Tax Technology & Transformation Senior Associate

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Why Join PwC Ireland? 

At PwC Ireland, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to building trust in society and solving our clients’ most complex challenges. Here, diverse teams collaborate across sectors and geographies to deliver innovative solutions that make a real difference. 

We invest in your growth through continuous learning, leadership development, and access to cutting-edge technology, empowering you to shape your career and impact the future of business and society.

About the role:

PwC Ireland’s Tax practice is growing; as demand for our services increase, and the complex nature of the tax landscape continues to evolve, now is the perfect time to explore opportunities and join our team of more than 700 tax professionals across Ireland. We are a dynamic Partner led team with diverse Tax, Finance and IT backgrounds. Our Tax Technology & Transformation team works with market leading clients in a broad range of industry sectors to maximise operational effectiveness within their tax functions by leveraging best in class approaches and solutions. We help clients design and execute the right tax technology strategies to manage tax risks, increase efficiency and take advantage of the opportunities enabled by technology. The tax landscape is changing and we are continuously expanding due to our clients’ growing demand to leverage more efficient processes and technology to support the tax function as the volume and complexity of global tax compliance and regulatory requirements continues to increase. 

Our work is increasingly varied and involves supporting organisations with all aspects of tax technology across all tax heads including:  

• The development of long-term tax function tax technology strategies and alignment of same with wider business operating model objectives; 

• The design, build and implementation of tax solutions using best-in-class artificial intelligence, robotics, data extraction, transformation and analytics functionality; 

• The implementation of our market leading tax compliance and reporting solutions as well as tax workflow management and PwC hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions;  

• The optimisation of core Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to support the delivery of data in fit-for-purpose for tax process execution.  

What you will do:

By combining tax technical expertise with technology and systems improvement opportunities, you will drive positive tax ground-breaking objectives and deliver a more efficient tax function for our clients. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Supporting go to market business development initiatives while continuing to research and integrate best in class emerging technologies. 

• Interpretation and documentation of client's tax and business requirements to support the future state systems design ambition and appropriate mix of tax technology solutions. 

• Working with project delivery teams in designing, building and integrating tax technology enabled solutions for clients. 

• Building strong relationships and working across key client stakeholder groups (transfer pricing, corporate tax, indirect tax, finance, IT etc.) as well as working with PwC specialists internally and across PwC’s global network. 

• Motivating more junior team members to perform at their best, make a difference and deliver results, while providing mentorship and guidance allowing them to stretch to their full potential. 

Who we are looking for: 

• Minimum 3+ years experience in a tax or tax technology related role, ideally gained in a top tier accounting firm, corporate, business consulting or legal environment. 

• Experience in tax or tax technology consultancy related roles working with tax related solutions in ERP systems and/or tax engines (SAP, Oracle, MSFT Dynamics, OneSource, Vertex or other). 

• Certification or extensive experience in agile technology and analytic solutions preferable (MS VBA, SQL, MS Power Apps, Alteryx, Tableau, UiPath). 

• Deep technical and project management capabilities from leading and delivering large and sophisticated tax transformation projects. 

• Experience with a Big 4 firm, large ERP/consulting organisation multinational company with tax related experience preferable. 

• Strong academic record (ACA/CTA or equivalent qualification preferable). 

• Innovative and bold to develop business opportunities in order to generate growth within the tax technology and transformation offering and the firm. 

• Superb communication skills both written and verbal. 

• Leadership – commitment and experience to developing yourself, your clients and your business. 

Our commitment to you 
We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that empowers our people to thrive and feel a sense of belonging at PwC. We seek to attract talented people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives who can bring innovation and creativity. At PwC, your hard work doesn't go unnoticed. We celebrate your achievements not just within the firm, but among your peers as well. Our rewards are designed to fit your unique lifestyle and needs.  And because being part of PwC should be rewarding every day, you'll have access to PwC perks a handpicked selection of exclusive discounts, experiences, and extras just for being part of our team. 

 

Application support 
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know (ie_experiencedhireteam@pwc.com). All requests will be treated confidentially and supported wherever possible to help you showcase your strengths. 

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Scenario Planning, Self-Awareness, Service Excellence, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Theory, Tax Compliance, Tax Efficiency, Tax Modeling, Tax Preparation {+ 2 more}

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Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

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