Tax Compliance Academy
About the role:
Join our Tax Compliance Academy - a two-year, structured development programme within our Corporate Tax Compliance team. You'll join this fast paced role with a cohort of peers and together you'll gain a strong understanding of corporate tax and develop transferable skills to become a Corporate Tax Compliance professional.After the programme, you will continue your career at PwC.
The role can be based at one of four locations: Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham, or Watford. You'll be office based with colleagues and may need to travel for training, especially in the initial months. This role requires office attendance 5 days a week .The nature of the Tax Compliance Academy means that we cannot support working from home in the initial stages.We promote flexibility and inclusion and are open to discussions about individual circumstances that may make this challenging.
This role will open on Monday 9th September. We will review applications on a rolling basis so please submit your application as soon as possible. We expect the role to close on Friday 27th September however, if we have enough successful applications before then we may close sooner.
What your days will look like:
- Alongside the wider team and your peers you will prepare corporate tax calculations and tax returns for a variety of clients. All companies must pay corporation tax on their profits - you'll help our clients calculate what they should pay and prepare the necessary documentation.
- Focused training sessions including on the job shadowing, learning and coaching. You will attend a series of structured technical training sessions that will build your Tax technical knowledge and skills required to prepare Tax computations.
- Gain a strong foundation of corporate tax knowledge and transferable skills
- Learn about PwC, the services we offer and our PwC values and culture.
This role is for you if:
- You're quick to adapt and can easily adjust to new environments
- You can take ownership of your own personal development
- You're able to plan and prioritise multiple projects and deliver to deadlines
- You're comfortable working both independently and as part of a team - collaborating and creating positive team spirit
- You can build strong relationships quickly and adapt your communication style for different situations and audiences
- You have strong literacy and numeracy skills
- Computer proficiency - Including experience using Excel, Word, or equivalent software/systems.
No previous Tax experience or qualifications are required to apply for the Tax Compliance Academy. We're looking for individuals who have developed relevant skills through previous work experience - which may or may not be in a professional services setting.
Recruitment process
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we will aim to respond to you within 2 weeks of applying. The recruitment process is as follows:
- Submit your CV and covering letter/personal statement.
- please include a covering letter or personal statement within your CV upload (this should be within the same document).
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- be specific when talking about your skill set.
- If your initial application is successful, you will be invited complete an online assessment
- If you pass the online assessment, you will be invited to complete a telephone interview with the recruitment team.
- If you pass the telephone interview you will be invited to a final face to face interview with members of the Tax Compliance team.
- If you are successful at this final interview stage you will be offered a place on the Tax Compliance Academy and you will join PwC in January 2025.
The recruitment process is designed to assess your suitability against the required skills for the role as detailed in this job description. More information on what to expect during the recruitment process will be provided in due course.
Visa sponsorship - not available for this role
There are minimum salary requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for a sponsored visa. The salary for this role does not meet these minimum requirements meaning that we are unable to sponsor visas for this opportunity. Full details on visa restrictions can be found on the Home Office website.
What you'll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, ourare designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.
IMPORTANT NOTE - If you plan to submit an application for this role please ensure you have reviewed the full recruitment process detailed above. In particular the requirement to include a cover letter / personal statement within your CV attachment.There is no option to add your cover letter / personal statement as a separate document.