Customs Manager – Tax & Regulatory Services at KMPG

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.

• Provide Customs consulting support on a multitude of customs engagements.
• Provide expert advice to clients on any Customs matters.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, which include understanding their business needs and providing tailored Customs tax solutions.
• Lead business development activities aimed at growing the business portfolio and revenues from Customs related services.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients on Customs tax matters and address their queries and concerns promptly.
• Keep abreast of Customs trends and best practices in tax planning and compliance.
• Supervise and mentor junior tax professionals, providing guidance on technical matters and fostering professional development.
• Prepare and present clear and concise reports on tax-related matters to clients and other stakeholders.
• Lead in thought leadership through writing articles and participating in activities aimed at brand enhancement.
• Perform engagement management activities including engagement set up, resource planning, billing analysis, invoicing and collection.
• Negotiate tax rulings.
• Help clients develop and implement effective Customs and trade management strategy.
• Simultaneously implement multiple projects which involves client interviews, computations, analysis, data gathering and coordination of KPMG and client resources
• Draft opinion letters, responses to Revenue Authority inquiries, Revenue Authority ruling requests and other technical memoranda.
• Liaise with client’s finance/accounting/logistics departments and tax advisors to gather pertinent facts for analysis of tax risks.
• Research and consult on various Customs tax matters to build technical competence, develop business and industry expertise.
• Manage work in progress, billings and debtors for own client portfolio.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.

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