PwC Internal Partnership Tax Team - State & Local Senior Manager

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Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

As a State & Local Senior Manager on the PwC Internal Partnership Tax Team, you will work within the firm's internal Tax department and play a pivotal role in navigating complex tax regulations and optimizing tax positions for the firm and, ultimately, the partners. You will focus on the firm's state tax compliance, research, planning, and budgeting. Your impact will contribute to compliance with tax laws while also supporting the business.

As a Senior Manager, you will lead teams, focusing on mentoring junior staff and delivering internal tax projects. You are accountable for the execution of project success and maintaining standards. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop, and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on expectations.

With your 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. In this role, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. You will have the opportunity to work with firm tax experts and have access to many of the same tools used by client-facing teams who serve our firm's external clients, but this is an internal tax department role.

Responsibilities

- Leading tax compliance and consulting workstreams and managing stakeholder expectations effectively
- Guiding teams in the preparation and filing of tax returns to meet regulatory requirements
- Utilizing analytical thinking to review and analyze financial data for tax compliance
- Developing and implementing state tax planning strategies to optimize tax positions
- Drafting and reviewing documents to support tax compliance and strategic initiatives
- Monitoring and analyzing financial trends to identify opportunities for tax optimization
- Coaching and mentoring team members to enhance their skills and performance
- Addressing conflicts or issues with stakeholders and team members, escalating when necessary
- Managing partnership tax compliance and consulting services related to state and local tax positions
- Building relationships with stakeholders to facilitate tax management and internal tax due diligence
- Promoting creativity and embracing change to improve tax processes and stakeholder experience
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including adherence to the firm's code of conduct
- Embracing technology and innovation to enhance tax outcomes

What You Must Have

- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

- Prior Big 4 Tax experience
- At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar, or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credential may qualify for this opportunity
- Demonstrating analytical thinking in complex tax scenarios
- Drafting tax documents with attention to detail
- Cultivating relationship building within diverse teams
- Excelling in tax planning and regulatory compliance consulting
- Utilizing strategic questioning to enhance tax research and preparation
- Embracing change and innovation in tax services delivery
- Mentoring junior staff in drafting and preparing tax documents
- Leveraging project management skills for successful tax compliance initiatives
- Preference for an advanced degree such as a Master's, MBA, Juris Doctorate, LLM, or PhD

Travel Requirements