State and Local Tax - Indirect Tax - Manager

About the role

PwC, a leading professional services firm, focuses on providing tax planning, compliance, and strategic advice to clients. The State and Local Indirect Tax team specializes in VAT, GST, sales tax, and other indirect taxes.

Responsibilities

• Leading technology-enabled tax advisory services
• Supervising, developing, and coaching teams
• Managing client service accounts and driving engagement workstreams
• Solving and analyzing complex problems to develop exceptional deliverables
• Cultivating meaningful client relationships
• Inspiring team members and navigating ambiguity
• Upholding PwC’s quality standards
• Contributing to the firm’s purpose, principles, and broader business strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 4 years of experience
• CPA, Member of the Bar, or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials
• Juris Doctorate (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or Master's degree in Accounting or Taxation field of study

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of state and local tax laws
• Proficiency in tax planning and restructuring
• Experience in audit defense and state controversy work
• Familiarity with sales and use tax implications on FAS 5
• Proficiency in tax compliance automation tools
• Client relationship management skills
• Proven leadership in supervising and coaching teams
• Knowledge of automation and digitization in tax services

Skills

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same
• Effectively mentor others
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate
• 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

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $99,000 - $266,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance