Lead tax operations transformation engagements: advise clients on tax reporting strategies and compliance, analyze financial data, coach teams, apply systems thinking, and deliver clear client-facing recommendations while upholding professional standards.
The Opportunity
As a Tax Operations Transformation - Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex tax regulations, helping them optimize their tax positions and navigate compliance challenges. Within our Tax practice, you will assist clients in developing tax reporting strategies, analyzing financial data, interpreting tax laws, and providing guidance on tax reporting requirements to minimize risks for businesses. As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results, motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems. You will apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate, while fostering high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams.
In this role at PwC, you will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities. You will validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback. Your ability to direct teams through complexity, demonstrate composure in challenging situations, and initiate open coaching conversations will contribute to the success of our firm. Your commitment to excellence and professional standards will be key in modeling and reinforcing the firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
Responsibilities
- Leading tax operations transformation projects and managing client relationships effectively
- Developing and implementing tax reporting strategies to optimize client tax positions
- Analyzing financial data and interpreting tax laws to provide strategic guidance on compliance
- Collaborating with teams to solve complex tax-related challenges and drive project success
- Coaching and mentoring team members to enhance their skills and performance
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities in tax processes
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to improve service delivery
- Directing teams through ambiguous and challenging situations with composure
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story
- Modeling and reinforcing professional and technical standards in line with firm guidelines
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
- At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating advanced skills in tax accounting and compliance
- Utilizing strategic questioning to drive innovative tax solutions
- Excelling in financial statement analysis and reporting
- Leading complex tax operations transformation projects
- Applying systems thinking to identify tax-related opportunities
- Building and sustaining diverse, high-performing teams
- Crafting and conveying impactful messages in tax consulting
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
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
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 forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Tax Operations Transformation - Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through complex tax regulations, helping them optimize their tax positions and navigate compliance challenges. Within our Tax practice, you will assist clients in developing tax reporting strategies, analyzing financial data, interpreting tax laws, and providing guidance on tax reporting requirements to minimize risks for businesses. As a Senior Manager, you will leverage your skills and professional network to deliver quality results, motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems. You will apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate, while fostering high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams.
In this role at PwC, you will craft and convey clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story, applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities. You will validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback. Your ability to direct teams through complexity, demonstrate composure in challenging situations, and initiate open coaching conversations will contribute to the success of our firm. Your commitment to excellence and professional standards will be key in modeling and reinforcing the firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
Responsibilities
- Leading tax operations transformation projects and managing client relationships effectively
- Developing and implementing tax reporting strategies to optimize client tax positions
- Analyzing financial data and interpreting tax laws to provide strategic guidance on compliance
- Collaborating with teams to solve complex tax-related challenges and drive project success
- Coaching and mentoring team members to enhance their skills and performance
- Applying systems thinking to identify underlying problems and opportunities in tax processes
- Validating outcomes with clients and incorporating feedback to improve service delivery
- Directing teams through ambiguous and challenging situations with composure
- Crafting and conveying clear, impactful messages that tell a holistic story
- Modeling and reinforcing professional and technical standards in line with firm guidelines
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience
- At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating advanced skills in tax accounting and compliance
- Utilizing strategic questioning to drive innovative tax solutions
- Excelling in financial statement analysis and reporting
- Leading complex tax operations transformation projects
- Applying systems thinking to identify tax-related opportunities
- Building and sustaining diverse, high-performing teams
- Crafting and conveying impactful messages in tax consulting
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
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
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 forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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