LEGAL CONSULTANT IN CUSTOMS
Line of Service
Tax
Industry/Sector: CM X-Sector
Specialism
State & Local Tax (SALT)
Management Level
Manager
Job Description & Summary
A career within Legal Services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients adopt a more strategic approach to global entity governance across their organizations. We help our clients and their legal entities with the incorporation of new companies, ongoing compliance with local legislation, and restructuring of their global businesses to manage governance and compliance risks.
Our Legal Business Solutions team promotes the modern law practice by driving the evolution of thoughts, behaviors and actions that unlock new value in the legal ecosystem. Legal Business Solutions empowers its clients to think and work differently, advances innovation in the legal profession and develops expertise and technologies to deliver value to the legal profession. Our team supports the legal function in three separate areas: technology selection and implementation, managed services and general consulting. We help our clients in Contract Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property and to strategically plan and consult to the modern legal department.
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 PwC Professional; 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.
For the need to strengthen our teams and better satisfy our customers, we are looking for an experienced customs consultant for our office in Douala, Cameroon under a permanent employment contract.
The consultant must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
The supervision and animation of the customs team of the firm
The follow-up of the changes in customs regulations
Dissemination, advice and training of internal teams and customers on changes in regulations;
Visibility activities (webinars, seminars, lunch-debates, etc.);
Proposal of themes and first-line supervision of publications;
Front-line supervision of consultations on customs matters;
Identification of potential savings paths, definition of Incoterms policies and customs structuring of activities;
Obtaining customs facilities;
The compliance review of operations carried out by customers and the implementation of corrective actions related to the risk of non-compliance;
Customs controls and disputes;
Monitoring the clearance of guarantees;
Development of the client portfolio (definition of objectives, means, strategy and performance indicators).
Preferred skills
Perfect knowledge of customs procedures and the environment of computerized systems (ASYCUDA, CAMCIS);
Knowledge of international trade formalities
Mastery of nomenclatures, special regimes (suspensive, preferential) and simplified procedures
Mastery of the CEMAC customs regulatory framework and in Cameroon,
Mastery of WCO and WTO systems;
Mastery of the main customs agreements;
Mastery of Incoterms in shipping transactions;
Mastery of the rules of tariff classification of products and the customs encyclopedia
Mastery of accounting procedures and customs recovery methods;
Mastery of transit techniques and international multimodal transport practices;
Technical knowledge of indirect contributions;
Knowledge of customs procedures and risks according to products and sectors of activity;
Perfect knowledge of control procedures and customs litigation;
Mastery of foreign exchange regulations;
Managerial skills;
Knowledge of transfer pricing rules and practices
Knowledge of new information and communication technologies in the optimization of customs procedures would be an asset.
Professional English
Minimum years experience required
The consultant must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
Personal qualities
Customer and sales force relations
Responsiveness
Rigor
Sense of organization
Interpersonal skills
Capacity for analysis and synthesis
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required: Master of Laws – International Trade Law
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Optional Skills
Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
English, French
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Government Clearance Required?
No
Job Posting End Date
June 14, 2023
All applications must be submitted ONLINE at: https://pwc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Global_Experienced_Careers/job/Douala/JURISTE-CONSULTANT-EN-DOUANE_448397WD-1
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