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Specialty/Competency: State & Local Tax (SALT)

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: 0%

A career in our Income Franchise practice, within State and Local Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their business issues related to business restructuring, adoption of new tax laws, and communicating local tax developments. You’ll help with assessing our client’s state and local tax burden and recommend solutions that support their overall business objectives to ensure that their filling positions are consistent with good business practices and with the states applicable tax laws and rules.

Our team helps our clients develop favourable solutions related to income and franchise tax controversies. You’ll help develop a strategy for our clients to stay ahead of and manage state and local tax burdens and to identify opportunities that result from evolving changes in legislation and administrative policy changes.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a 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:

• 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 behavior to build quality relationships.

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The Opportunity

As part of the State and Local Tax team you are responsible for providing benefits through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies in tax advisory services. As a Senior Associate you are expected to analyze complex problems, mentor others, and maintain exceptional standards while building meaningful client connections and navigating ambiguity. You are also responsible for managing engagements, preparing accurate documents, and leveraging large data sets to build models.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagements and confirm accurate documentation

• Leverage large data sets to build models and provide insights

• Provide benefits through digitization and automation of tax advisory services

• Analyze complex problems and develop practical solutions

• Mentor junior team members and review their work

• Build and maintain meaningful client connections

• Navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing requirements

• Uphold rigorous standards in tax advisory services

What You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

• 2 years of experience

• Job seekers need to demonstrate that the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensures per respective state regulations

What Sets You Apart

• Thorough knowledge in a variety of state and local tax laws

• Technical skills including FAS 109, unitary filing, apportionment methodologies

• Demonstrates thorough experience identifying and addressing client needs

• Demonstrates experience as a team leader

• Ability to research business and industry trends

• Experiments with automation & digitization in a professional services environment

• Exposure to pricing, client worth and the negotiation process

• Job seekers need to demonstrate that the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensures per respective state regulations

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

The salary range for this position is: $83,000 - $208,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance