Experienced Associate - Transfer Pricing

PwC Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate in Transfer Pricing to support clients with TP planning, compliance, and strategy. You will work in a team on complex TP matters, ensuring pricing alignment between related entities and regulatory compliance.

Requirements include a recognised degree and at least 2 years in tax consultancy or related field. The role emphasises leadership, client relationships, and clear communication. Malaysia residency or right to work is required.

Qualifications

• Recognised university degree and/or professional accounting qualification.
• Strong leadership qualities with client-facing experience.
• Experience in tax consultancy or transfer pricing is preferred.
• Good spoken and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate understanding of TP concepts and apply economic knowledge to client situations.
• Analyse information and prepare practical approaches to clients' economic situations.
• Develop and deliver transfer pricing ideas with timely, quality work products.
• Prepare documentation, participate in APAs, and defend TP in audits.

Skills

Transfer Pricing

Leadership

Client relations

Data analysis

Education

University degree

Job description

Job Description & Summary

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.

In transfer pricing at PwC, you will focus on providing guidance and support to clients on transfer pricing matters. In this field, you will help businesses establish and maintain appropriate pricing for transactions between related entities, maintaining compliance with tax regulations and minimising the risk of disputes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an understanding of complex TP concepts and effectively apply economic/financial knowledge to client situations.
• Analyse information. Prepare quality, practical approaches to the client's economic situation and arrive at logical conclusions.
• Develop and deliver quality transfer pricing and economic ideas with timely and responsive services / work products.
• Prepare documentation, participate in advanced pricing agreements (APAs), defend transfer pricing in audits, work in the valuation of intangible assets, and develop quality, practical planning services.
• Participate in and contribute to attaining team goals.
• Contribute to developing recommendations and implementation plans.

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 an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Associate Role Responsibilities

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Requirements

• Recognised university degree and/or professional accounting qualification.
• Strong business technical knowledge with at least 2 years experience in tax consultancy, ideally in a professional services organisation.
• Strong leadership qualities, people oriented and driven to engender strong client relationships.
• Knowledge of managing functional analyses interviews to identify and assess client's inter‑company transactions.
• Possess good spoken and written skills.

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
• Business Tax
• Communication
• Consolidated Tax Returns
• Corporate Structuring
• Economic Translation
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Financial Structuring
• Inclusion
• Intellectual Curiosity
• International Taxation
• Legal Document Review
• Macroeconomics (Economics)
• Optimism
• Structured Transactions
• Tax Accounting
• Tax Auditing
• Tax Compliance
• Tax Dispute Resolution

Desired Languages

(If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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.