Specialized Tax Services - Research & Development Tax Senior Manager

Senior Manager, Corporate Tax - Specialized Tax Services

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their tax positions. In specialized tax services at PwC, you will focus on providing tax advice and solutions to clients in complex and niche areas of taxation. This includes areas such as accounting methods, fixed-assets, and research and development tax credits.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognizing when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful, and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging, and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The opportunity as part of the Corporate Tax - Specialized Tax Services team you are expected to lead the way as technology-enabled tax advisors who provide benefits through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. As a Senior Manager, you are expected to lead large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are expected to leverage your specialized knowledge and technical acumen of industry-leading business trends, the firm's client service offerings, and professional industry networks to deliver quality results to clients and provide strategic input into the firm's business strategies.

Responsibilities - Oversee large-scale projects and confirm timely delivery - Create and implement innovative processes to boost efficiency - Maintain exceptional operational standards - Interact with clients at a senior level to drive project success - Establish trust with multi-level teams and stakeholders through clear communication - Encourage and mentor teams to tackle complex issues - Apply specialized technical knowledge and industry insights - Deliver results by leveraging the firm's broad service offerings

What you must have - Bachelor's degree - 5 years of experience - CPA, member of the bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity

What sets you apart - In-depth knowledge of R&D tax issues - Interviewing clients to recognize tax liability savings - Technical skills with research credit regulations - Building and utilizing networks of client relationships - Managing resource requirements and project workflow - Supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust - Developing new relationships and selling new services - Familiarity with a CRM system - Leading as a business advisor

Travel Requirements - Up to 20%