Customs & International Trade - Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PricewaterhouseCoopers seeks a candidate for their Customs and International Trade Tax practice in Dubai, focusing on indirect taxes. This role involves advising clients on customs compliance and tax strategies in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have experience in tax services and significant knowledge of customs regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in tax/legal services.
• Experience with compliance and tax strategy in a consulting role.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on VAT, sales tax, and compliance.
• Advise clients on customs and tax obligations across multiple territories.
• Engage in strategic projects for customs and trade authorities.

Skills

Customs and International Trade regulations

Fluency in English

Client-facing roles

Customs procedures

Excise tax

Tax planning

HS code classification

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law, Economics, Taxation

Master's Degree (advantageous)

Job description

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, we are a community of solvers, where every individual plays an important role in shaping the future of our firm, clients and communities. We seek individuals who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviours, working together to create a better tomorrow. Our commitment to Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes, from our PwC Professional framework, defines how we deliver on our purpose and strategy, serving our clients and living our values in every interaction. Trusted Leadership emphasises building trust, delivering sustained outcomes, and demonstrating courage and honesty, especially during challenging times. Distinctive Outcomes focus on excellence, collaboration, and inclusiveness, ensuring our work adds value, meaning, and purpose. By integrating these principles into our daily operations, we ensure that our efforts are aligned with our values and objectives. Thus, we are looking for candidates who are self-aware, collaborative, committed to continuous learning, and dedicated to delivering quality and integrity.

In indirect tax at PwC, you will focus 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.

A career in our Customs and International Trade Tax practice, within Tax and Legal Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients meet and manage their customs and tax obligations across multiple territories. You ll advise clients on their local and overseas customs and tax affairs, while acting as a strategic consultant related to business analysis, customs compliance, audit support and dispute resolution, cost-saving strategies, cross-tax advice and digital customs and international trade solutions and tools. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to help shape the trade agenda and be involved in strategic projects for customs and trade authorities in the region.

You will be part of a team that works regionally and will have the opportunity to deliver cross-territory projects, actively engaging with our global network of customs and international trade experts.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the Evolved PwC Professional framework, our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Basic Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Law, Economics, Taxation, or a related field (trade-related qualifications are advantageous but not mandatory).

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in customs, international trade, excise tax, and related tax/legal services. UAE/GCC experience is advantageous.

• Previous experience in consulting or client-facing roles.

• Expertise in Customs and International Trade regulations, import-export taxes, customs procedures, post clearance audit and litigation.

• Proficiency in HS code classification, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) application, duty exemption policies, trade management solutions, and export controls.

• Experience in the operation of trade management solutions and ability to leverage trade technologies effectively to optimize operations, automate processes and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

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