Manager or Senior Manager, Trade & Customs

About the role

Join KPMG’s Trade and Customs practice as a Manager or Senior Manager and 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, access to KPMG’s extensive network of specialists, and our Ignition Centers—where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Work with a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of recent direct consulting experience in trade compliance (e.g., 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.
• One of the following credentials is required: Customs Broker License (CBL) issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Certified U.S. Import Compliance Officer (CUSICO), Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer (CUSECO), Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), CPA, MBA, EA, or JD/LLM. If you do not possess at least one approved designation/credential at the time of hire, you have one year to obtain one.
• 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. Ability to plan and conduct in-depth reviews of transactional data using data and analytics is preferred.
• Consulting experience in a leading tax/advisory or trade law firm is highly preferred.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based sponsorship now or in the future (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.

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, including:

• A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• A robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year, based on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service.
• Two annual breaks where employees are not required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and another around the July 4th holiday.

Pay

KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. The offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant’s skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and market considerations. For city-specific salary ranges outside of California, visit KPMG’s Pay Transparency page.