Indirect Tax, Senior Associate (Bilingual FR/EN)

PwC•Montreal, QC

3d•CA$60,000 - CA$100,100

About The Position

A career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever-changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions. Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges and identify opportunities related to indirect taxes. You’ll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and compliance projects.

Requirements

Prior accounting or tax experience in public or private sector
Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
Hands-on experience and knowledge of Canadian indirect taxes and/or value added taxes in other jurisdictions
Strong knowledge and practical application of technology tools commonly used in data transformation and visualisation, such as Alteryx, PowerQuery, Tableau, PowerBI, advance Microsoft Excel
Strong marketing skills and client focus
Strong written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills and the ability to read and interpret legislation
Ability to handle multiple assignments, work effectively under pressure and work well in a team environment
When applying to a Quebec based opportunity, fluency in French is required. Outside of Quebec, fluency in French is an asset

Nice To Haves

CPA Designation is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Deal with Canadian indirect taxes which include GST/HST, provincial sales taxes, excise taxes
Advise and assist clients on indirect tax matters, which includes verbal and written communication with clients and tax authorities, researching legislation/case law/publications and drafting deliverables
Assist clients with tax authority audits and appeals, tax registrations and elections
Perform indirect tax due diligence and compliance reviews and health checks
Build meaningful relationships with coworkers within the indirect tax group, the tax team and other service lines within PwC Canada and foreign PwC firms
Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness, personal strengths and address development areas
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others
Able to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality relationships
Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct