Trade Advisory Senior Associate

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice to clients, in a variety of industries, on import and export matters
• Identify additional areas of opportunities such as international tax, state and local tax, and transfer pricing that could provide value to the client's operations
• Research, analyze and provide advice on complex U.S. and international customs, tariffs, and international trade issues in an effective manner to internal colleagues and clients
• Assess, identify, and communicate compliance risks and cost-savings opportunities
• Efficiently manage and deliver multiple client engagements simultaneously, adhering to tight timelines and budgets to drive profitable revenue expansion
• Proactively engage clients and prospective clients to support practice growth initiatives and ensure service satisfaction 
• Provide appropriate and timely performance feedback and coaching to develop supervised staff.
• Build internal and external relationships to generate workflow
• Provide excellent client service to internationally active companies with customs and trade needs by interacting with clients and the RSM tax team
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver services
• Operate on a US National basis, as needed, to support the needs of clients across the US.

Required Qualifications:

•  Requires a minimum of a Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college university

• Requires a minimum of three years (3) years of import/export experience as a customs/trade consultant in a professional services firm, law firm, corporate, or government setting
• Requires technical expertise in customs valuation, harmonized system classification, origin, marking, entry, Incoterms, trade agreements and special programs such as foreign trade zones, bonded operations, and duty drawback.
• Requires the ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One of the following will be required for promotion: JD and have passed the State Bar in State in which you reside, Active Customs Broker License or CPA  

• Experience with a national or large regional accounting firm 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.  We support and inspire you to prioritize your wellbeing by delivering personalized, holistic programming for your physical, emotional, financial and community wellbeing. RSM has a generous time off policy with at least 14 paid holidays, wellbeing days and associate and above access to self-managed time off.  We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.  Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

RSM is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  We are proud to provide our employees with tools to assist them in being successful in achieving both personal and professional goals. We welcome and support all our employees to thrive in an environment free of discrimination and harassment. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer all applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership.  RSM