PwC Acceleration Center (AC) Kuala Lumpur - Tax Leader

Description

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Job Description & Summary

Acceleration Centers, our tech-enabled global talent hubs spread across the world, work seamlessly with our PwC practice offices in the US and across the globe as One team and are focused on enabling top and bottom-line growth along with value creation. ACs are integral to PwC's bold new strategy – The New Equation.

Our AC professionals are always at the forefront of enabling innovation, expanding PwC capabilities and driving sustainable outcomes for our clients. They are primed to collaborate, co-innovate with US and global teams and deliver quality, performance and unique solutions to our clients as they seek to transform in the evolving marketplace.

At AC KL, we are looking for an ideal candidate to lead our Tax Practice supporting US clients, primarily within Corporate Tax and Financial Services. This Tax leader will set the transformation agenda to our Tax Practice, acting as a change agent to position the practice as a truly vertically integrated partner to stakeholders, while setting the culture at the practice to one of high performance and client centricity.

The leader will be responsible for strengthening the culture of openness, inclusivity and belonging; upskilling and enhancing the practice value proposition, and act as an internal champion to deepen the cultural awareness while collaborating with PwC offices around the world.

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:

Drive Client Outcomes

• Responsible for overall operations of the Tax practice in AC KL, including strategic planning and direction, delivery of work quality while ensuring seamless daily operations.
• Work with business unit leaders on the development and implementation of US tax-related technical learning content to grow and deepen competencies.
• Develop, transform and grow the Tax practice - work in close collaboration and establish networks with multiple senior stakeholders to manage assignments encompassing the entire spectrum - direct, indirect, M&A and international taxes.

Run Our Business Well

• Contribute to and lead execution of the Tax AC Strategic priorities locally while keeping a global cross AC mindset.
• Partner with Business Services and AC Strategy teams to contribute to and execute on strategic and operational programs.

Deliver For Our People

• Foster an open and inclusive environment that provides a differentiated and compelling People experience defined by One Team approach.
• Nurture, ramp-up and upskill the existing team and all new hires with continuous Learning and Development.
• Continually evaluate and reposition the organization’s employment brand to attract, develop and retain top talent to ensure talent requirements are met and a pipeline of future leaders is developed, while growing a bigger team of Tax Professionals in AC KL.

Live Our Purpose

• Drive our PwC Culture and Values, including diversity, equity and inclusion to drive performance and the right behaviors towards a more open, empowering and client-centric organization.
• Nurture a culture of continuous learning and improvement which involves investing in professional growth and development of the team.
• Strengthen cultural awareness and crossborder working arrangements in a collaborative environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor‘s degree in Accounting.
• Chartered Accountant or equivalent (such as ICAEW / ACCA / MICPA-CAANZ/ CPA Australia/CPA US) or Enrolled Agent.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in tax related roles with a proven record of leading sizable teams.
• Understanding of tax and regulatory requirements; US Tax experience is an advantage.
• Good understanding of corporate financial statements.
• Strong experience in matrixed environments that require building collaborative relations with multiple global stakeholders, managing diverse priorities and demonstrated influencing capabilities.
• Successful track record as a people-centric, transformational leader with excellent interpersonal & communications (both written and verbal) skills.
• Strong drive to take accountability of both personal and team growth and development.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.