Tax Manager - Financial Services

About us: 
 Our experienced Financial Services Tax team of 160 professionals, led by our 12 Partners, are experts in their respective fields, specialising in the dynamic and diverse world of Financial Services. The group works across the core areas of Asset & Wealth Management, Aviation Finance and the Core Corporate Group (servicing large Banking and Insurance clients) and provides tax compliance and advisory services to clients in areas such as investment fund strategies, aviation finance, treasury operations, insurance and real estate. We also have a dedicated team working on the opportunities in the Fintech sector, where there has been significant growth in recent years. We are a team that embraces change and are focused on using technology-based solutions to deliver an excellent client service. 

What we do: 

Our role is to bring tax solutions for our clients both locally and internationally, to fit with their commercial aims. Our clients include many of the leading domestic and multinational financial institutions. Our regular interactions with both Irish Revenue and the Department of Finance, as well as our connections with various industry bodies and the OECD working groups, enable us to be at the forefront of an ever changing and dynamic tax environment.  

What does this role offer: 

Within each of the specialist areas of FS we offer a wealth of experience, learning and opportunities to assist you in developing your career. This role is focused on Alternative Asset Management industry clients. You will work with some of the best FS Tax professionals both in PwC Ireland but also within our global network giving you a unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues around the world and work not only on Irish tax issues but also on transactions spanning international borders. 

The Irish funds industry is synonymous with alternative investments, having long been renowned as a domicile for setting up and servicing alternative fund structures. The strategies housed within Irish alternative funds span hedge funds, private equity, private debt, infrastructure, real estate as well as a significant number of aircraft leasing and shipping funds. You will work with our clients on structuring Irish products, providing advice on the Irish tax aspects of international deals, identifying tax risks and analysing foreign portfolio tax and international reporting requirements.  

As a Manager in FS Tax, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve complex tax and broader business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Managing your own challenging, evolving and varied client portfolio, including managing existing client engagements, winning and developing work, and participating in a variety of consultancy and tax planning projects, 

• Discussing potential innovative projects with our clients linked to economic, business and technical reality in order to help them to grow in the market. 

• Keeping abreast of OECD and EU Tax developments and bringing these to our clients in a meaningful way for their business. 

• Expanding your professional network and managing client relationships in order to find business opportunities with innovative companies.  

• Playing an active role in training and coaching our junior staff members, promoting a learning culture. 

• Bringing business knowledge, innovation and insight to create value for clients and the firm. 

• Embracing the digital evolution in our business and at clients, being motivated to familiarise yourself with these evolutions and to drive these technologies further in our day-to-day business and that of our clients. 

• Operating and collaborating effectively with a mindset that transcends geographic and cultural boundaries.  

• Motivating your 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. 

• Working on attracting, developing and retaining the best talents for the firm. 

• Being part of and contributing to the fun working environment. 
    

About you – Key skills and competencies: 

• At least 6 years experience in Tax consulting. 

• AITI/CTA Qualified with a strong academic record. 

• Commercial awareness with an ability to develop business opportunities in order to generate growth within FS and the firm.  

• Relationship management - ability to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality and diverse relationships. 

• Creative - develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.  

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. 

• Enthusiastic team player and manager with a passion to coach and encourage others to achieve their potential. 

• Leadership – demonstrate strong 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.