Manager or Senior Manager, Trade & Customs

KPMG LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in the United States seeks a Manager or Senior Manager to join our Trade and Customs practice, focusing on providing expert advice to clients across industries on compliance matters and complex regulatory issues.

You will lead client projects, contribute to market development, research and draft guidance, manage teams, and mentor colleagues while upholding our firm's professional standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of direct consulting in trade compliance across 19 CFR, EAR and ITAR and related areas.

Responsibilities

• Meet with and advise clients on trade and customs compliance.
• Lead and manage client projects including classifications, audits, reviews, and program development.
• Support market development and thought leadership, including writing articles.
• Research, write, and review trade-related guidance.
• Oversee project engagement, teams, and overall engagement responsibilities.
• Aid in managing and developing team members.
• Uphold integrity, professionalism, and respectful work environment.

Skills

Trade compliance

Client advisory

Project leadership

Data analysis

Education

JD / LLM preferred

Bachelor's or Associate degree or 20+ years experience

Licenses: Customs Broker License, CUSICO, CUSECO, CCS, CPA, MBA, EA

Tools

Customs Broker License

CUSICO

CUSECO

CCS

CPA

MBA

EA

JD/LLM

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager or Senior Manager to join our Trade and Customs practice.

Responsibilities:

• Meet with and provide advice to clients in a variety of industries, on trade and customs compliance matters
• Lead and manage client projects including import/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 on various trade topics
• Manage project engagement including assembling teams, overseeing work and full engagement responsibilities
• Aid in the management, career development, and training of 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 trade compliance for example 19 CFR, EAR and ITAR including tariff classification, customs valuation, free trade agreements, deemed exports, export jurisdiction and classification of complex products, licenses and other ITAR/EAR export authorizations, technology control plans, Consent Agreements, export controls and sanctions risk assessments and audits and developing sustainable export compliance programs as an attorney, trade consultant, in-house professional or government official
• JD / LLM degree is preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's or Associate's degree from an accredited college or university or a minimum of twenty years of comparable experience; licensed CBL (Customs Broker License) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CUSICO (Certified U.S. Import Compliance Officer), CUSECO (Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer), Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) certification issued by the National Customs Broker and Forwarders Association of America, CPA, MBA, EA or JD/LLM, in addition to others on KPMG's approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• In-depth experience with U.S. import and export control regulations with the ability to address complex matters with practical and operational advice and solutions
• 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; consulting experience in a leading tax/advisory or trade law firm is highly 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 US work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

Additional Qualifications for Senior Manager:

• Minimum eight years of recent trade consulting experience (19 CFR, EAR and ITAR)
• Demonstrated success in consulting with direct client development and management