Audit of Tax - Senior Associate

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Job description

Tax

We help our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep tax technical, people and legal expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clients ranging from multinational organisations and public sector bodies to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.

Hear from Ed Stacey, Tax People Leader about what a career in Tax could mean for you - from development, to our culture, to what we value in our people when building our team.

A career in our Audit of Taxes practice, within Corporate Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet their tax obligations while managing the impact tax has on their business. You'll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing working capital, and profit sharing for partners. You'll also help organisations understand the pricing implications of goods and services between related parties, as well as providing advice on tax implications of deals.Our teams provides our clients with expert advice and practical support for all stages of the tax audit and appeal process. You'll focus on tax compliance reviews prior to tax audits, tax authority procedural reviews, documentation and support, and onsite assistance in the appeals process.

Who We Are

We're the leading UK provider of tax services in terms of the reputation, size and scope of our practice. The work we do is diverse and our clients span a range of industries, from multinational organisations, to entrepreneurs and family businesses.

Our goal is to provide a technology enabled service you can be a part of, working alongside people with experience in developing solutions for our clients.

Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus that influences the services we provide and decisions we make.

We seek to attract the best people from a diverse talent pool and encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. This is what makes us a strong organisation with an increasingly agile workforce which is why we've introduced Everyday Flexibility, encouraging you to balance work and life. 'Dress for your Day' lets you choose what you feel is appropriate to wear for each working day.

The role

We are looking for Senior Associates to join as a key member of the Audit of Tax Centre of Excellence (CoE). The core team provide consistency year on year for both clients and PwC teams as well as being able to develop 'best in class' AoT practices that drive continual improvement within the CoE. The CoE hubs will have a clear career path structure, from graduate through to director (with potential pathway to Partner). CoE graduates would join a 'best in class' team, working closely with, and being coached by, senior resource passionate about their work and the value they deliver.

You will have the opportunity to work with experienced and senior staff across the Audit of Tax and Audit network. This will provide you with the opportunity to put into practice your tax technical skills in a stimulating and challenging environment. You will play a key role in the Centre of Excellence Audit of Tax network which is made up from other Managers, Senior Managers and Directors who 'champion' audit of tax in their local offices. They and you will lead and participate in regular network events with technical updates and training opportunities. Working within the Centre of Excellence will provide the ability to maintain and hone deep technical capabilities to evaluate judgements on complex tax risks and structures. By virtue of the Centre of Excellence dealing with complex audits, you will also have access to more technically complex areas earlier on in career path than in general advisory.

There is a Centre of Excellence regional hub structure, with evolutionary growth in the hub locations and additional support from an agile flexible resource component to manage peaks in demand. Roles are currently available in the South East and Midlands.

We're a best in class team with a strong ethos who will help enhance your expert knowledge within this specialism. There's challenging work to be part of, and we recognise our people for delivering against our team's strategy on complex engagements. We also have a strong investment from senior resources in coaching and development for all levels. There's an opportunity for you to build strong, trusted relationships with our clients and a number of teams across our business.

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Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to being:-

A senior Associate is required to work in the Audit of Tax Centre of Excellence as a key member of the South East and Midlands audit of tax network. To supplement your work on audits of tax and tax accounting, you will also spend c.20% of your time working with corporate tax advisory clients.

Duties and responsibilities will involve:

• You will be responsible for delivering complex audits of tax and liaising with technical specialists and the core audit team as required.

• You will manage the tax team on each client and produce or review detailed, high quality documentation in line with the firm's requirements and procedures.

• Ensuring full compliance with audit methodologies and documentation

• Our audit of tax specialists are involved in a broad range of audit issues, including tax risks associated with international supply chain, finance structures, the impact of changing tax rules, the impact of major corporate transactions and appropriately accounting for tax uncertainties.

• You will have the opportunity to work with experienced Directors and Partners across the Southeast, Midlands or North region.

Essential skills and experience (no desirable, only essential)

• Minimum of 2:1 degree

• UK professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/ATT/CTA/legal qualification) or overseas equivalent.

• You will have gained significant audit of tax experience on complex international audits.

• You will need a strong understanding of audit risk and how this is managed through procedures and documentation.

• You will need a flexible approach to allow you to work as part of a number of client teams simultaneously.

• You will have experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and internally.

• You will need strong analytical skills and a proven ability to solve complex problems in a collaborative and creative way.

• You will have a focus on self-development and in the development of others in your teams.

• You will have a strong tax accounting background and be capable of delivering tax accounting assistance and advice relevant to consolidated international tax provisions and impacts of changes to accounting policy.

• Experience of US GAAP is preferred but not required.

• Knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS is essential.

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We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.