Customs & International Trade Tax Manager

Customs And Trade Tax ManagerAt 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. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.Effectively mentor others.Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.Uphold 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 OpportunityAs part of the Customs and Trade Tax team you are going to lead the way as technology-enabled customs and trade advisors who provide benefits through digitization, automation, and increased efficiencies. As a Manager you are going to supervise, develop, and coach teams, manage client service accounts, and drive assigned client engagement workstreams by independently solving and analyzing complex problems to develop top-quality deliverables. Additionally, you are going to be responsible for leveraging team strengths, managing performance to deliver on client expectations, and embracing technology and innovation to enhance your delivery.ResponsibilitiesManage client service accounts and lead engagement workstreamsDevelop, mentor, and supervise team members to deliver top-notch resultsIndependently tackle and resolve intricate problemsFoster and maintain significant client relationshipsInspire and guide teams through ambiguous scenariosMaintain PwC's quality standards and support the firm's strategic objectivesLeverage technology and innovation to boost efficiency and effectivenessPromote digitization and automation to enhance client impactWhat You Must HaveBachelor's Degree4 years of experienceCPA, Member of the Bar or other tax, technology, or finance-specific credentials may qualify for this opportunityWhat Sets You ApartMaster of Business Administration in Management, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Data Processing/Analytics/Science preferredAdmission to the Bar, Licensed Customs BrokerIn-depth knowledge of US Customs and Border Protection proceduresAnalyzing client internal control practicesEvaluating client compliance with import control regulatory requirementsKnowledge of Harmonized Tariff Classification SystemKnowledge of customs valuation and preferential trade agreementsManaging resource requirements and project workflowBuilding and maintaining client relationshipsCommunicating unique selling pointsSupervising teams and creating an atmosphere of trustSeeking diverse views to encourage improvementCoaching staff and providing timely feedbackInnovating through new and existing technologiesWorking with large, complex data setsTravel RequirementsUp to 20%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.