Supports clients with transfer pricing analyses, tax compliance, economic analyses, financial modeling, benchmarking, and technical documentation. Interprets financial data, tax regulations, business context, and legal entity structures to develop pricing recommendations. Coordinates multijurisdictional projects, tracks evolving tax guidance, prepares client deliverables, builds client relationships, and mentors junior team members.
The Opportunity
As a Transfer Pricing Senior Associate you will support clients on transfer pricing matters, helping them develop and maintain pricing approaches for intercompany transactions while navigating tax rules and managing compliance-driven work. As a Senior Associate you will build client connections, guide junior team members, and handle more complex workstreams within our Tax Services practice, drawing on critical thinking, data interpretation, and a growing understanding of business context. In this role at PwC, you will contribute to transfer pricing analyses, prepare client-ready deliverables, and help translate technical findings into practical recommendations that support client service engagements.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing transfer pricing arrangements and applying tax regulations to support compliance across intercompany transactions
- Preparing transfer pricing documentation, economic analyses, and technical memoranda for client engagements
- Interpreting financial data, tax filings, and business context to develop pricing recommendations for related party dealings
- Supporting client service teams in planning and executing transfer pricing projects across multiple jurisdictions
- Reviewing functional interviews, industry information, and legal entity structures to inform pricing methods and benchmarking selections
- Developing financial models and conducting comparable company searches to support arm's length analyses
- Tracking evolving tax rules, guidance, and dispute trends to inform client deliverables and issue spot potential exposure
- Mentoring junior team members on transfer pricing work products, review feedback, and method selection
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years of experience
- Before starting full-time at PwC, meet the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in your intended state of employment (Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity).
What Sets You Apart
- At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity
- Demonstrating transfer pricing knowledge across client engagements
- Interpreting economic data and financial modeling findings
- Applying tax documentation and tax research skills
- Navigating complex client situations with critical thinking
- Building client relationships while mentoring junior team members
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $214,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Transfer Pricing Senior Associate you will support clients on transfer pricing matters, helping them develop and maintain pricing approaches for intercompany transactions while navigating tax rules and managing compliance-driven work. As a Senior Associate you will build client connections, guide junior team members, and handle more complex workstreams within our Tax Services practice, drawing on critical thinking, data interpretation, and a growing understanding of business context. In this role at PwC, you will contribute to transfer pricing analyses, prepare client-ready deliverables, and help translate technical findings into practical recommendations that support client service engagements.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing transfer pricing arrangements and applying tax regulations to support compliance across intercompany transactions
- Preparing transfer pricing documentation, economic analyses, and technical memoranda for client engagements
- Interpreting financial data, tax filings, and business context to develop pricing recommendations for related party dealings
- Supporting client service teams in planning and executing transfer pricing projects across multiple jurisdictions
- Reviewing functional interviews, industry information, and legal entity structures to inform pricing methods and benchmarking selections
- Developing financial models and conducting comparable company searches to support arm's length analyses
- Tracking evolving tax rules, guidance, and dispute trends to inform client deliverables and issue spot potential exposure
- Mentoring junior team members on transfer pricing work products, review feedback, and method selection
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years of experience
- Before starting full-time at PwC, meet the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in your intended state of employment (Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity).
What Sets You Apart
- At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity
- Demonstrating transfer pricing knowledge across client engagements
- Interpreting economic data and financial modeling findings
- Applying tax documentation and tax research skills
- Navigating complex client situations with critical thinking
- Building client relationships while mentoring junior team members
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $214,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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