Associate or Senior Associate, Trade & Customs - Export

KPMG LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in San Francisco seeks an Associate or Senior Associate for its Trade and Customs practice to advise clients on export controls and related compliance. You will lead projects, develop programs, and train team members while collaborating across industries.

Ideal candidates bring 1–3 years’ export control experience, JD/LLM preferred, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally. This role requires U.S. work authorization, with no visa sponsorship offered.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with export control and sanctions.
• Ability to analyze transactional data with analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to provide export compliance advice.
• Lead and manage client projects including classifications, audits, and program development.
• Support market development and thought leadership initiatives with articles.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Verbal communication

Written communication

Data analysis

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D.

LL.M. in Taxation

MS Taxation (MST)

Tools

None

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join our Trade and Customs practice.

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 the area of export compliance
• Aid in the management, career development and training of team members

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Associate:

• Provide leadership to associates and review their work

Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year of direct experience in export compliance (e.g., 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
• Bachelor's degree, J.D., LL.M. in taxation, and/or Master's in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Outstanding and in-depth experience with U.S. export control regulations with the ability to address complex matters with practical advice and solutions
• General export control and sanctions experience, 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; previous experience in a leading tax/advisory or trade law firm is preferred
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Additional Qualifications for Senior Associate:

• A minimum of three years of direct experience working on engagements involving export compliance matters
• LCB or CUSECO certification preferred