Annual Report & Accounts- Associate

About the Role

Join PwC's Acceleration Center India to shape the future of business for a diverse client portfolio. You will work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax, and Business Services, solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. This role offers hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools, and an inclusive culture for inspiring work that makes a difference daily.

As an M&A Annual Report & Accounts Experienced Associate within the Tax practice, you will engage directly with clients, providing valuable insights and support to the Mergers and Acquisition Tax team. You will focus on delivering quality services and building meaningful client connections, deepening technical skills, and expanding knowledge in tax consulting within a dynamic environment. As an Associate, you will develop skills by participating in project tasks and supporting senior staff, exposed to diverse perspectives and needs. You will use critical thinking to break down complex concepts and generate new ideas, emphasizing adaptability and reliability to build your personal brand and grow your understanding of the business context. You will navigate complex situations, embracing ambiguity as opportunities for personal and professional development. This role values curiosity and teamwork, contributing to projects that align with broader objectives and strategies to enhance skills and make a meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation and review of consolidated tax returns and tax provisions.
• Supporting corporate transactions and domestic restructuring with a focus on tax implications.
• Engaging in post-deal integration activities to align tax and finance structures.
• Contributing to the development of tax models and restructuring strategies.
• Collaborating with teams to analyze purchase and sale agreements for tax considerations.
• Participating in the integration of tax and finance systems post-acquisition.
• Utilizing intellectual curiosity to explore innovative tax solutions and structures.
• Maintaining effective communication with clients to address tax-related inquiries and issues.
• Applying knowledge of tax structures to optimize business operations and transactions.
• Developing skills in tax and finance integration to support client engagements.
• Recording, collating, and reviewing Reward and Executive Compensation information from the Annual Report & Accounts of predominantly UK-listed companies to form part of a database.
• Working with and developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiency and quality of data collection/review and draw insightful conclusions from data.
• Preparation of key client reports, such as Non-Executive Director fee summaries and UK team's flagship AGM season reports.
• Understanding the process of workflow from initiation through completion, how workflow is managed within the firm's workflow management tool, and optimal/required ways to document results of work performed.
• Consistently demonstrating teamwork dynamics by understanding personal and team roles, contributing to a positive working environment, and proactively seeking guidance, clarification, and feedback.
• Communicating with stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Taking responsibility for and ensuring assigned tasks are fulfilled in a timely manner to a high standard.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Understanding of financial accounting concepts, company annual reports & accounts (particularly UK-listed companies).
• Strong report writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to navigate and manage conflicting demands.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to build effective relationships.
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of basic financial analysis that impacts the business and economic environment.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Master's in Commerce.
• Oral and written proficiency in English.
• Team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timelines.
• Demonstrates self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development.
• Committed to continuous training and proactively learning new processes.

What Sets You Apart

• Excelling in communication and teamwork.
• Demonstrating intellectual curiosity and optimism.
• Utilizing skills in tax modeling and tax provisions.
• Managing corporate transactions and domestic restructuring.
• Integrating tax and finance post-deal.
• Navigating purchase and sale agreements effectively.
• Experience working in a Reward / Total Reward team, either in-house or within a consultancy practice (particularly in relation to executive compensation) would be an added advantage.