Global Customs & Trade Advisory, Sr Consultant

Baker Tilly International; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly is seeking a Senior Consultant for Global Trade Management to review compliance work, identify risks, and support complex customs projects. You will oversee staff outputs, validate findings, and help shape compliance recommendations for clients, ensuring defensible programs aligned with regulatory expectations.

The role supports managers on risk evaluation, technical interpretations, and drafting clear compliance narratives for CBP inquiries, with a strong focus on accuracy and

Qualifications

• 4-year degree required.
• 3 years of professional experience required.
• Experience with CBP audits, focused assessments, internal audits, or compliance reviews.

Responsibilities

• Review staff work for accuracy and defensibility.
• Lead portions of customs compliance audits and assess risks.
• Validate data reconciliations and import findings.
• Track statutes of limitations for audits and corrections.
• Draft technical language for CF28/CF29 responses and audit narratives.
• Identify gaps in documentation, classification, or tariff application.
• Coordinate workflow across audit or compliance projects.
• Prepare findings summaries for clients and support management.
• Maintain audit documentation and version control.
• Support development of client compliance programs and internal controls.
• Provide mentorship to consultants and analysts.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Large-dataset analysis

Strong communication skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

CBP audits experience

Drafting compliance narratives

Project coordination

Education

4-year degree

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Job Description: Global Trade Management, Senior Consultant

The Senior Consultant plays a key role in reviewing compliance work, identifying risks, and supporting the delivery of complex customs compliance projects. You will oversee staff outputs, validate audit findings, draft technical language, and help shape compliance recommendations for clients. This role supports managers on risk evaluation, technical interpretations, and ensuring that client compliance programs are defensible, well-documented, and aligned with regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Review compliance work prepared by staff, ensuring accuracy and defensibility.
• Lead portions of customs compliance audits, including risk identification and issue assessment.
• Validate data reconciliations, anomalies, and import compliance findings.
• Ensure accurate statute of limitations tracking and deadline management for audits and corrections.
• Draft technical language for CF28/CF29 responses, compliance position statements, and audit narratives.
• Identify gaps in documentation, classification, valuation, or tariff application.
• Coordinate workflow across multiple audit or compliance review projects.
• Prepare structured findings summaries and support managers in presenting results to clients.
• Maintain high documentation standards, version control, and organized audit workpapers.
• Support the development of client compliance programs, internal controls, and process improvements.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to consultants and analysts.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year degree
• 3 years professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-4+ years in customs compliance, trade advisory, brokerage, or importing roles.
• LCB or CCS preferred
• Strong working knowledge of customs regulations, tariff frameworks, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to identify and explain compliance risks clearly and logically.
• High accuracy in reviewing technical work.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to draft clear, technically sound compliance narratives or responses.
• Proficiency with Excel and large-dataset analysis.
• Strong communication skills-both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience with CBP audits, focused assessments, internal audits, or compliance reviews.
• Familiarity with valuation risks (assists, royalties, transfer pricing interactions, First Sale).
• Experience responding to CBP inquiries (CF28, CF29) or conducting classification/valuation reviews.

The US National pay range for this job position is $84,000-$164,300. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location.

Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

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