Tax Consultant II, SAP Tax Technology - Global Trade

Do you enjoy providing powerful business solutions to some of the world's most well-known and respected companies, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 100? Would you like to 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?

About the role

As a Consultant on our Global Trade team, you will participate in engagements requiring regulatory analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates. You will work with U.S. and multinational companies, understand national and international trade requirements, and align client trade functions with their business objectives. This role offers the opportunity to develop and pursue creative strategies using the latest technologies.

Responsibilities

• Help importers and exporters achieve worldwide compliance 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.
• Provide planning and compliance assistance, and explore automated import and export solutions.
• Engage in supply chain efficiency planning, including trade and security, customs valuation planning, first sale for export planning, and analysis of transfer pricing policies to ensure compliance with customs valuation requirements.
• Assist with process improvement planning and implementation.
• Support trade compliance audit assistance and representation before trade authorities around the world.

The Team

Our Global Trade practice is a national practice within Deloitte Tax LLP's Indirect Tax business. The team advises U.S. and foreign multinational companies on global import and export strategies, compliance, and technology enablement. The practice includes attorneys, operations experts, technology specialists, customs brokers, auditors, and trade management professionals who help clients achieve worldwide compliance and realize efficiencies 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.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to work within a hybrid model, co-locating in person 2-3 days per week.
• 1+ years of experience in import, export, and/or technology enablement (operational, government, law firm, or consulting).
• Bachelor’s degree in a legal, business, or technology-related field.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Experience with U.S. import regulations.
• Knowledge of export regulations, including ITAR/EAR.
• One of the following active accreditations (obtained, in process, or willing and able to obtain):
  • Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA.
  • If not CPA eligible and not performing regulatory work, must meet accreditation policy in member firm.
  • If not CPA eligible and performing regulatory work, must meet U.S. accreditation policy, including one of the following:
    • Licensed attorney
    • Enrolled Agent
    • Other certifications (e.g., US Customhouse Broker’s License, CUSECO, CUSICO, Professional Accreditation in EU Customs Law).
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on client and industry needs.

Preferred:

• Prior consulting experience.
• Advanced degree such as MST, MAcc, JD, or LLM.
• Foreign language skills or study abroad experience.
• Strong research, writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with trade management software such as SAP GTS, Oracle GTM, etc.
• Project management experience, including organizational, data management, planning, execution, and people skills.
• Ability to proactively develop internal and external relationships and effectively discuss import/export/technology matters.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with the ability to handle multiple competing priorities.
• Significant experience using PowerPoint, MS Project, Access, Excel, and/or Visio.
• SAP SD/MM Certifications.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for geographic differentials. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $92,800 to $132,250. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to program rules, where awards depend on individual and organizational performance.