Customs & Excise Manager based in Trieste
Pubblicato il 06-08-2026 - Altro in Italia
Experteer OverviewIn this role, you will lead customs and excise compliance for BAT in Italy, ensuring robust governance and timely tax filings. You'll work with local authorities, audits, and cross-functional partners to strengthen indirect tax controls. You'll champion risk management, technology needs, and process improvements to support business growth. This is an opportunity to shape tax strategy across markets and enable BAT's transformation. You will join a collaborative, high-performance team focused on compliant, efficient operations.
Responsibilities Oversee classification, licensing, documentation, and filing of customs and excise returns; optimize cash-flow through compliant processes
Conduct checks, reviews, and audits of tax policy implementation and monitor performance metrics for indirect taxes
Deliver internal indirect tax reporting to support SOx compliance and factory-related reporting
Maintain strong relationships with tax, customs, and excise authorities
Assist Area Head in leading customs and excise audits and respond to authority inquiries
Lead third-party partners (brokers, logistics, warehousing) to ensure tax-compliant service delivery
Assess and implement customs and excise technology requirements and ERP solutions
Provide input on indirect tax risk and legislate changes, advising on business impacts of projects like new categories and route-to-market changes
Lead training on indirect tax compliance and risk management; drive continuous improvement and manage external advisors
Enforce compliance instructions from global/Area/local tax functions and stay updated on tax proposals and changes
Qualifications Degree-educated with professional accountancy/legal and/or tax qualifications
Minimum 5 years' tax experience in Big 4, multinational, or customs/excise authority, or relevant supply chain role
Experience working with tax authorities, conducting tax audits, and defending tax positions
Excellent knowledge of local customs and excise laws an