PwC

(Senior) Associate - U.S. Tax (Financial Services)

PwC  •  Zürich, CH (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Banking & Finance

Management Level

Senior Associate

& Summary

PwC's tax services advise clients on planning, compliance and strategy helping businesses navigate rules and optimize tax positions. Compliance roles review financial data, prepare and file returns, and reduce non-compliance risk. The culture emphasizes building client relationships, leading and inspiring teams, developing technical expertise and personal brand, anticipating needs, delivering quality amid ambiguity.

Join the Financial Services Tax team to drive digitization, automation and efficiencies. As a Senior Associate/Associate (U.S. Corporate Income Tax) you will prepare and review tax filings, analyze complex issues, collaborate with clients and deliver quality compliance solutions.

Your Impact

  • Manage priorities to meet filing deadlines and prepare U.S. corporate tax filings accurately and on time, taking ownership of assignments and deliverables while building and maintaining strong client and team relationships.
  • Advise clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy to optimize tax positions and mitigate non-compliance risk, while building trusted relationships and delivering high-quality, pragmatic solutions in ambiguous situations.
  • Collaborate effectively across teams and service lines
  • Develop technical tax knowledge and professional skills
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  • Prioritize tasks and manage competing deadlines to ensure timely and compliant tax filings.

Your Skill Set

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
  • At least 1 year of U.S. tax compliance experience, including work on corporate (Forms 1120/1120‑F) and/or partnership (Form 1065) filings, with knowledge of ECI, FDAP, and Branch Profit Tax concepts and calculations.
  • U.S. CPA License (or in progress), Enrolled Agent License (or in progress), or commitment to pursue one
  • Advanced Excel proficiency, including working with large datasets and preparing structured, efficient workpapers
  • Professional fluency in English required; German language skills are an asset.
  • Enthusiasm for digitization, automation, and process improvements in tax compliance, with a commitment to building a career in U.S. tax compliance
  • Driven and proactive with strong ownership of deliverables and commitment to deadlines; excellent interpersonal and time-management skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
  • Would be advantageous: Experience with withholding/reporting regimes (1042/1042-S, W-8 forms), state and local tax compliance including multi-state reporting and interaction with U.S. state tax authorities, and exposure to informational reporting (Forms 8865, 8858, 5471).

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Tax, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Creativity, Customs Brokerage, Customs Regulations, Customs Tariffs, Customs Valuation, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Indirect Tax, Indirect Tax Controversies, Input Value Added Tax (VAT), Intellectual Curiosity, International Taxation, Learning Agility, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Tax Accounting {+ 12 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

PwC

About PwC

At PwC, we help clients drive their companies to the leading edge. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

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Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
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Year Founded
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Website
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