Manager, Customs and International Trade

BDO • Vancouver, BC

67d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth. BDO Canada’s Indirect Tax practice is seeking a manager to join our growing Customs and International Trade Services (CITS) team. This role is net new role that is advisory-focused and will support complex tariff, origin, valuation, and trade remedy matters across a national client base. We are looking for a technically strong customs professional who can work directly with clients to navigate challenging customs matters and manage disputes arising from customs audits and help develop defense strategies.

Requirements

• University or college degree/diploma in a Customs and International Trade discipline
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in customs advisory, international trade compliance, or regulatory dispute resolution
• Demonstrated experience handling customs issue resolution and verifications
• Strong working knowledge of: Tariff classification and valuation principles, FTA Rules of origin, Canadian surtaxes and trade remedy measures
• Proven ability to draft technical memoranda and regulatory submissions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements with competing deadlines

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a professional services firm, CBSA, or in-house global trade function is a strong asset

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on surtax/tariff exposure, customs compliance, and trade strategy across Canadian and U.S. regimes
• Analyze classification, valuation, origin, and trade remedy risks
• Develop defensible technical positions and draft advisory memoranda
• Lead and support clients through CBSA verifications, and dispute resolution matters
• Design and implement customs compliance frameworks and internal controls
• Communicate directly with clients and regulatory authorities
• Collaborate with tax, transfer pricing, and cross-border teams across Canada
• Contribute to practice development, knowledge management, and coaching of junior staff

Benefits

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
• We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
• We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy.
• We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.
• We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed.
• Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity.
• We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree