Job Description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

State & Local Tax (SALT)

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our State and Local Indirect Tax practice, within State and Local Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their business issues related to business restructuring, adoption of new tax laws, and communicating local tax developments. You'll help with assessing our client's state and local tax burden and recommend solutions that support their overall business objectives to ensure that their filling positions are consistent with good business practices and with the states applicable tax laws and rules.

Our team helps our clients manage their indirect tax responsibilities related to value added taxes, sales and use taxes, goods and services taxes, federal excise taxes, and other transaction taxes. You'll help with identifying and exploring indirect tax opportunities and issues related to business expansion, systems and controls, refunds and cash flow, and policy and design.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

* Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.

* Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.

* Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.

* Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.

* Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.

* Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.

* Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.

* Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.

* Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.

* Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

We're leading the way as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide value through digitization, automation and increased efficiencies - all made possible by equipping our professionals to succeed in a world where transactions are faster, more complicated and require a deeper level of sophistication. PwC Tax provides unparalleled technical knowledge and specialization and industry insights, coupled with the One Firm knowledge that brings everything PwC offers to solve our clients' needs.

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelor Degree

Required Fields of Study:

Accounting

Additional Educational Requirements:

Other business related fields may be considered (such as, Business Administration/Management, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Quantitative Finance). Job seekers must demonstrate all of the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensure per respective state regulations.

Minimum Years of Experience:

2 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

Certification(s) Preferred:

CPA or Active Member of the Bar

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates thorough knowledge and/or a proven record of success in a variety of state and local tax issues, including tax planning, restructuring, due diligence, audit defense, reverse audits and audit management for companies with a presence in multiple taxing jurisdictions and FAS 5.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in a wide range of sales and use tax matters, including FAS 5, reverse audits, tax planning, consulting, compliance, automation, mergers and acquisitions, controversy and audit defense.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; and, managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid; meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and, keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success as a tax technical professional researching business and industry trends to develop a point of view to leverage in assisting with proposals, considering opportunities across multiple lines of service.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success with automation & digitization in a professional services environment including but not limited to: innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions; and, working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools.

Demonstrates thorough abilities and/or a proven record of success in pricing, client value and the negotiation process, including reviewing contracts and finding opportunities to introduce new pricing options.

We are transforming the way we deliver tax services. Find out more about what we do on our Tax Career Page at pwc.to/whatwedotax

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

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