Tax Consultant II, 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. As a Consultant on our Global Trade team, you will participate in engagements requiring regulatory analysis for a variety of entities and their affiliates, 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.

About 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. Composed of attorneys, operations experts, technology specialists, customs brokers, auditors, and trade management professionals, the practice helps 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

• 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 and hold one of the following:
    • Licensed attorney.
    • Enrolled Agent.
    • Other certifications: US Customhouse Broker’s License, CUSECO (Certified U.S. Export Control Officer).
  • Where applicable, non-U.S. citizen qualifying credentials:
    • Foreign equivalent of the above certifications.
    • CUSICO (Certified US Import Compliance Officer).
    • Professional Accreditation in EU Customs Law (post-masters).
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on client and industry needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 implementing and configuring trade management software such as SAP GTS, Oracle GTM, etc.
• Project management experience demonstrating strong organizational, data management, project planning, execution, and people skills.
• Ability to proactively develop internal and external relationships and effectively speak to import/export/technology matters in relation to global trade.
• Detail-oriented and 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 is $92,800 to $132,250, taking into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. 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.