Senior Associate, Trade Compliance Foreign-Trade Zone

At KPMG, you can 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. Work with KPMG’s extensive network of specialists; access our Ignition Centers, where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it is an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

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

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• 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 will not be required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and one around the July 4th holiday

Pay

California Salary Range: $73,720 - $164,565. 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 salary ranges in other cities, visit KPMG’s Pay Transparency page.