Extended until Sunday! Workforce (Tax) Vacationer at PwC Australia

 About Us

Using your skills in accounting and finance, in Workforce, you’ll combine specialist tax and analytical skills with a focus on people matters. Our team works across various areas, including fringe benefits tax (FBT), payroll tax, employee share schemes (ESS), payroll/wage compliance and reward strategies.

You'll be working with clients to ensure they meet their employment obligations while liaising with the ATO, state regulators and Fair Work. By following an end-to-end approach across design, implementation and ongoing support, you'll help companies reward and incentivise their workforce and manage the tax risks and on-costs associated with paying their employees. 

You will work with PwC organisational strategists, HR practitioners, and regulatory, tax, technology and employment specialists to help our clients improve organisational performance, deliver sustained outcomes and unleash the potential of their people.

About the Opportunity

In the Workforce team, you’ll find yourself in a culture that values wellbeing and working together. Alongside your peers, you’ll solve problems like incentive creation for workforces or managing tax risks for payroll. You'll use your skills in problem solving, data analytics and visualisation and accounting to make an impact across various industries. And along the way, you’ll build relationships and skills to set you up for a lifetime of success. 

What will a normal day look like? Well you can count on that every day you will: 

• Help employers build trust by meeting their Australian employment tax and entitlement obligations including Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT), Superannuation Guarantee (SG), Pay-As-You-Go Withholding (PAYG W), Payroll Tax (PRT), Workers Compensation (WC) and payroll obligations, including navigating them through an increasingly complex tax and regulatory environment 
• Assist businesses with finance transformations and automation of employment tax and payroll compliance obligations including the use of data analytics to provide insights for decision making purposes
• Develop and provide technical and strategic advice to employers including large corporate, governments, SMEs and not-for-profits

As a vacationer in Employment Tax, the top three skills you’ll need to hit the ground running are: 

• Studying Commerce, Business, Accounting, Law or a major in a numerical field
• Strong written and verbal communication
• An interest in data analytics and visualisation

Anticipated start dates vary based on the cohort:

• Cohort 1: 27 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2023 
• Cohort 2: 27 Nov 2023 - 9 Feb 2024 
• Cohort 3: 15 Jan  2024 - 9 Feb 2024

Your New Benefits

• Flexible daily working hours for a work-life balance that suits you
• Work overseas or interstate for that precious time with your family and friends
• Paid study (and leave!), we’ll pay all the costs and give you time off to study
• No dress code so you can feel comfortable and dress for your day
• A competitive starting salary package with the opportunity for yearly bonuses
• Health & fitness perks like a wellness stipend and discounted memberships
• More family time with 26 weeks paid parental leave policy for mums, dads and foster carers

A Community of Solvers

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. In our increasingly complex world, we work with businesses, government and the community to deliver solutions and sustained outcomes. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 328,000 people. PwC is one of the top 50 brands worldwide and PwC Australia is among LinkedIn’s top companies for where Australians want to work. We are a team of more than 8,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services to more than 5,000 clients across Australia.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

To solve important problems we need diverse talent. We empower our people to use their creativity, authenticity and human differences to be the champions of change. We know that when people from diverse backgrounds and with different points of view work together, we create the most value - for our clients, our people and our society. If you don’t think you quite meet all of the qualifications, we’d still love to hear from you.  

What’s next? 

If you're looking for a team that values your work and solves meaningful problems, apply now!

We believe the best work is human-led and tech-powered. If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.