Senior Associate, Trade Compliance Foreign-Trade Zone

About the role

Join a dynamic team at one of the world's top tax firms with a collaborative, future-forward culture. Work with KPMG's extensive network of specialists and access Ignition Centers where deep industry knowledge merges with cutting-edge technologies to create innovative tax solutions. Help high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges while developing your career through multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring.

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

Pay

California Salary Range: $73,720 - $164,565. 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.

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year (depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service)
• Published calendar of holidays with two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off (year-end and around the July 4th holiday)