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United States National Tax Services Merger & Acquisition - Senior Manager

PwC
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Aug 2025
💰 $335,000/yr($124,000/yr – $335,000/yr)

About the role

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deals Tax

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career within United States National Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients gain valuable insight into emerging tax issues and trends, as well helping them implement successful tax strategies in response to legislative, federal, and judicial tax developments that will impact their business.

Our Mergers and Acquisitions team helps our clients assess tax obligations related to acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, joint ventures, and initial public offerings. You’ll focus on managing acquisition and merger risk, structuring acquisitions to optimise net cash flows, carrying out pre-acquisition or pre sale due diligence, and ensuring that tax compliance requirements are met throughout the deal.

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 Manager, 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:

  • Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
  • Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
  • Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
  • Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
  • Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
  • Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
  • Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
  • Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
  • Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The Opportunity
As part of the United States National Tax Practice Mergers and Acquisitions team you are going to lead the creation and implementation of impactful M&A tax strategies. As a Senior Manager you are going to guide large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are going 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
- Lead the development and execution of M&A tax strategies
- Guide large-scale projects to successful completion
- Innovate and enhance existing processes for better efficiency
- Interact with clients at a senior level to confirm project success
- Utilize specialized knowledge to deliver premium results
- Provide strategic input into the firm's business strategies
- Maintain operational excellence in every project phase
- Leverage professional networks to benefit client outcomes

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
- A Juris Doctorate (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or Master's degree in Accounting or Taxation field of study considered in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

What Sets You Apart
- Juris Doctorate preferred
- A Juris Doctorate (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or Master's degree in Accounting or Taxation field of study is considered in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
- Thorough knowledge of mergers and acquisition practices
- Utilizing application and interpretation of U.S. federal income tax law
- Building and utilizing networks of client relationships
- Acting as a team leader and supervising teams
- Developing new relationships and selling new services

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

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