Senior Associate – Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Responsibilities

• Evaluate engagement and business activities for economic sanctions risks.
• Maintain risk documentation and escalate potential issues to the team.
• Support the development, maintenance, and periodic review of trade and sanctions compliance policies and procedures.
• Aid in the implementation and operation of internal controls designed to support compliance.
• Help functional stakeholders and engagement teams understand and apply export compliance requirements within their activities.
• Support the design and coordination of export compliance and sanctions training for relevant stakeholders.
• Affirm awareness initiatives to promote understanding of trade compliance obligations across the firm.
• Execute monitoring activities to assess compliance with export controls and sanctions requirements.
• Support testing of controls and processes in accordance with established compliance plans.
• Draft documentation, summaries, and inputs for compliance reporting and dashboards.
• Support reviews and internal inquiries related to trade compliance issues.
• Aid in tracking, documenting, and implementing corrective actions to address identified gaps.

Requirements

• Minimum three years of experience in export controls and sanctions.
• Bachelor's degree; J.D. from an accredited college/university, or Certifications such as Certified Export Compliance Professional (CECP) or equivalent preferred.
• Experience supporting an export compliance and sanctions program.
• Working knowledge of export compliance and/or sanctions concepts and frameworks.
• Experience with economic sanctions (OFAC) and/or export control regulations (ITAR, EAR), including export jurisdiction and classification, specifically around technology, such as software encryption, AI, cloud computer, and cyber.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, research, writing, and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work.