We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join the Transfer Pricing team in any one of the following locations; Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol ,Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, East Midlands, Cambridge and Reading.
There is a significant opportunity for us to increase our market share, and we now have a requirement for a Senior Associate. We can offer you a role at the heart of a thriving business where you can learn by participating in complex and challenging projects, develop your own portfolio of clients and share in the resulting success of the business.
Role and Responsibilities
Work within the Transfer Pricing Team is mainly project based and will involve working with multinational companies. The nature of the work is very varied and includes involvement with all types of intercompany transactions including products, services, IP and debt. The role includes:
Working with clients and helping them to manage their transfer pricing risk
Undertaking transfer pricing planning and pricing implementation
Supporting companies through all elements of business change and value chain transformation (e.g. transfer of manufacturing to low cost jurisdictions, implementation of centralised or principal structures),
Preparation and negotiation of Advance Pricing Agreements on behalf of clients;
Assisting clients with tax audits from HMRC and transfer pricing defense strategies; and
Preparation of transfer pricing documentation for planning or compliance purposes (including statistical analysis)
You will be working mainly in your home office, but will also work with staff in our other offices around the region, which may require occasional visits to our other offices. There will also be a requirement to visit client sites in the UK on a regular basis. Some projects may require overseas travel.
Skills and Experience
In addition to a sound academic background, it is likely that the successful candidate will have extensive experience of advising multinational clients on transfer pricing. Wider experience of other corporate tax or related international issues would also be an advantage. In particular, we are looking for:
A self - starter who as the ability to simultaneously manage a variety of projects
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills both with external clients and other tax (and non-tax) teams within PwC in order to maximise the effectiveness of delivery
The technical expertise to devise innovative and practical solutions to client problems and to share knowledge with the rest of the team members
Proven experience of business development and marketing – through networking and obtaining referrals, and using your awareness of broader corporate tax issues to cross sell the firms other services
Demonstrable ability to organise, prioritise and plan workloads.