State and Local Tax - Excise Tax - Senior Associate

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

Senior Associate

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 indirect tax at PwC, you will focus value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax and other indirect taxes. Your work will involve providing advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex indirect tax regulations and optimise their indirect tax positions.

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.

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.

The Opportunity
As part of the State and Local Indirect Tax team you are expected to lead the way as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide significance through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. As a Senior Associate you are to analyze complex problems, mentor others, and maintain rigorous standards. You are to focus on building client relationships and developing a deeper understanding of the business context, learning how to manage and inspire others while navigating increasingly complex situations.

Responsibilities
- Manage engagements and confirm accurate documentation
- Leverage large data sets to build models and provide insights
- Provide benefits through digitization and automation of tax advisory services
- Analyze complex problems and develop practical solutions
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Build and maintain meaningful client connections
- Navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing requirements
- Uphold rigorous standards in tax advisory services

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2 years of experience
- Job seekers need to demonstrate that the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensure per respective state regulations.

What Sets You Apart
- Having prior excise tax experience preferred
- Experience working with industries potentially subject to excise tax preferred
- Understanding of indirect tax compliance procedures
- Experience interacting with state and federal regulatory agencies
- Experience as a tax technical professional
- Experience identifying and addressing client needs
- Understanding of the broad range of services offered by an international firm
- Experience working with large data sets
- Knowledge of tax specific software such as Avalara, Vertex, or OneSource
- Familiarity with research software such as CCH, Westlaw, Factiva, BNA, etc.
- CPA or commitment to pass CPA exam before being promoted to Manager and thereafter obtain CPA or Active Member of the Bar.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

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