Prior to joining KPMG, Taylor worked at a boutique consulting firm, where she helped organizations design and implement unclaimed property compliance programs, provided advisory support in connection with multistate unclaimed property audits, and guided clients through state voluntary disclosure programs. She began her career as an auditor with Kelmar Associates LLC, conducting detailed reviews of public and private companies to assess potential unclaimed property exposure and related liabilities.

Taylor has extensive experience across the full range of unclaimed property services, with particular focus in managing and defending general ledger and securities audits conducted by both third-party contract auditors and state authorities. She is experienced in all phases of the annual unclaimed property compliance cycle for all U.S. reporting jurisdictions, including due diligence, error and exemption analysis, preparation and filing of state reports, and the development of internal policies and procedures to enhance and streamline ongoing compliance.

Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science from Siena College, an MBA from Loyola Marymount University, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).