State and Local Tax - Indirect Tax - Senior Manager

PwC•City of Watertown, NY

4d•$124,000 - $335,000

About The Position

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 indirect tax at PwC, you will focus value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax and other indirect taxes. Your work will involve providing advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex indirect tax regulations and optimise their indirect tax positions. Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story. Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities. Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback. Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations. Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant. Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels. Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness. Model 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 State and Local Tax team you provide benefits through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. As a Senior Manager you are tasked with leading large projects, innovating processes, and maintaining operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are also responsible for developing and sustaining client relationships and mentoring staff members.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
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 will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.

Nice To Haves

Juris Doctorate in Taxation preferred
Profound knowledge of state and local tax sales and use tax laws
Thorough technical skills in multistate sales and use tax matters
Building and utilizing networks of client relationships
Managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing, and collections
Leading as a business advisor with a 'One Firm' service mindset
Knowledge of automation and digitization in a professional services environment
Innovating through new and existing technologies
Utilizing digitization tools to reduce hours and enhance engagements