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Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development - Senior Associate
Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development - Senior Associate-April 2024
Philadelphia
Apr 30, 2025
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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 - Senior Associate

  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 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.

  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

  Additional Educational Requirements :

  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.

  Minimum Years of Experience :

  2 year(s)

  Certification(s) Required :

  Commitment to obtain one of the following certifications: Professional Certification in Project Management (PMP), Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean Green Belt/Master Green Belt, Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP), SAP Certified Professional, Oracle Certified Professional, CPA or any other professional certifications approved for the practice before being promoted to Manager.

  Preferred Qualifications :

  Preferred Fields of Study :

  Accounting

  Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

  Working knowledge of the tax issues associated with Research and Development. Some knowledge of interviewing individuals at various levels of an organization in order to identify avenues for tax minimization based on Research and Development spend.

  Proficient technical skills with research credit regulations from the IRS, research credit case law, and utilizing R&D databases. Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues. Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

  As a tax technical professional, demonstrates ability to research business and industry trends to develop a point of view to leverage in assisting with proposals, considering opportunities across multiple lines of service.

  Experimentation with automation & digitization in a professional services environment including but not limited to:

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

  Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools.

  Exposure to pricing, client value and the negotiation process - including reviewing contracts and finding opportunities to introduce new pricing options.

  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-taxseniorassociate

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