Indirect Tax, Senior Associate

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

VAT/GST

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

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.

The Opportunity 

As an Indirect Tax Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: 

 

• 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 

 

What you’ll bring 

 

• 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 

• CPA Designation is considered an asset 

• 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

This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member. 

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $100,100. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements.  We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package 

Why you’ll love PwC 

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc  

 

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity. 

 

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, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Business Tax, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Customs Brokerage, Customs Regulations, Customs Tariffs, Customs Valuation, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Indirect Tax, Indirect Tax Controversies, Input Value Added Tax (VAT), Intellectual Curiosity, International Taxation, Learning Agility {+ 15 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started, so we know you have questions about how and why we use it. At certain points during our recruiting process, we rely on AI to improve your experience. This could be during resume review or curating personalized job recommendations, asking you clarifying questions via a chatbot or during our interview scheduling to improve your experience. Our use of AI helps ensure we combat bias by evaluating candidates equally and fairly, without seeing identity information, such as your name, or gender for example). AI also helps us better predict successful hires by reviewing all applicants for a role and the relationship between your skills, experience and likely success at PwC Canada. While AI supports parts of our recruitment process, final hiring decisions always involve human review. For more information about our use and protection of your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy (https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/privacy-policy.html).

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