Tax Technology & Transformation - Director

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Job Description & Summary

About us:

PwC Ireland’s Tax Technology & Transformation team is part of Ireland’s leading Tax practice. We are a dynamic Partner led team with diverse Tax, Finance and IT backgrounds. Our team works with market leading clients in a broad range of industry sectors to advise them on and to implement the right technology solutions for tax. We help clients design and implement the right tax technology strategies to handle tax risks, improve efficiency and take advantage of the opportunities presented by technology. Our team is expanding due to our clients’ growing demand to enable 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.

What we do:

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 does this role offer:

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:

• Leading 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.

• Being responsible for 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.

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

About you – Key skills and competencies:

• 10+ years experience in tax or tax technology consultancy related role

• Consistent track record in leading, designing, and implementing best in class tax technology solutions.

• Considerable 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 team members, your clients and your business.

Unlock your potential with PwC Ireland

We believe that challenges are better solved together. We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams encouraged to collaborate and innovate in a way that creates powerful solutions and makes a positive impact. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development and encouragement, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.

Enjoy PwC’s perks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at Life@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html).

Being appreciated for being you

Our most valuable asset is our people and we recognise you for it - ensuring you feel like you belong and that you are valued and rewarded for the great work you do everyday. PwC is an equal opportunities employer and creating a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve is hugely important to us.

We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Inclusive Workplace Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

Our Inclusion First strategy puts inclusion at the heart of our culture - supporting an environment where individuality is embraced, diversity is celebrated and inclusion is valued. Check out our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!

We will ensure that everyone is supported throughout and, if required,  provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment

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