Tax Director – Private Practice Leader (Flexible Work)

PwC; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Referral bonuses

Retail discounts

Wellbeing allowance

Life and income protection

Sonder & Headspace

Paid sick leave

Group health insurance

Flexible working

Paid leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Job summary

PwC New Zealand is seeking a Director in our Private team in Canterbury. You will lead a diverse portfolio of clients, oversee accounting, tax compliance and advisory services, and guide the growth and strategic direction of PwC Private.

You will develop team capability, strengthen senior client relationships and deliver integrated solutions with Partners across PwC. This role offers a collaborative, high-performing culture and opportunities to shape the business.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce, Business or a related discipline. CA or CPA qualification is desirable.
• Significant professional experience across accounting, tax and advisory services, ideally within professional services or a comparably complex commercial environment.
• Strong technical accounting capability, including substantial experience preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements and tax returns.
• Experience leading accounting, compliance and advisory engagements for a diverse client base.
• A demonstrated ability to build and strengthen senior client relationships, together with the confidence to connect with potential clients and referrers in the market.
• Proven people leadership, including coaching, mentoring and developing team members across multiple engagements.
• Strong commercial acumen across engagement planning, resourcing, workflow and financial performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, sound judgement, strong analytical and problem-solving capability, and high attention to detail.
• If you don\'t meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you. Your skills and potential may be a great fit.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of clients as a senior trusted adviser across accounting, tax and business advisory matters.
• Oversee and review statutory financial statements, income tax returns, indirect tax returns and other compliance outputs, ensuring technical excellence, quality and commerciality.
• Lead accounting and tax advisory engagements, providing practical and commercially sound advice.
• Support clients with management reporting, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, financial modelling, board reporting, and systems and process improvement.
• Build and strengthen client relationships, identify opportunities for additional support and contribute to the growth of the Private practice.
• Take accountability for engagement scoping, pricing, resourcing, workflow, work in progress, recoverability, billing and profitability.
• Lead, coach and develop team members across multiple engagements, while contributing to a collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Work with Partners and senior stakeholders across PwC to deliver integrated client solutions and help shape the strategic direction of the business.
• Champion continuous improvement through new technologies, data-led ways of working and AI-enabled delivery.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Tax expertise

Advisory experience

People leadership

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Accounting degree

CA/CPA desirable

Job description

PwC New Zealand is seeking a Director in our Private team in Canterbury. You will lead a diverse portfolio of clients, oversee accounting, tax compliance and advisory services, and guide the growth and strategic direction of PwC Private.

You will develop team capability, strengthen senior client relationships and deliver integrated solutions with Partners across PwC. This role offers a collaborative, high-performing culture and opportunities to shape the business.