PwC Private, Philanthropic Tax, Senior Manager

September 5, 2025

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SummaryA career within PwC Private will provide the opportunity to help private companies with a range of business advisory needs such as audit, tax compliance, and planning to help improve their operational efficiency and to free up time that can be spent focusing on business strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to experience the entire business life cycle of a private company from inception to growth, maturity and transition. Our team helps our clients design and implement personal and customised service plans that are unique to privately owned entities, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals. You’ll be assisting the team focus on key issues like wealth management, compliance, cash flow management, equity expansion, divestiture and exit strategies.

Our PwC Private teams help entrepreneurs, private business owners and family enterprises manage their ownership and growth at every stage, in a way that fits the needs of their business in today’s changing global landscape.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a PwC Private, Philanthropic Tax, Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team

Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations

Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels

Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail

Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required

Contribute technical knowledge in the area of specialism

Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart

Navigate the complexities of cross-border and / or diverse teams and engagements

Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust

Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct

Experience and skills you’ll use to solve

A Master’s degree in Tax, a qualified Canadian CPA or equivalent recognized designation, and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation, or being in pursuit of any of these, are considered assets.

Experience in public accounting or law firms, with good understanding of Canadian tax rules and issues facing high net worth clients with corporations and trusts and engaging with complex tax legislation is an asset.

Experience assisting with designing and governance of philanthropic plans, including understanding of philanthropic structural options and the use of endowments, restricted / unrestricted gifts, working with qualified and non-qualified donees and pooled granting

Strong understanding of responsible investing and social impact of investing

Superior problem solving skills, excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

Strong analytical capability, sound business sense and creative mind that have earned you a reputation of providing excellence in client service

Ability to manage, develop, retain and mentor junior tax professionals

PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.

This role has the option of being based out of our other Canadian offices

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