TAX-UK Merger & Acquisitions- Senior Associate

PwC Acceleration Center India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center India is seeking individuals for a tax services role focused on providing advice and guidance to clients regarding tax planning and compliance. The position requires effective communication, teamwork, and a solid understanding of tax regulations, along with experience in preparing tax reports and models.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate critical thinking, technical proficiency in analytical tools, and a commitment to personal growth. The work environment is collaborative and energetic, fostering meaningful client connections.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2-4 years in tax services or related.
• Understanding of financial accounting and tax laws.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of excel models.
• Drafting and review of Tax Structuring Reports.
• Creation of Funds Flow models.
• Preparation of cost estimates and budgets.
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders.

Skills

Respond effectively to diverse perspectives

Use critical thinking

Develop understanding of business context

Interpret data for insights

Uphold professional standards

Tools

Power Suites

Alteryx

Advanced Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

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 optimise their tax positions. Those in mergers and acquisition tax at PwC will focus on providing tax advice and guidance during mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions. Your work will involve analysing the tax implications of such transactions, developing tax structures, and assisting clients in navigating complex tax regulations to optimise tax outcomes.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold 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.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of excel models.
• Drafting and review of Tax Structuring Reports.
• Drafting and review of Tax Due Diligence Reports (along with supporting MS-Excel data packs) and other financial Due Diligence reports.
• Creation of Funds Flow models.
• Preparation of cost estimates and budgets.
• Understand the process of workflow related to work requests from initiation through completion, understand how workflow is managed within the firm's workflow management tool, understand optimal and required ways to document results of work performed.
• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.
• Communicate with the stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Experience: 2-4 years.
• Understanding financial accounting concepts, tax laws, and regulations related to mergers and acquisitions.
• Working knowledge of Analytical tools like Power Suites, Alteryx, Advance Excel.
• Manages several responsibilities in the face of competing priorities. Sets priorities for tasks based on relative importance and urgency.
• Take responsibility for and ensure that assigned tasks are fulfilled in a timely way to a high standard.
• Has Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Is a team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timelines.
• Has effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrates self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development.

Is committed to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes.