Global Indirect Tax & Customs Director | FTSE 250 | £120k + Car + Bonus | London Hybrid

🌍 Global Indirect Tax & Customs Director

📍 London | Hybrid (3 days per week)

💰 £120,000 Basic + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits (c.£150,000 Package)

We are seeking an experienced indirect tax professional with customs expertise to become the recognised global adviser across indirect tax, customs and international trade. Influence International Supply Chains. Drive Commercial Value.

Exceptional opportunities at this level rarely come to market.

This is a high-profile, strategic appointment offering genuine influence across tax, finance, supply chain, procurement and commercial leadership.

Rather than simply ensuring compliance, you'll play a critical role in protecting profitability, improving working capital and supporting international growth through commercially focused customs and indirect tax strategy.

Why this opportunity?

This role offers the opportunity to:

Own and shape the global indirect tax strategy for a multinational manufacturing organisation.
Influence major business decisions including supply chain redesign, international expansion and new market entry.
Partner directly with senior leadership on commercially significant projects.
Identify duty optimisation opportunities delivering measurable financial value.
Build and enhance global governance, controls and best practice.
Become the recognised customs and indirect tax authority across the organisation.

This is a genuine strategic leadership opportunity rather than a transactional compliance role.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

Develop and implement global indirect tax policies, governance and control frameworks.
Provide strategic oversight of customs brokers, tax advisers and external service providers globally.
Monitor international regulatory developments and advise senior leadership on business impact, risk and opportunity.

Business Partnering

Act as the trusted adviser to Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement and Commercial teams.
Support the design of efficient international supply chain models incorporating customs duties, VAT/GST and excise considerations.
Partner on major transformation programmes including ERP implementations, product launches and international expansion.

Risk, Compliance & Optimisation

Lead global customs risk management activities and compliance reviews.
Manage relationships with tax and customs authorities.
Identify opportunities to optimise duty costs, improve cash flow and enhance operational efficiency through customs strategy, Free Trade Agreements and special customs regimes.
Support technology-enabled customs solutions and trade compliance systems.

Capability Building

Develop customs awareness across the business through training, coaching and practical guidance.
Embed best practice throughout the organisation.

About You

We're interested in speaking with commercially minded tax professionals who have developed expertise across indirect tax, customs and international trade within multinational industry, the Big 4 or HMRC. You'll be comfortable operating at a strategic level, partnering with senior stakeholders and translating complex technical issues into practical commercial solutions.

You'll combine strong technical expertise with excellent commercial judgement and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across an international organisation.

You are likely to have experience in one or more of the following:

Big 4 Indirect Tax / Global Trade
Global Tax or Indirect Tax teams within multinational organisations
Group Indirect Tax & Customs leadership roles
HMRC professionals who have subsequently built significant commercial advisory or in-house experience

Why Join?

Rare standalone global leadership opportunity.
Significant strategic influence across an international FTSE 250 group.
High levels of autonomy and executive exposure.
Hybrid working.
Excellent long-term career prospects.
£120,000 basic salary.
Car allowance.
Annual bonus.
Comprehensive benefits package.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious indirect tax professional seeking a role where they can genuinely influence business strategy on a global scale.

📩 Interested or curious to learn more?

Apply directly via LinkedIn or message me (matt@auricoe.com) for a confidential conversation.

Auricoe

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