PwC Private Tax, Director (Bilingual FR/EN)

Job Description & Summary

A career within Private Company services will provide the opportunity to help private companies with a range of business advisory needs such as audit, tax compliance, and planning to help improve their operational efficiency and to free up time that can be spent focusing on business strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the entire business life cycle of a private company from inception to growth, maturity and transition.

Our team helps our clients design and implement personal and customised service plans that are unique to privately owned entities, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals. You’ll be assisting the team focus on key issues like wealth management, compliance, cash flow management, equity expansion, divestiture and exit strategies.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required
• Contribute technical knowledge in the area of specialism
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard
• CPA, CA or other relevant professional designation
• Master Degree in Tax or Completion of Levels I, II and III of the CPA In-depth Tax Course is necessary
• Experience in an accounting firm
• A proven leader with strong business development and entrepreneurial skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple assignments in an organized manner
• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Superior problem solving skills, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Strong analytical capability, sound business sense and creative mind that have earned you a reputation of providing excellence in client service
• Ability to manage, develop, retain and mentor junior tax professionals
• The successful candidate requires fluency in English, in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients, colleagues and/or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications

Required Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Account Reconciliation
• Active Listening
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Tax
• Calculating Tax
• Capital Gains Tax
• Coaching and Feedback
• Communication
• Compliance Oversight
• Compliance Support
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Corporate Tax Self Assessment
• Creativity
• Direct Tax
• Domestic Restructuring (Taxes)
• Drafting Tax Documents
• Embracing Change
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Inclusion
• Income Tax Provisions
• Influence

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date