Leads indirect tax planning, compliance, controversy resolution, and client advisory engagements involving VAT, GST, sales tax, and related taxes. Manages project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion while guiding client accounts and mentoring team members. Reviews work, manages performance, resolves stakeholder conflicts, maintains professional standards, and uses AI and digital tools to improve tax strategy and delivery.
The Opportunity
As a State and Local Tax - Indirect Tax - Manager, you will provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their tax positions. Within our Tax practice, you will focus on value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax, and other indirect taxes. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, motivating and inspiring others to deliver quality. You will leverage team strengths and manage performance to meet client expectations.
In this role, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same, effectively mentoring team members. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same, contributing to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Leading indirect tax planning and compliance initiatives to optimize client tax positions
- Guiding teams in the analysis and identification of system interactions and linkages
- Taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
- Coaching team members to leverage their strengths and manage performance effectively
- Developing skills outside comfort zones and encouraging team growth
- Utilizing AI fluency and digital tooling to enhance tax strategy and delivery
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in critical conversations with stakeholders
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including PwC tax guidance and code of conduct
- Collaborating on tax dispute resolution and indirect tax controversies
- Reviewing work to deepen team members' skills and knowledge
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 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
- Excelling in analytical thinking and strategic questioning
- Demonstrating proficiency in indirect tax controversies and VAT compliance
- Utilizing AI fluency and digital tooling for innovative solutions
- Embracing change and fostering AI-human collaboration
- Developing skills in tax dispute resolution and tax technology
- Mentoring others in customs regulations and corporate tax planning
- Leveraging business tax knowledge to enhance client service
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $266,000. 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 State and Local Tax - Indirect Tax - Manager, you will provide strategic advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their tax positions. Within our Tax practice, you will focus on value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax, and other indirect taxes. As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, motivating and inspiring others to deliver quality. You will leverage team strengths and manage performance to meet client expectations.
In this role, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will develop skills outside your comfort zone and encourage others to do the same, effectively mentoring team members. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same, contributing to the success of our firm.
Responsibilities
- Leading indirect tax planning and compliance initiatives to optimize client tax positions
- Guiding teams in the analysis and identification of system interactions and linkages
- Taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
- Coaching team members to leverage their strengths and manage performance effectively
- Developing skills outside comfort zones and encouraging team growth
- Utilizing AI fluency and digital tooling to enhance tax strategy and delivery
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in critical conversations with stakeholders
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including PwC tax guidance and code of conduct
- Collaborating on tax dispute resolution and indirect tax controversies
- Reviewing work to deepen team members' skills and knowledge
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 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
- Excelling in analytical thinking and strategic questioning
- Demonstrating proficiency in indirect tax controversies and VAT compliance
- Utilizing AI fluency and digital tooling for innovative solutions
- Embracing change and fostering AI-human collaboration
- Developing skills in tax dispute resolution and tax technology
- Mentoring others in customs regulations and corporate tax planning
- Leveraging business tax knowledge to enhance client service
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $266,000. 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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