Manager or Senior Manager, Trade & Customs - Export

Trade And Customs Manager Or Senior Manager

At KPMG, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists; enjoy access to our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it's an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

Responsibilities

Meet with and provide advice to clients in a variety of industries, on export compliance matters. Lead and manage client projects including export classifications, audits, reviews, program development, and training among other areas. Support market development and thought leadership initiatives including articles; research, write, and review advice, specifically in export compliance. Manage project engagement including assembling teams, overseeing work and full engagement responsibilities. Aid in the management, career development and training team members. Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment.

Additional Responsibility for Senior Manager : Oversee market, practice, and business development.

Qualifications

Minimum five years of recent direct consulting experience in export compliance such as EAR and ITAR including deemed exports, export jurisdiction and classification of complex products, licenses and other ITAR / EAR export authorizations, technology control plans, Consent Agreements, ITAR brokering, Congressional Notification, EAR de minimis guidelines, and developing sustainable export compliance programs as an attorney, trade consultant, in-house professional, or government official; consulting experience in a leading tax / advisory or trade law firm is highly preferred. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; CBL (Customs Brokers License) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CUSICO (Certified U.S. Import Compliance Officer), Export Compliance Professional (Export Compliance Training Institute - ECTI), Certified Sanctions Specialist (Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists - ACSS), Customs Specialist (CCS) certification issued by the National Customs Broker and Forwarders Association of America, CPA (Note A), ENR AGT (Enrolled Agent), JD / LLM (Note C), or MBA from an accredited college or university; please note that any candidate hired by KPMG into this position that doesn't currently possess one of the credentials / designations will be required to secure one within one year from the commencement of employment. Exceptional and in-depth experience with U.S. export control regulations with the ability to address complex matters with practical advice and solutions. Experience in general export control and sanctions, in areas such as export control compliance audits / review and assessments, voluntary self-disclosures, advisory opinion requests, classification, and developing a trade compliance framework. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication / presentation skills with strong technical skills with the ability to plan and conduct in-depth reviews of transactional data using data and analytics preferred. Able to travel both domestically and internationally.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for US work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L 1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager : Minimum eight years of recent direct consulting experience in export compliance such as EAR and ITAR including deemed exports, export justification and classification of complex projects, licenses and other ITAR / EAR export authorizations, technology control plans, Consent Agreements, ITAR brokering, Congressional Notification, EAR de minimis guidelines and developing sustainable export compliance programs as an attorney, trade expert consultant, in-house professional, or government official.