Join PwC's Tax team as a Summer Intern or Graduate in New Zealand. Advise clients on tax rules and implications while gaining practical experience.
About the role
- Technical Tax Partner advising multinational clients on complex tax strategies. Leading tax planning and compliance in a hybrid environment at Reid Accountants + Advisors.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical authority on complex U.S. and international tax matters, including inbound and outbound structuring, cross-border reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and global investment structures.
- Advise clients on international tax regimes including GILTI, Subpart F, FDII/FDDEI, foreign tax credits, PFICs, withholding taxes, FATCA, FIRPTA, and transfer pricing.
- Design and implement tax-efficient structures involving partnerships, corporations, trusts, tax-exempt entities, hybrid entities, and multinational affiliated groups.
- Lead tax planning for UHNW individuals and families, including pre-immigration planning, cross-border trust and estate planning, private placement life insurance (PPLI), charitable structures (CRTs), and wealth transfer strategies.
- Provide advanced partnership tax planning, including Sections 704(b), 704(c) (forward and reverse), disguised sales, targeted allocations, interest limitation planning, and aggregation elections.
- Advise private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, and financial services clients on domestic and offshore fund structuring, parallel funds, qualified opportunity zones, cryptocurrency investments, and complex tiered fund arrangements.
- Address ASC 740 matters, transactional tax accounting, and tax provision issues for public and closely held entities.
- Oversee complex U.S. and international tax compliance for entities and individuals, ensuring technical accuracy and risk management.
- Lead voluntary disclosure, streamlined filing compliance (domestic and offshore), penalty abatement, and IRS controversy matters.
- Prepare and review private letter ruling requests and technical memoranda on novel and high-risk tax issues.
- Act as primary advisor and trusted counselor to key clients, delivering integrated tax solutions aligned with business and investment objectives.
- Manage and grow a substantial book of business, including originating new client relationships and expanding services within existing accounts.
- Collaborate with audit, accounting, and legal teams to support client growth across practice areas.
- Lead and expand the firm’s international tax and financial services tax practices.
- Develop innovative tax strategies and service offerings in response to legislative and regulatory changes.
- Mentor and train senior tax professionals, fostering technical excellence and professional development.
- Contribute to firm thought leadership through internal training, client presentations, and technical publications.
Requirements
- CPA required; JD and/or LL.M. in Taxation a plus.
- Extensive experience (typically 15+ years) in international, federal, and state/local taxation within public accounting firms and/or law firms.
- Demonstrated expertise in complex international tax planning, partnership taxation, fund structures, and UHNW individual taxation.
- Proven ability to manage and grow a significant book of business and support firm-wide revenue growth.
- Strong leadership, client-facing, and communication skills with the ability to explain highly technical concepts to sophisticated clients.
- Recognized technical authority with experience leading international tax or financial services practices.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of developing innovative tax solutions.
- Ability to navigate highly complex, ambiguous, and evolving tax issues across multiple jurisdictions.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)
- Company-Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance and short-term disability options
- Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions
- Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning
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