Associate - Tax (PwC Acceleration Center Kuala Lumpur)

PwC Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Malaysia invites applications for a position in their Tax Acceleration Center. The role is open to fresh graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent. The candidate should possess strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills, along with the interest to pursue professional development. This is an excellent opportunity to grow within a supportive and dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Minimum Years of Experience: Fresh Graduate.
• Interest to pursue professional papers for future progression.
• Oral and written proficiency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Gather information to analyze facts and discern patterns.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Client servicing

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent

Completed professional papers (e.g., ICAEW / ACCA)

Job description

Description

Whether you’ve just graduated or have years of experience, this is a firm where you can learn and grow.

It’s the PwC experience that stays with you as you build strong networks and make lasting friendships. Be part of a larger team as we work together, drawing on everyone's knowledge and skills to reimagine the possible.

Join PwC today for the experience that stays with you.

Overview

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Tax Acceleration Center is the natural extension of PwC's leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost-effective, high-quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. 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.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Responsibilities

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

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential. Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
• Minimum Years of Experience: Fresh Graduate
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or
• Completed professional papers such as Chartered Accountant or equivalent (such as ICAEW / ACCA / MICPA-CAANZ/ CPA Australia/CPA US).
• In Tax, promotion to Manager requires the holding of an active primary credential of either (1) US CPA or foreign equivalent or (2) US Enrolled Agent in good standing with an appropriate regulatory body or (3) a Firm approved Secondary Credential
• Interest to pursue professional papers for future progression
• Oral and written proficiency in English required
• Strong leadership, teamwork and client servicing skills
• Strong communication skills in both oral and written English

Qualifications

• Fresh Graduate
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent
• Completed professional papers such as Chartered Accountant or equivalent (e.g. ICAEW / ACCA / MICPA-CAANZ/ CPA Australia/CPA US)
• Active credential requirements for Tax: US CPA or foreign equivalent or US Enrolled Agent (or Firm approved Secondary Credential)
• Interest to pursue professional papers for future progression
• English proficiency (oral and written)
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and client servicing skills
• Strong communication skills in English

Additional Application Instructions

• Please attach the following documents along with your CV when you submit an online application:
• Academic Certificates and Transcripts, from SPM onwards (or equivalent)
• A copy of your NRIC or passport
• Recent passport size photo

Click on this link to know more about PwC's Acceleration Centers.

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Accounting Practices
• Active Listening
• Communication
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Drafting Tax Documents
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Financial Audit
• Financial Review
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Inclusion
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends
• Optimism
• Preparing Tax Documents
• Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance Consulting
• Regulatory Submissions Filing
• Tax Accounting
• Tax Auditing
• Tax Compliance
• Tax Credit
• Tax Preparation

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.