SALT Indirect_VAT – Senior Associate Full Time

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.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• 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.

The Opportunity

When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.

As part of the Tax Compliance team you will navigate the complexities of corporate tax compliance and reporting for EMEA House entities. As a Senior Associate, you will lead technical analysis, review advisor outputs, and build substantial cross-functional relationships while maintaining exceptional quality standards. This role offers the chance to deepen your technical specialization and contribute to strategic tax initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical analysis for corporate tax compliance and reporting
• Review advisor outputs to confirm adherence to quality standards
• Build and maintain sturdy relationships with cross-functional teams
• Analyze complex tax issues and provide strategic recommendations
• Mentor junior associates in tax compliance practices and standards
• Stay informed on regulatory changes affecting corporate tax
• Contribute to process enhancements in tax compliance workflows
• Support strategic initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of tax operations

What You Must Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3 years of experience in indirect tax compliance
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

• 3-4 years of experience in EMEA VAT compliance
• Experience with indirect tax software preferred
• Developing global VAT technical skills
• Building relationships with international clients
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members
• Monitoring changes in VAT legislation
• Preparing documentation for stakeholders
• Understanding client processes and identifying opportunities
• Commitment to team collaboration