I'm always supported to achieve my goals
Meet Jordan, a Deals Tax Manager based in Glasgow. Jordan started his journey at PwC in September 2019. He shares insights into his day-to-day role in Deals Tax, how his development is supported and some of his career highlights. Here’s his story…
Tell us about your career journey and role at PwC
I joined the Deals Tax team in 2019 after working in Corporate Tax for a number of years. In my role I help clients through transactions, specifically advising on the tax implications of these deals. This can be in the form of due diligence where I review the historical tax position to identify potential risks, or structuring, where we help structure the group. Across both of these areas the team also carries out modeling work to assess the tax profile of an organisation in years to come, and the impact that buying that business may have.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with a range of organisations - from large public limited companies (PLCs) to family owned businesses. The work I do is across industries too - some recent deals I’ve worked on have included a PLC’s acquisition of a well known online bingo provider and the sale of a household bread maker to a private equity buyer.
How would you describe working in Deals Tax?
The deals I work on and the opportunities I’ve been given in the team have been challenging, but so rewarding. Your development in Deals Tax is treated as a priority and there’s a lot of support to help you achieve your goals. I’ve always felt set up for success and the team goes above and beyond to help.
My career coach has been pivotal to my development - with their encouragement I feel as though I’m continually moving forward and I’ve been given lots of opportunities to learn and develop new skills. For example, I recently expressed an interest in becoming a career coach myself. My coach helped facilitate this and most importantly, offered guidance as I took on this new challenge. Taking on this role has been one of my career highlights since joining PwC and I’m so proud when I see other team members develop, get promoted and recognise the value they bring to the team.
What’s been your biggest challenge since joining PwC?
Prior to joining the Deals Tax team, I’d always worked in Tax Compliance and general advisory. Reflecting on this, transitioning over and settling into the Deals Tax team has been the biggest challenge for me so far at PwC. I had to adapt to both the client base I now work with, and the transaction based working style of the team which is different to what I’d experienced before. As I’ve settled into the team, I now enjoy working in this environment and have found a way of working that helps me manage my workload and maintain my work/life balance.
What makes PwC distinctive to you?
At PwC I’m encouraged to work in a way that suits me, my team, and my clients. Empowered Flexibility is supported both in Deals Tax and firm-wide and I feel trusted to make these decisions. The nature of our work can often be fast paced and working flexibly helps me maintain a strong work/life balance and make time for the things outside of work that are important to me. For me this is keeping active. My friends and family often comment that I can’t sit still and in my spare time you’ll either find me in the gym, playing for my local football team or hillwalking.
For anyone considering joining PwC, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It’s a fantastic place to work where the variety of clients and type of work you get the opportunity to do is unrivaled. In addition to this, I feel genuinely cared for at PwC.
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