Senior Associate, Trade Compliance Foreign-Trade Zone

KPMG LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Trade and Customs practice in New York. The role focuses on FTZ implementation, data validation, and client engagements across diverse industries.

Responsibilities include reviewing complex trade compliance tasks, supporting staff development in the delivery center, and guiding clients on CBP and PGA requirements for imports and exports within FTZ settings. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of recent import/export experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and/or a CPA, JD, LLM, Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) processes, compliance activities, and operations, including PGA reporting, as well as other import/export matters such as HTS, regulations, and entry processes.
• Experience with FTZ Inventory Control and Recording Systems and/or FTZ processing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support managed service engagements on FTZ implementation and operations across industries.
• Provide quality review for basic to complex trade compliance tasks in the Trade & customs delivery center.
• Be a valued member of the FTZ service delivery team and assist in training delivery center staff.
• Support FTZ clients with validating data, implementing, testing, and using GTM solutions.
• Provide guidance to clients on requirements of U.S. CBP and PGA for import, entry and export transactions in FTZ environments.
• Assist in delivering multiple client engagements on time and within budget, maintaining client communication to manage expectations and satisfaction.

Skills

FTZ knowledge

Data analytics

Excel

Access

Travel flexibility

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

CPA/JD/LLM or equivalent

Tools

FTZ Inventory Control Systems

FTZ processing

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• Support managed service engagements, in a variety of industries, on Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) implementation and operations
• Provide quality review for basic to complex trade compliance tasks and processes performed within the Trade & customs delivery center
• Be a valued member of the FTZ service delivery team, and support the development and training of delivery center staff
• Support FTZ clients with validating data, implementing, testing, and using GTM solutions
• Provide clients with guidance on requirements of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and participating government agencies (PGA) for import, entry and export transactions in an FTZ environment
• Assist in the delivery of multiple client engagements on time and within budget; maintain active communication with clients in an effort to manage expectations and satisfaction

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of recent import/export experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and/or a CPA, JD, LLM, Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience
• Excellent working knowledge of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) processes, compliance activities, and operations, including participating government agency (PGA) reporting, as well as other import/export matters, such as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, customs federal regulations, free trade agreements, entry processes, valuation and informed compliance methods
• Previous experience using FTZ Inventory Control and Recordkeeping Systems and/or FTZ processing is preferred
• Strong technical skills with the ability to conduct in-depth reviews of import/export data using data and analytics (using Microsoft applications such as Excel and Access)
• Ability 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-1B1, F-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa