TAX-UK Merger & Acquisitions- Associate 2

At PwC, the tax services team focuses on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. As a member of this team, you will help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their tax positions. In the mergers and acquisition tax department at PwC, your primary focus will be on providing tax advice and guidance during mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions. Your responsibilities will include analyzing the tax implications of such transactions, developing tax structures, and assisting clients in navigating complex tax regulations to optimize tax outcomes. In this role, you will be expected to be driven by curiosity and be a reliable, contributing member of a team. The fast-paced environment at PwC requires you to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience will be an opportunity for you to learn and grow. Taking ownership and consistently delivering quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team are key expectations. As you progress through the Firm, you will build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities. To succeed in this role, you need to demonstrate certain skills, knowledge, and experiences. These include: - Applying a learning mindset and taking ownership for your own development. - Appreciating diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. - Adopting habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential. - Actively listening, asking questions to check understanding, and clearly expressing ideas. - Seeking, reflecting, acting on, and giving feedback. - Gathering information from a range of sources to analyze facts and discern patterns. - Committing to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness. - Learning and applying professional and technical standards, upholding the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements. Requirements for this position include: - 0-1 year experience in a Data Analytics role. - Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools, specifically Alteryx (a must) and either Power BI or Tableau. - Skills in Excel and PowerPoint, as well as MS Project or any other project management tool. - Financial literacy with an understanding of accounting and key finance concepts and processes. - Professional accounting qualification. - Certification in analytic tools. - Other analytics/modeling experience, such as using tools like MS Excel (including VBA), SQL, and RPA. - Ability to work on data/modeling projects, meet deadlines, manage stakeholder expectations, overcome challenges, and produce project deliverables. - Ability to work on Tax automation/analytics projects. - Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously. - Keen interest in staying up to speed with technology solutions and applying/implementing new ways of working/solutions to projects. - Excellent communication skills, personal impact, and a keen interest in self and others" development. - Being a team player, committed to providing high quality and maintaining timelines. - Demonstrating self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development. - Commitment to continuous training and proactively learning new processes.,