Indirect Tax, Senior Associate (Bilingual FR/EN)

PwC; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Canada is seeking an Indirect Tax Senior Associate to provide comprehensive tax advice to clients. You will manage Canadian indirect taxes, conduct audits, and support compliance projects while building strong client relationships. Ideal candidates have prior accounting or tax experience and knowledge of technology tools like PowerBI and Excel. The role offers a competitive compensation package and a commitment to inclusivity, promoting personal and professional development.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive benefits

Flexibility programs

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience and knowledge of Canadian indirect taxes.
• Strong knowledge of technology tools for data transformation and visualization.
• Experience in public or private sector tax roles.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on indirect tax matters and assist with audits.
• Perform indirect tax due diligence and compliance reviews.
• Build relationships with clients and internal teams.

Skills

Canadian indirect taxes

Client focus

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Ability to handle multiple assignments

Fluency in French (asset)

Education

Accounting or tax experience

Tools

Alteryx

PowerQuery

Tableau

PowerBI

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Job description

A career in our Indirect Tax practice, within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever-changing tax specialties. You'll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions. Our team helps our clients optimise cash flow and reduce risk by managing challenges and identifying opportunities related to indirect taxes. You'll support our clients with all aspects of indirect taxation related to global, regional and domestic projects as well as comprehensive restructuring and compliance projects.

Meaningful work you'll be part of

As an Indirect Tax 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:

• Deal with Canadian indirect taxes which include GST/HST, provincial sales taxes, excise taxes
• Advise and assist clients on indirect tax matters, which includes verbal and written communication with clients and tax authorities, researching legislation, case law, publications and drafting deliverables
• Assist clients with tax authority audits and appeals, tax registrations and elections
• Perform indirect tax due diligence and compliance reviews and health checks
• Build meaningful relationships with coworkers within the indirect tax group, the tax team and other service lines within PwC Canada and foreign PwC firms
• 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
• Be able to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality relationships
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Experience and skills you'll use to solve

• Prior accounting or tax experience in public or private sector
• Hands‑on experience and knowledge of Canadian indirect taxes and/or value added taxes in other jurisdictions
• Strong knowledge and practical application of technology tools commonly used in data transformation and visualisation, such as Alteryx, PowerQuery, Tableau, PowerBI and advanced Microsoft Excel
• Strong marketing skills and client focus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills and the ability to read and interpret legislation
• Ability to handle multiple assignments, work effectively under pressure and work well in a team environment
• When applying to a Quebec‑based opportunity, fluency in French is required. Outside of Quebec, fluency in French is an asset
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you'll love PwC

We're inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you'll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We're committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We're committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.