The role
does require liaison with those teams on a regular basis.
Key Responsibilities:
The International Tax Manager role is split into two main areas:
Advisory :
1. Supporting the overseas tax team on tax advisory matters providing advice to the business on overseas client (and internal) contracts involving overseas travel and virtual working. This work includes:
1. Managing the overseas tax inbox to ensure queries from the business are answered promptly
2. Close liaison with the Cross Border Engagement Services (CBES) team
2. Managing the preparation of tax cost estimates (overseas and UK tax compliance costs as well as forecast irrecoverable tax costs) for client teams at the outset of a cross border engagement, feeding into CBES processes as appropriate
3. Managing the set up of overseas tax/Permanent Establishment (PE) structures set up linking in with different teams as appropriate
4. Providing ad hoc support to the wider tax team including the Firm’s Tax Leader
5. Liaising with Finance teams, project teams, overseas network firms and overseas advisors
6. Being an active team member and contributing to the team’s development activities to help identify and research opportunities to improve our operational effectiveness and quality of our work
Compliance:
1. Managing Overseas tax compliance timetable for all relevant overseas tax territories covering tax payments, tax returns, payroll compliance
2. Management of the tax costs including withholding tax and reconciliations as well as Double Tax Relief (DTR). This will involve liaison with different teams including finance and Firm’s Tax business tax team and the timely provision of documentation requested. This in include:
3. Managing documentation including tax residency certificates requests in respect of overseas billing across the UK Firm and its subsidiaries
4. Liaison with business and finance/business tax.
5. Managing the Withholding tax (WHT) process and quarterly and annual reconciliations
6. Managing the preparation of a DTR summary for business tax for the UK firm and relevant subsidiaries
7. Liaising with a number of PwC teams to help manage compliance requirements (Integrated Services, Overseas Tax Advisors, Cross Border Team, International Business Travel team, Finance, Partner Office and wider UK Firm’s Tax team)
8. Managing the outsourcing of specific deliverables to the SDC team in Poland
9. Assisting with setting up and delivering regular training to the business on tax risk and PE/WHT concepts
10. Accelerate the digitisation of what we do, and how we do it
About You:
In addition to the above, we are looking for our successful candidate to demonstrate the following:
11. Completed/nearly completed an accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent), or tax qualification (CTA)
12. Strong analytical and project management skills
13. Technology enabled mindset and the ability to identify and drive change through technology adoption
14. The ability to work under pressure and effectively across multiple assignments for varying time periods and to deliver at pace changing priorities as required
15. Ability to communicate clearly and build good working relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels
16. Flexibility in your approach to meeting goals as part of the wider team, being open minded and agile to change
17. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with good attention to detail
18. Be innovative and have the ability to contribute and create new initiatives
19. Have an aptitude for learning and a desire to continually development and improve
We will consider candidates with tax and non tax backgrounds but with a good awareness of international tax including permanent establishments, withholding tax and transfer pricing.
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you!