Sr. Manager, SAP Tax Technology - Global Trade

About the Role

Join one of the leading professional services organizations in the United States specializing in effectively managing global trade decisions and obligations, and providing strategic significance to a company's global supply chain. As a Senior Manager on our Global Trade team, you will participate in engagements requiring regulatory analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates, working with U.S. and multinational companies to understand national and international trade requirements and align client trade functions with their business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Help companies manage global compliance requirements and realize efficiencies in their global supply chain.
• Advise U.S. and foreign multinational companies on global import and export strategies and compliance.
• Work with clients to assess and deploy technology solutions to enable international trade management operations.
• Supervise assignments by Global Trade professionals serving as Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Managers.
• Develop and motivate engagement staff by providing leadership, counseling, and career guidance.
• Assist Partners, Principals, and Directors with day-to-day operations of the practice.
• Lead large-scale business development initiatives.
• Develop and pursue creative strategies using the latest technologies.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires co-location in person 2-3 days per week.
• Bachelor's degree in a legal, business, or technology-related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Import, Export, and/or Technology Enablement (operational, government, law firm, or consulting).
• Project management experience indicating strong organizational, data management, project planning, project execution, and people skills.
• Business management and financial leadership experience indicating ability to plan and manage budgets, financials, and operations.
• Experience with helping clients assess and implement technology solutions to enable trade operations.
• Experience leading and managing global project teams.
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• One of the following active accreditations:
  • Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA exam.
  • If not CPA eligible:
    • Licensed attorney
    • Enrolled Agent
  • Certifications:
    • US Customhouse Broker's License
    • CUSECO (Certified U.S. Export Control Officer)
    • Where applicable, non-US citizen qualifying credentials:
      • Foreign equivalent of the above certifications
      • CUSICO (Certified US Import Compliance Officer)
      • Professional Accreditation in EU Customs Law (post masters)
  • Technology Certifications:
    • Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSCPO) - SCRUM.org
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    • Program Management Professional (PgMP)
    • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
    • Professional Scrum Developer™ (PSD)
    • Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
    • Microsoft Azure
    • MCSD: Web Applications
    • MCSD: SharePoint
    • Oracle Certified Professional
    • Alteryx Designer- Advanced Certification
    • Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
    • ITIL Certification
  • Other: Vendor certification for management of implementations (Oracle, SAP, Thomson Reuters, etc.) or relevant industry certification such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), AWS (Amazon Web Services), or GCP (Google Cloud Platform).
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree such as MST, MAcc, JD, or LLM.
• SAP SD/MM Certifications.
• Foreign language skills.
• Experience in business development and client management.
• A self-starter with the ability to effectively handle multiple, competing priorities.
• Familiarity with implementing and configuring trade management software such as SAP GTS, Oracle GTM, etc., to manage import/export compliance.
• Familiarity with global trade management software as well as software aptitude in Access, Excel, and/or Visio.
• Strong research, writing, communication, and presentation skills, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to proactively develop internal and external relationships and effectively speak to Import/Export compliance issues.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing Import/Export compliance programs.

About the Team

Our Global Trade practice is a national practice within Deloitte Tax LLP's Indirect Tax business and advises U.S. and foreign multinational companies on global import and export strategies, compliance, and technology enablement. The team is composed of attorneys, operations experts, technology specialists, customs brokers, auditors, and trade management professionals who help importers and exporters achieve worldwide compliance and realize efficiencies and advantages in their global supply chain. The group works with clients to assess and potentially automate their international trade management procedures within all major trading regions.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $163,425 to $333,875. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.