Tax

Working in core Tax gives you the opportunity to rotate across our Direct, and Indirect Tax teams in the first two years of your PwC journey. 

This could involve working in Direct Tax to help clients - from FTSE 100 companies and global organisations, to budding entrepreneurs and high-net worth individuals - manage their tax risk and comply with complex legislation.

As part of our Indirect Tax practice, you could be involved in everything from advising clients on the VAT implications of their UK activities to a global project looking at the clients’ supply chain, to considering the impact of case law developments, or advising on a merger or acquisition.

In addition to our core Tax programme, you can choose to apply for a number of other Tax programmes; where you’ll join an individual team from day one. See details in the other tabs for opportunities in Tax Compliance and Accounting Services.

Depending on the Tax team you join, you'll enjoy plenty of practical, on-the-job training while studying towards a professional qualification which will vary depending on the programme. Many of our School Leavers will work with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) to secure the Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) or study towards the ATT (Association of Tax Technicians) as a core part of their programme. 

Along the way you’ll have access to a dedicated Professional Qualifications team, and have access to a strong support network which will include - external Tutors and Talent Coaches, and your career coach, buddies and peers from PwC. All of them will be familiar with what you’re going through, as they’ll have also completed professional qualifications.

Early in your career you'll have the opportunity to gain a breadth of experience across some of our core tax specialisms - giving you the opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge and build your network. 

On our core Tax programme you’ll then become aligned to a particular part of our Tax practice in your third year. This breadth of experience, together with an agile mindset, is an important part of working in Tax. You’ll learn from different clients and develop your transferable professional skills by working with a range of teams. We encourage you to bring your own strengths and experiences to each team you work with, and deliver ideas and suggestions to foster collaboration.

As a predominantly office based team, this gives you the opportunity to build vital colleague relationships and inclusive environments. Across our Tax practice we champion Feel Good Friday - an initiative to highlight some of our personal achievements each week. We often have the most office stability across PwC teams, with a real focus on empowering your day through flexibility working in tandem with your commitments and passions outside of work. We pride ourselves on this team culture across every office and our social events are testament to this.

In Tax, the use of data analytics for both tax compliance and tax consulting will soon become the norm; tax professionals will also be data analysts. Information previously held in paper files can now be collected in seconds, freeing up our professionals to do strategic work by using this data in new ways. We’re now able to analyse entire data sets, as opposed to smaller samples, and make decisions quicker and with increased accuracy.

Over the next few years, we’ll fundamentally transform the way we go about tax compliance. This transformation will allow you, our future professionals, to focus more on the logic behind the data queries and fine tune your analytical skills. In turn enhancing your knowledge of technical tax, different client industries and business processes. It’s about working smarter, and using innovation and technology to make that happen.