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State and Local Tax - Mergers & Acquisitions - Manager

PwC

Boston, MAJob$99–266K/yrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$99–266K/yr
Location
Boston, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CPA, Bar Member, Or Qualifying Credential, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

As a State and Local Tax M&A Manager at PwC, the role guides local tax work tied to transactions, including planning, compliance, and tax position analysis. The manager leads teams, develops staff, manages client workstreams, reviews deliverables, and identifies issues affecting client outcomes. The position also helps teams navigate changing tax rules with a practical, business-minded approach while maintaining integrity and quality.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

State and Local Tax M&A, nice to haveMultistate Tax Compliance, nice to haveTax Legislation, nice to havePartnership Tax, nice to haveTax Provisions, nice to haveProject Planning, nice to haveBudgeting, nice to haveTimeline Management, nice to haveTeam Coaching, nice to haveAnalytical Thinking, nice to haveSystem Analysis, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, required4+ Years Experience, requiredCPA, Bar Member, or Qualifying Credential, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

The Opportunity

As a State and Local Tax - Mergers & Acquisitions - Manager you will help clients address local tax matters tied to transaction activity, including planning, compliance, and tax position analysis within our Tax Services practice. As a Manager you will lead teams, coach and develop staff, manage client service workstreams, and apply sound judgment to complex situations while upholding integrity and quality in delivery. In this role at PwC, you will guide M&A-focused local tax work, review deliverables, identify issues that affect client outcomes, and help teams navigate changing tax rules with a practical, business-minded approach.

Responsibilities

  • Leading state and local tax merger and acquisition workstreams for client transactions and restructurings

  • Analyzing transaction structures, nexus changes, and local tax impacts to inform planning and implementation

  • Reviewing multistate and local tax filings, provisions, and compliance positions tied to acquisition activity

  • Advising clients on tax legislation, local tax requirements, and transaction-driven reporting considerations

  • Developing project plans, budgets, and timelines for engagements across multiple workstreams

  • Coaching team members through technical research, file review, and issue resolution

  • Identifying exposure areas, refund opportunities, and process improvements through targeted tax reviews

  • Using digital tooling and tax technology to streamline analysis, documentation, and deliverables

What You Must Have

  • At least a Bachelor's degree

  • At least 4 years of experience

  • At least one of the following: Certified Public Accountant, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity

What Sets You Apart

  • Experience in state and local tax mergers and acquisitions

  • Knowledge of multistate tax compliance and tax legislation

  • Advising clients on partnership tax and tax provisions

  • Managing project planning, budgeting, and delivery timelines

  • Coaching teams and mentoring staff through complex tax work

  • Using analytical thinking to identify system interactions and issues

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $266,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,532 open Tax Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$99–266K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$105–216K/yr76 salary ranges
  • US median$107–215K/yr2,940 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $183K, is 8% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($168K) — in the middle half of Tax Manager salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 81 open Tax Manager jobs in Massachusetts and 3,532 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Tax Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,414 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,140 of the 3,532 open Tax Manager jobs (89%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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