Director, US Tax Advisory - Workforce

About the role

PwC Australia's US Tax Advisory team advises clients on international taxation, covering tax compliance and strategy for individuals, executives, family groups and privately owned enterprises facing complex cross-border issues. This Director role leads high-value US-Australia tax advisory and compliance engagements and is open to candidates based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of US-Australia tax advisory and compliance engagements with high technical quality, commercial insight and client service.
• Advise on complex US individual and international tax matters, including residency, foreign investments, foreign pensions, foreign tax credits, trusts, companies and information-reporting obligations.
• Advise high-net-worth individuals, executives, family groups and private businesses on cross-border structuring, transactions and major life or business events.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to senior clients, coordinating multidisciplinary advice across jurisdictions and building relationships across the global network.
• Drive business development across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, including proposals and stakeholder relationships.
• Contribute to the practice's strategy, growth, financial performance and risk management, and monitor US and Australian tax developments.
• Lead, coach and develop team members, and oversee engagement scoping, resourcing, economics, quality control and risk processes.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in US individual and international tax advisory and compliance, leading complex cross-border engagements.
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, executives, family groups and private businesses.
• Understanding of Australian tax issues intersecting with US obligations; experience with Australian trusts and companies is highly regarded.
• Tertiary qualification in accounting, taxation, finance, economics or law; US CPA, Enrolled Agent, legal qualification, Master of Taxation or comparable credentials are highly regarded.
• Proven success originating work, leading proposals and growing senior client relationships.
• Ability to lead, coach and retain teams while managing multiple complex priorities.

What we offer

• Flexibility in how, when and where you work.
• Career progression pathways supported by continuous learning and leadership development.
• Leave entitlements including floating public holidays, birthday leave and the option to buy additional leave.
• Parental leave of up to 26 weeks for caregivers.