Customs & International Trade Tax - Senior Manager

Senior Manager, Customs & International Trade

At PwC, our people in tax services focus on providing advice and guidance to clients on tax planning, compliance, and strategy. These individuals help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimise their tax positions. In indirect tax at PwC, you will focus on value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), sales tax and other indirect taxes. Your work will involve providing advice and guidance to clients on indirect tax planning, compliance, and strategy, helping businesses navigate complex indirect tax regulations and optimise their indirect tax positions.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity

As part of the Tax Services - Transfer Pricing team you focus on various aspects of duty and trade strategy regulatory planning, dispute resolution, and trade automation, assisting clients with business transformation to advance their business goals. As a Senior Manager, you lead large projects and innovate processes, concentrating on attaining results and maintaining operational excellence. You interact with clients at a senior level, leveraging your influence and knowledge to deliver quality results, while motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems and develop top-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams.

Responsibilities

- Lead and manage large-scale projects in customs and trade tax

- Innovate and enhance processes to achieve operational excellence

- Engage with clients at a senior level to deliver impactful results

- Utilize knowledge to guide clients in business transformation

- Motivate and coach teams to tackle complex challenges

- Develop top-performing, diverse, and inclusive teams

- Integrate regulatory compliance into business operations

- Drive strategic planning for duty and trade strategy

What You Must Have

- Bachelor's Degree

- 6 years of experience

- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunity

What Sets You Apart

- Master of Business Administration in Business Administration/Management, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or Data Processing/Analytics/Science preferred

- Licensed Customs Broker certification preferred

- Understanding US Customs and Border Protection procedures

- Analyzing client internal control practices

- Evaluating client compliance with import control regulations

- Addressing client needs and building relationships

- Leading teams and fostering innovation

- Utilizing automation and digitization in business environments

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $335,000. 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.