Tax Technology Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary

PwC is the leading provider of tax services worldwide. At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 208,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services.

In Africa, we're the largest provider of professional services with offices in 31 countries and over 8,000 people. This enables us to provide our clients with seamless and consistent service, wherever they’re located on the continent. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of operating environments in the region enable us to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and offer truly tailored Tax, Assurance and Advisory solutions to unique business challenges.

In such an era of rapid development of information technology, data, innovation and leadership from data insights is king. Tax technology is transforming the manner in which tax consulting and compliance is being conducted today. This asserts the significance of continued investment in our tax technology practice.

As such, PwC Kenya Tax Technology business is looking to recruit a qualified candidate to fill the position of a Tax Technology Associate.

The Associate will join the Tax Technology team and focus on the use of information technology and data analysis tools to provide professional tax technology solutions to help enterprises to manage tax risk and improve the level of tax compliance. 

The role of the Associate will entail software development and implementation, data analysis and business support.

• Supporting the design and implementation of web applications both for internal use and PwC clients
• Supporting the integration of back-end technologies and implementation of API endpoints
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use and ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Supporting with documentation of internal and external tools
• Supporting the optimization of applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Supporting the review of ERPs
• Collaborating with other team members and stakeholders
• Working closely with third party developers and test analysts throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
• Providing quality assurance to the reviewed applications
• Performing data analysis using approved PwC tools and generate insightful reports

Preferred skills

• A bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related field
• Knowledge of ERP Tools, data analysis and software development
• Strong competencies in algorithms and software architecture
• A strong interest in technology and its use in business processes
• Ability to connect business needs with innovative ideas to generate business solutions
• Confident with a strong sense of innovation, creative thinking and decision making
• Flexibility and open-mindedness
• Excellent communication skills with a strong command of the English language
• A person of high integrity

​Minimum years experience required

• 1-2 years of experience in an IT related environment will be an added advantage