Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Entrepreneurial & Private Business (EPB) - General

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.

Those in tax compliance at PwC will focus on validating clients' compliance with tax laws and regulations. You will review and analyse financial data, prepare and file tax returns, and assist businesses in meeting their tax obligations while minimising risks of non-compliance.

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.

Technical
 1. 6-7 years of experience in the field of US Individual taxation. Big plus if experience in Australian individual taxation as well
 2. Advanced understanding of US Individual tax returns (1040) and advanced understanding of US Foreign Trust filing requirements (Form 3520) and other foreign filings on US individual tax returns (Form 8865, basic 5471, 8621, 926 etc)
 3. Manager/Second level Review of Tax Workpapers and Tax Returns
 4. Share relevant thought leadership with colleagues to enhance technical knowledge
 5. Make the most of the opportunities for technical development through on the job learning and exposure
 6. Validate data and analyze for accuracy and relevance
 7. Produce high quality work which adheres to the relevant professional standards
 8. Ask relevant questions and communicate open items with clients along with making relevant alternate suggestions/approaches
 9. Develop knowledge of the firm’s line of service capabilities and our portfolio offerings
10. Take relevant actions to develop digital technology and automations while keeping up-to-date with new developements
11. Identifying & discussion for missing information with AC team and territory counterparts at the start of the tax return preparation
12. Proactive communciation with onshore team for areas of development the team needs and assisting with putting together training programs for the AC team
13. Ability to understand cross border tax implications, and a client's tax position across multiple countries to correctly arrive at the final tax position on a US return. Ability to understand and decipher a tax treaty is a must
14. Understanding of US non resident taxation and the treaty rates to use and which income to consider on a US return
15. Ability to verbalize a clients US tax return and explain a US return in layman's terms
 
General
 1. Possesses sound project management skills; Team Lead/Team management experience is mandatory. Ability to manage a large book of tax returns and the drive to keep the current tax return status up-to-date
 2. Build good rapport with the Territory Counterparts
 3. Manage and oversee engagements handled within the team
 4. Strong communication skills
 5. Driving utilization of team members
 6. Driving organisational compliances and upskilling across team
 7. Ability to manage work independently
 8. Ability to manage smaller teams/part of projects
 9. Facilitate technical, general and behavioural trainings
 10. Evaluate Performance and provide effective coaching for the coachees
 11. Seek new learning opportunities to stay technical and relevant
 12. Driving timely feedback
 13. Promote new ideas & services by applying knowledge of the industry/sector's to create value for clients
 14. Oversee the team and their day to day compliance work
 15. Invest time and effort in all round capabilities of the team
 16. Evaluate Performance and provide effective coaching to the team
 17. Identify opportunities for efficiencies and take action to implement them
 18. Communicate with the clients, regularly updating them and sharing progress of the engagements
 19. Work towards achieving organizational goals                                                                                               
 20. Facilitate technical training

Role : Manager Review (Supervisory)

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Drafting Tax Documents, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Preparing Tax Documents, Professional Courage, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date