(Senior) Associate U.S. Tax (Financial Services)

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Banking & Finance

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

PwCs tax services advise clients on planning compliance and strategy helping businesses navigate rules and optimize tax positions. Compliance roles review financial data prepare and file returns and reduce non-compliance risk. The culture emphasizes building client relationships leading and inspiring teams developing technical expertise and personal brand anticipating needs delivering quality amid ambiguity.

Join the Financial Services Tax team to drive digitization automation and efficiencies. As a Senior Associate/Associate (U.S. Corporate Income Tax) you will prepare and review tax filings analyze complex issues collaborate with clients and deliver quality compliance solutions.

Your Impact

• Manage priorities to meet filing deadlines and prepare U.S. corporate tax filings accurately and on time taking ownership of assignments and deliverables while building and maintaining strong client and team relationships.
• Advise clients on tax planning compliance and strategy to optimize tax positions and mitigate non-compliance risk while building trusted relationships and delivering high-quality pragmatic solutions in ambiguous situations.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and service lines
• Develop technical tax knowledge and professional skills
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.
• Prioritize tasks and manage competing deadlines to ensure timely and compliant tax filings.

Your Skill Set

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related field
• At least 1 year of U.S. tax compliance experience including work on corporate (Forms 1120/1120F) and/or partnership (Form 1065) filings with knowledge of ECI FDAP and Branch Profit Tax concepts and calculations.
• U.S. CPA License (or in progress) Enrolled Agent License (or in progress) or commitment to pursue one
• Advanced Excel proficiency including working with large datasets and preparing structured efficient workpapers
• Professional fluency in English required; German language skills are an asset.
• Enthusiasm for digitization automation and process improvements in tax compliance with a commitment to building a career in U.S. tax compliance
• Driven and proactive with strong ownership of deliverables and commitment to deadlines; excellent interpersonal and time-management skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
• Would be advantageous: Experience with withholding/reporting regimes (1042/1042-S W-8 forms) state and local tax compliance including multi-state reporting and interaction with U.S. state tax authorities and exposure to informational reporting (Forms).

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Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

Government Clearance Required

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