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Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development - Manager
Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development - Manager-March 2024
Portland
Mar 28, 2026
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PwC is a multinational firm that provides professional services, including audit and assurance, tax, and consulting, covering more than a dozen industries.
10,000+ employees
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About Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development - Manager

  Specialty/Competency: General Tax Consulting

  Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

  Time Type: Full time

  Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

  A career in our Specialised Tax Services 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 team helps our clients achieve year to year consistency that leaves them in full compliance and with optimal cash savings. You’ll help our clients identify qualifying cash tax savings and refund opportunities as well as gauging the impact of deductions and credits on the effective tax rate.

  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 Manager, 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:

  Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

  Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

  Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

  Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

  Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

  Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

  Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

  Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

  Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

  Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

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

  We’re leading the way as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide value through digitization, automation and increased efficiencies - all made possible by equipping our professionals to succeed in a world where transactions are faster, more complicated and require a deeper level of sophistication. PwC Tax provides unparalleled technical knowledge and specialization and industry insights, coupled with the One Firm knowledge that brings everything PwC offers to solve our clients’ needs

  Job Requirements and Preferences :

  Basic Qualifications :

  Minimum Degree Required :

  Bachelor Degree

  Minimum Years of Experience :

  4 year(s)

  Certification(s) Required :

  One of the following: CPA, Admission to the Bar, Enrolled Agent, Professional Certification in Project Management (PMP), Six Sigma Black Belt/Lean Black Belt/Master Black Belt, UX Certificate, Nielsen Norman Group, Agile Product Management, Alteryx Designer Advanced Certification, Masters – Engineering (U.S. Institution*), Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, Professional Engineer, UiPath Certified Advanced RPA Developer (UiARD)

  Preferred Qualifications :

  Preferred Fields of Study :

  Accounting

  Certification(s) Preferred:

  CPA or Member of the Bar

  Additional Educational Preferences :

  Other business related fields may be considered (such as, Business Administration/Management, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Quantitative Finance). Job seekers must demonstrate all of the minimum requirements are met for CPA licensure per respective state regulations.

  Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

  Thorough knowledge of Research and Development tax issues, analyzing organizations and maximizing the R&D tax benefit. Considerable knowledge of interviewing clients from C-level through to line executives in order to better recognize tax liability savings in the R&D environment. Comprehensive technical skills with research credit regulations from the IRS, research credit case law, and utilizing R&D databases. Considerable experience identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials. Considerable experience as a team leader: supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

  Demonstrates success as tax technical business advisor, including developing new relationships, making introductions to sell new services and doing so with a "One Firm" service mindset. Preferred familiarity with a CRM system.

  Demonstrates knowledge of automation & digitization in a professional services environment including but not limited to:

  -Innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions;

  Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools to provide insights to clients; and,

  Utilizing digitization tools to reduce hours and optimize engagements.

  Knowledge of alternative fee arrangements, including the use of pricing tools, to provide a point of view on pricing strategies.

  We are transforming the way we deliver tax services. Find out more about what we do on our Tax Career Page at pwc.to/whatwedotax

  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.

  For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

  For positions in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New York State, or Washington State, or for opportunities that will report to a supervisor, office or other work site in New York State, please visit the following link for pay range information: https://pwc.to/payrange-v1-taxmanager

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