Senior Associate - Corporate Tax

PwC Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm seeks a Senior Associate in Corporate Tax in Malaysia. You'll manage client tax strategies, ensure compliance, and provide expert advisory on tax implications. The ideal candidate has a strong tax background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in teams. Join us to make lasting impacts in tax consultancy.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in tax compliance and consultancy.
• Good spoken and written skills.
• Ability to work in a diversified team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax returns.
• Develop tax strategies to optimize tax position.
• Provide advisory on tax implications for business transactions.

Skills

Strong tax technical knowledge

Exceptional critical thinking

Excellent client management

Self-motivated and proactive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

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.

Job Description & Summary

A career within Corporate Tax services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients plan and meet their tax objectives while managing the impact tax has on their business and supporting them with paying the right amount of taxes. You’ll advise clients on their tax affairs and help them navigate the complex and evolving tax landscape. Our team helps our clients improve their tax function to control risk and facilitate better decision making. You’ll focus on helping businesses with tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, increasing post-tax profits to shareholders, and providing application support to achieve the best outcome to our client’s important problems.

Responsibilities

Your role will offer you exposure to a high standard of tax consultancy work on a diverse client base.

• Tax Compliance - Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax returns, including corporate income tax and other applicable taxes to the tax authorities.
• Tax Planning - Develop and implement tax strategies to optimize the company’s tax position, minimize tax liabilities, and manage risks.
• Advisory - Provide expert advice on tax implications for business transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and new business ventures.
• Reporting - Prepare and review tax provision calculations for financial statements and ensure proper accounting for all tax-related items.
• Regulatory Monitoring - Keep abreast of changes in tax laws and regulations and assess the impact on the company’s tax position.
• Collaboration - Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance, legal, and business units, to ensure alignment on tax-related matters.

PwC Professional and Leadership

To help us achieve our goals, PwC uses the PwC Professional framework which provides a single set of expectations across lines, geographies, and career paths and supports the skills needed for success now and in the future. As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex tax issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Use digital tools to increase efficiency and accuracy of deliverables.
• 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 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.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field and/or professional qualification.
• Strong tax technical knowledge with at least 2-3 years of working experience in tax compliance and consultancy, ideally in a professional services organization.
• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent client management and ability to work in a diversified team.
• A good level of commercial awareness.
• Self-motivated and proactive with supporting business development efforts to advertise our services and secure new clients.
• Possess good spoken and written skills.

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Drafting Tax Documents, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Preparing Tax Documents, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Regulatory Submissions Filing, Self-Awareness {+ 9 more}

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.