At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions. Those in tax compliance at PwC will focus on validating clients compliance with tax laws and regulations. You will review and analyse financial data, prepare and file tax returns, and assist businesses in meeting their tax obligations while minimising risks of non-compliance.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn't clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Skills
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
- Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
- Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
- Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
- Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
- Perform senior review on simple/ moderate/complex US Partnership and Corporate Tax returns, RIC Compliance and Provisions.
- Research and detail oriented professional.
- Participating in the entire life cycle of the engagement, from kick off to wrap up.
- Supervise and train staff and new joiners on assigned engagements.
- Lead the way and become expert in the use of all approved tools and technologies relevant to your work.
- Build rapport with the engagement team and seek opportunities to work directly with them.
- Should be champion/ superuser on any of the tools widely used for tax compliance.
- Providing review comments on tax Provisions.
- Handling complete engagement lifecycle without supervision.
- Coaching and developing team members and guiding them with career progression plans.
- Assisting managers in increasing scope of business.
- Be point of contact from IAC on the respective engagements.
Requirements
- Graduation in commerce / Post graduation in Accounting and Finance.
- Skill Set required : Federal/SALT/RE/Hedge Funds/BCM/Insurance/1120 RIC
- 3+ years of experience in the FS industry.
- Strong understanding of US tax compliance.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office software programs.
- Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
- Active participation in facilitating FS training.
- Ability to learn various automation tools quickly and train other team members.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work efficiently.
- Active listening and ability to communicate effectively.
- Diversity and inclusiveness.
- Demonstrate positive attitude, collaborate and work as one team.
- Ability to achieve the target utilization set by the firm.
- Ability to achieve the target utilization set by the firm.
- Ability to lead a team.
Additional Information: Committed, adaptive, flexible to work extended hours if the business demands.
In Tax, promotion to Manager requires the holding of an active primary credential of either (1) US CPA or foreign equivalent or (2) US Enrolled Agent in good standing with an appropriate regulatory body or (3) a Firm approved Secondary Credential.
- For Manager candidates in process who have the credential, once onboarded, it must be submitted and kept up to date in the appropriate system of record.
- For candidates in process from now on that do NOT have the credential, please review the following talking points and next steps:
If a candidate wishes to continue in the process, it will be their professional responsibility to complete the appropriate acceptable credential exams and to obtain their acceptable credential as early in your career as possible.
