PWC

Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development Tax Senior Manager

PWC$124K — $335K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in tax consulting
  • CPA or legal credentials preferred
  • In-depth knowledge of R&D tax issues
  • Familiarity with CRM systems

Responsibilities

  • Oversee large-scale tax consulting projects and ensure timely delivery
  • Create and implement innovative processes to enhance efficiency
  • Maintain high operational standards for project execution
  • Engage with clients at senior levels to drive project success
  • Establish trust with teams and stakeholders through effective communication
  • Mentor teams in addressing complex tax issues
  • Apply specialized technical knowledge and industry insights to project development

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Holiday and vacation pay
  • Personal and family sick leave
  • Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
Full Job Description
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
General Tax Consulting

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
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.

In specialised tax services at PwC, you will focus on providing tax advice and solutions to clients in complex and niche areas of taxation. This includes areas such as accounting methods, fixed-assets and research and development tax credits.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
  • Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
  • Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
  • Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
  • Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
  • Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
  • Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
  • Model 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.


The Opportunity
As part of the Corporate Tax - Specialised Tax Services team you are expected to lead the way as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide benefits through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. As a Senior Manager you are expected to lead large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are expected to leverage your specialized knowledge and technical acumen of industry-leading business trends, the firm's client service offerings, and professional industry networks to deliver quality results to clients and provide strategic input into the firm's business strategies.

Responsibilities
- Oversee large-scale projects and confirm timely delivery
- Create and implement innovative processes to boost efficiency
- Maintain exceptional operational standards
- Interact with clients at a senior level to drive project success
- Establish trust with multi-level teams and stakeholders through clear communication
- Encourage and mentor teams to tackle complex issues
- Apply specialized technical knowledge and industry insights
- Deliver results by leveraging the firm's broad service offerings

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5 years of experience
- CPA, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity

What Sets You Apart
- In-depth knowledge of R&D tax issues
- Interviewing clients to recognize tax liability savings
- Technical skills with research credit regulations
- Building and utilizing networks of client relationships
- Managing resource requirements and project workflow
- Supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust
- Developing new relationships and selling new services
- Familiarity with a CRM system
- Leading as a business advisor

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $335,000. 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

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Learn more about PWC
Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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