Transfer Pricing – Financial Transactions, Director in Toronto

A career within our Transfer Pricing & Customs practice will provide you with the opportunity to help multinational clients navigate complex cross-border tax, trade and financing matters. Our team advises clients on transfer pricing, customs valuation, trade compliance and international tax planning, helping them achieve compliant, commercially sound outcomes aligned with evolving global regulatory expectations.

In this role, you will focus on financial transactions transfer pricing, including interest rate analyses, debt capacity, cash pooling, guarantees, hedging, providing services related to documentation, planning and dispute resolution matters. You will primarily support complex intercompany financing projects and collaborate closely with tax, treasury, valuation and legal stakeholders. Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scopes. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial transactions transfer pricing projects, including intercompany loan pricing, debt capacity analyses, guarantee fee analyses, cash pooling arrangements and related documentation.
• Oversee multiple client engagements, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Develop robust economic analyses that consider credit risk, capital markets data, borrower and lender perspectives, and the commercial terms of related-party financing arrangements.
• Prepare and review technical memoranda, transfer pricing reports and client deliverables that clearly explain methodologies, assumptions, conclusions and supporting evidence.
• Advise clients on transfer pricing planning, controversy, and audit defence matters involving intercompany financing transactions.
• Build and grow client relationships by understanding clients’ businesses, treasury policies, financing structures and broader tax objectives.
• Use financial data, market evidence and technology-enabled tools to develop efficient, defensible and insightful analyses.
• Explore and embrace emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and guide the team in incorporating these tools to enhance the quality and efficiency of client service delivery.
• Collaborate with PwC tax, valuation and international network teams to deliver integrated advice on complex cross-border financing issues.
• Guide, coach and develop team members by providing clear direction, technical guidance and timely feedback on financial transactions transfer pricing work.
• Contribute to business development by identifying client needs, supporting proposals and helping market financial transactions transfer pricing services to existing and prospective clients.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience in transfer pricing at the Director level, with significant experience advising on financial transactions and intercompany financing arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of financial transactions transfer pricing concepts, including arm’s length interest rate setting, credit ratings, credit risk, debt capacity, guarantees, cash pooling and capital structure considerations.
• The CFA or CPA designation is a strong asset.
• MBA, MA or advanced degree in Economics, Tax, Finance or Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Strong research, writing and quantitative analytical skills, with comfort working with detailed financial analysis, capital markets data and technical transfer pricing guidance.
• Ability to explain complex financial and economic concepts clearly to clients, tax authorities and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to think creatively, solve complex problems and develop practical, commercially grounded recommendations.
• Interest in identifying tax and business consulting opportunities and contributing to the growth of financial transactions transfer pricing services.
• High motivation, initiative and interest in developing yourself and others, with the ability to manage, coach and retain a team of tax professionals.

The salary range for this position is $152,000 - $202,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhering to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC: We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life.