PricewaterhouseCoopers

Job Description & Summary

A career within Tax services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their tax obligations across unique but ever changing tax specialties. You’ll advise clients on their local and overseas tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, managing indirect taxes, dispute resolution, and global enterprise tax solutions.

Our team helps our clients identify and reduce tax risks, meet compliance obligations, implement tax strategies that complement business and operational objectives, resolve disagreements with tax authorities, and manage tax accounting and reporting issues. You’ll be engaged in projects dealing with International tax, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax accounting, regulatory processes, tax reporting and strategy.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, 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:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The role

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure compliance with accounting and tax laws and reporting requirements of the Clients;
• Negotiate with tax authorities to resolve tax payment issues and ensure tax filings are submitted within the estimated timelines;
• Work together with the finance, accounting, and operational teams on compliance requirements and applicable tax criteria;
• Prepare/Review all types of tax returns as well as track the filing obligations;
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Handle the bookkeeping and monthly analysis of the tax accounts, reconciliations as well as routine tax and accounting-related queries of the Clients;
• Compiling and presenting managerial reports, tax & accounting budgets of the Clients;

What we are looking for

• Proven experience as a (tax) accountant or senior (tax) accountant;
• Good understanding of local tax legislation;
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial data, and analytics;
• Understanding of IFRS and financial statements;
• Proven experience in tax reporting;
• Experience with accounting software (MS Nav is an advantage);
• Advanced MS Excel skills. Power BI and Alteryx knowledge would be considered as an asset;
• BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant;
• Relevant certification (e.g. ACCA) will be preferred;
• Consulting experience is an advantage;
• Fluency in Azerbaijani, and English. Russian language would be considered an asset;
• Organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills