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Specialized Tax Services - Accounting Methods Manager

PwC
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jan 2026
💰 $266,000/yr($99,000/yr$266,000/yr)

About the role

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

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.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

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

  • 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.

The Opportunity
As part of the Specialised Tax Services team you provide exceptional technical knowledge and specialization and industry insights. As a Manager you lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining elevated standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and principles in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same. This role involves working closely on clients with the latest technologies and platforms in lending, digital banking, payments, crypto and blockchain, insurance and real estate.

Responsibilities
- Lead teams and manage client accounts
- Focus on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff
- Oversee project success and maintain elevated standards
- Motivate, develop, and inspire team members
- Leverage team strengths to meet client expectations
- Identify opportunities that contribute to the firm's success
- Embrace technology and innovation in service delivery
- Foster a culture of integrity and authenticity

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 4 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
- Knowledge of accounting methods and revenue recognition
- Experience with FAS 109 and compliance
- Skills in inventory management, including LIFO
- Technical skills in tax analyzes and cost capitalization
- Experience with CRM systems
- Automation and digitization proficiency
- Proficiency with data visualization tools
- Ability to enhance engagements with digitization tools
- Leadership in coaching and providing feedback

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set

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