Line of Service
Tax

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
VAT/GST

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary
A career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever-changing tax specialties. You'll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.

Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges and identify opportunities related to indirect taxes. You'll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and compliance projects.

The Opportunity

As an Indirect Tax 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:

Deal with Canadian indirect taxes which include GST/HST, provincial sales taxes, excise taxes

Advise and assist clients on indirect tax matters, which includes verbal and written communication with clients and tax authorities, researching legislation/case law/publications and drafting deliverables

Assist clients with tax authority audits and appeals, tax registrations and elections

Perform indirect tax due diligence and compliance reviews and health checks

Build meaningful relationships with coworkers within the indirect tax group, the tax team and other service lines within PwC Canada and foreign PwC firms

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 behaviour to build quality relationships

Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

What you'll bring

• Prior accounting or tax experience in public or private sector
• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
• Hands-on experience and knowledge of Canadian indirect taxes and/or value added taxes in other jurisdictions
• CPA Designation is considered an asset
• Strong knowledge and practical application of technology tools commonly used in data transformation and visualisation, such as Alteryx, PowerQuery, Tableau, PowerBI, advance Microsoft Excel
• Strong marketing skills and client focus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills and the ability to read and interpret legislation
• Ability to handle multiple assignments, work effectively under pressure and work well in a team environment
• When applying to a Quebec based opportunity, fluency in French is required. Outside of Quebec, fluency in French is an asset

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $100,100. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Tax, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Customs Brokerage, Customs Regulations, Customs Tariffs, Customs Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Indirect Tax, Indirect Tax Controversies, Input Value Added Tax (VAT), Intellectual Curiosity, International Taxation, Learning Agility, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Tax Accounting {+ 12 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date