Transfer Pricing Senior Manager

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions.

In transfer pricing at PwC, you will focus on providing guidance and support to clients on transfer pricing matters. In this field, you will help businesses establish and maintain appropriate pricing for transactions between related entities, maintaining compliance with tax regulations and minimising the risk of disputes.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Summary:

PwC is seeking an experienced manager to join its Transfer Pricing (TP) team, which forms a specialist team within the firm’s larger national Corporate and International Tax practice.

The role will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients manage their tax affairs efficiently, in particular with respect to strategic interactions with SARS.

Qualifications /Certifications required:

Relevant professional qualification (Admitted attorney and/or Postgraduate studies in Tax) A post-graduate tax qualification would be ideal

Experience required:

5+ years’ dedicated experience in Transfer Pricing.​

Responsibilities of role:

● Act as a relationship manager of a portfolio of clients against individual and team Net Revenue targets;

● Act as the first point of call for clients and ensure timely delivery to the highest technical standard;

● Provide on-the-job coaching and mentoring to junior team members;

● Perform technical reviews of draft deliverables prepared by junior team members;

● Report into a Partner / Director ultimately signing off client deliverables;

● Support the sales strategy of leadership;

● Manage project economics pro-actively;

● Ensure team adherence to internal risk management policies;

● Keep abreast with the ever-changing tax landscape through relevant technical training;

● Develop deep knowledge of bespoke PwC developed digital tools, applications and business processes.​

Skill sets required:

● Ability to provide solutions to business problems – analytical skills.

● Good client relationship management skills.

● Good communication, legal writing and interpersonal skills.

● Ability to prioritise and work under pressure towards deadlines.

● Organisation and time management skills.

● People management skills - Coaching and providing feedback & delegation skills.

● Ability to manage multiple assignments and multi-task. ​

● Role related attributes:

● Results oriented with leadership qualities.

● Sales-oriented

● Lateral thinker.

● Self-motivated.

● Takes initiative and responsibility for personal development and updated technical knowledge.

● Positive attitude.

Independence requirements to be taken into consideration:

Standard PwC risk management restrictions apply

* Industry experience required:

Prior experience in managing and/or advising multinational entities on their related party and transfer pricing matters, including:

· Transfer pricing methodologies, OECD guidelines, and SARS Transfer Pricing documentation requirements;

· Transfer pricing policies & documentation planning;

· Intercompany pricing arrangements between related business entities e.g. relating to the transfer of intellectual property, transfer of tangible goods, services and loans, and other financing transactions;

· Benchmarking studies;

· Tax dispute resolution processes, including dealings with SARS, Mutual Agreement Procedures and/or Advance Pricing Agreements;

· Substantive corporate income tax law, corporate structures, business value drivers and global developments in the field of transfer pricing and international tax; and

· Exchange control requirements and “fair and market related” reporting. Prior employment within a corporate advisory environment (e.g. Big-4 auditing firm and/or reputable law firm) is preferred.

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Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

April 18, 2026