Course Details

In this on demand CPD course, Martin Agnew of AB Consulting provides an overview of the customs and trade aspects that accountants will need to be aware of, in terms of business and clients who trade goods (as a supplier or customer) with the European Union.

A range of topics relating to customs and trading will be covered, including:

  • Where Are We Now?
  • Customs and Trade Fundamentals
  • Customs and Trade Calls to Action
  • Customs and Trade Planning
  • Summary – Next Steps

 

CPD Course Speaker

Director, AB Consulting

Martin Agnew

Martin is a Director of Across Borders Consulting with over 15 years’ experience in customs and global trade in Ireland, the UK and internationally with time spent working in customs/tax authorities, boutique consultancy and big 4 professional services firms. Martin worked for over 6 years as a customs and trade specialist in HMRC and was involved in audits, advise, authorisations and approvals and in significant initiatives in HMRC such as AEO.

Following this Martin worked in a boutique consultancy and then joined global accounting firm EY. In EY Martin advised all scales of company including major multinational clients in sectors as diverse as pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, aviation, manufacturing and heavy industry. Martin has led local, regional and global rollouts of trade compliance programs focusing on supply chain optimisation and cost reduction.

Martin then worked in PwC as a customs and trade Director on a number of national and multinational clients as a senior resource and leader in the team. Martin was heavily involved in Brexit assessments and projects with clients and government.