Senior Tax & Customs Advisor

Our Client:

Our client is a large multinational manufacturing business going through an exciting period of investment and business transformation.

The Role:

The Senior Tax & Customs Advisor is responsible for leading and overseeing all customs compliance and trade regulatory activities across the organisation.

This role ensures adherence to international trade laws, optimises duty costs, mitigates risk, and provides strategic guidance on customs-related matters. The role requires significant advisory contribution for IT projects, acting as the subject matter expert and key advisor to the senior leadership team. The goal of this position is to contribute to the success of a high-profile customs transformation, working on multiple projects to achieve this.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support customs projects in alignment with regulations and best practises. Regulatory management of US,EU, and other global imports and projects.
• Oversee day-to-day customs operations, responsible for compliance and adherence to HMRC authorisations for duty relief including imports, exports, and special procedures.
• Ensure accurate tariff classification, customs valuation, and origin determination.
• Drive continuous improvement in customs processes, systems, and automation.
• Optimisation of business processes by identifying customs opportunities. 
• Identify potential risks and manage environmental regulations such as CBAM, Plastic Tax for both the UK and the EU.
• Submitting CBAM returns in both UK and EU. Maintain up-to-date regulatory knowledge and implement necessary changes. Responsible for annual reporting of duties.
• Build strong relationships with HMRC, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and internal stakeholders acting as the escalation point for complex customs queries and disputes.

About You:

• CTA or equivalent qualification 
• Exceptional communication skills with senior personnel both internally and externally, including at Board level. You should have a proven ability to work across diverse cultures, with well-developed negotiating, influencing, networking, and presentation skills.
• Significant experience in business forecasting related to taxation, capable of complex top-level financial analysis and identifying fundamental issues in complex situations.
• A broad understanding of the wider implications of problems and issues, able to think beyond your specialist area and assess the impact of emerging developments.
• Well-developed planning, organisation, and project management skills, adept at managing deadlines, priorities, and resources.
• Good leadership and delegation skills, with a proven ability to lead within your area and across the business.