Consultant, Customs & Indirect Tax

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of advisory memoranda on tax and customs matters in Russian and English;
• Consulting on the selection of optimal customs procedures, completion of customs declarations, calculation of customs value, and classification of goods;
• Assistance in drafting written responses to requests / notifications received by KPMG clients from government authorities;
• Support during customs and tax inspections;
• Conducting reviews of clients' customs obligations (customs audit) for KPMG clients;
• Training junior colleagues, preparing client contracts, and pre-project risk management procedures.

Requirements:

• Higher education in Economics / Finance / Law / Customs / Accounting and Audit;
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in one of the following areas: customs affairs, taxation; experience in an outsourcing company / international company is welcomed;
• Experience with customs declarations or tax reporting, experience in appealing actions of government authorities;
• Knowledge of international business operations, understanding of customs declaration in Kazakhstan;
• Desire to grow in consulting and be a multidisciplinary specialist;
• Preferably knowledge of one or more accounting programs (1C:Accounting, SAP, Oracle);
• Fluency in Russian is required; knowledge of English is not lower than upper-intermediate, knowledge of the Kazakh language is encouraged.