Sose Stepanyan
Yerevan
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of International Cooperation Department
State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia (RA)
03.2024 - Current
- Ensuring international cooperation in customs and tax matters;
- Developing and ratifying international agreements related to customs and tax;
- Managing negotiations on customs and tax regulations with foreign countries and institutions;
- Representing Armenia in international customs and tax matters;
- Develop cooperation programs with foreign customs and tax authorities and international organizations;
- Coordinating the information exchange with foreign customs and tax authorities.
Advisor to the Chairman
SRC of RA.
07.2022 - 03.2024
- Coordination of customs reforms;
- Coordination and monitoring of customs administration strategy implementation process;
- Coordination of customs training programs;
- Cooperation with the World Customs Organization;
- Collaboration with private sector.
Deputy Head of Customs Information and Risk Analysis division, SRC, RA
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Elaboration of post clearance audit strategy;
- Review and elaboration of risk indicators for transaction-based audits;
- Elaboration of standard procedures and guidance for audit;
- Doing information analysis for targeting of non-compliant traders.
Professional Associate in the World Customs Administration
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Procedures and facilitation sub-directorate
Trainer in the customs training centre, RA
03.2017 - 04.2021
- Delivering trainings on existing customs procedures and WCO tools and standards
- Assisting in design of training programs.
Chief Customs Officer, SRC, RA
06.2017 - 03.2021
- Elaboration of customs legislation;
- Making recommendations on the improvement of customs policy;
- Providing clarifications to the private sector;
- Taking part in different projects on customs procedures facilitation;
- Participating in customs training design process.
Senior Customs Officer, SRC, RA
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Elaboration of customs legislation;
- Making recommendations on customs policy improvement;
- Providing clarifications to the private sector.
Senior Customs Officer, Ministry of Finance, RA
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Elaboration of customs legislation;
- Making recommendations on customs policy improvement;
- Providing clarifications to the private sector.
Customs Officer, Ministry of Finance, RA
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Elaboration of customs legislative act drafts;
- Taking part in projects on customs administration improvement.
First Rank Specialist, Ministry of Finance, RA
04.2014 - 10.2014
- Elaboration of customs legislation act drafts;
- Providing clarifications to the private sector.
First Rank Specialist, SRC, RA
04.2013 - 04.2014
- Providing clarifications to the provide sector;
- Participation in different customs administration improvement programmes.
Education
Virtual Customs Orientation Academy -
World Customs Organization
Distance Learning (Brussels, Belgium)12.2016
Master’s degree - Public finance (specialization in the Customs field)
Armenian State University of Economics
Yerevan, Armenia01.2014
Bachelor’s degree - Public finance (specialization in the Customs field)
Armenian State University of Economics
Yerevan, Armenia01.2012
Skills
- MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT)
- Microsoft 365
- Analytical thinking
- Training skills
- Coordination skills
- Media interviews
- Stakeholder relations
- Adaptive leadership
- Strategy development
- Project management
Certification
Certificate of accreditation: WCO Technical and Operational Advisor in the area of E-Commerce;
Certificate of achievement in participating in WCO Career Development Programme (from September 2021 to July 2022);
Certificate of achievement in participating in WCO English-speaking fellowship programme (from September 2017-to October 2017);
Ielts certificate (expiry date January 2018);
Toefl ibt certificate (expiry date January 2018);
Certificate for the course “Integation in Europe: European Union and Eurasian Economic Union” Vienna, Austria;
Certificate for Project Management Training, Yerevan, Armenia;
Certificate of appreciation for “Support to the State Revenue Committee for Strenghtening of Customs Control Procedures and Enforcement in the Republic of Armenia According to the Best Practice in the European Union Member States”, Yerevan, Armenia;
Certificate for Workshop on Customs Valuation and Classification for the Customs Service of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia;
Certificate for the 2-nd Workshop on Customs Valuation, Classification and Customs Procedures for the Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia;
Participation in Trade Facilitation Seminar in the frames of “Belt and Road Initiative”, Guangzhou, China;
Participation in the Conference on “Belt and Road Initiative”, Astana, Khazakhstan;
Certificate on the 4-th UNNexT Masterclass: License, Permits, Certificates and other regulatory requirements (e-LPCO) in a Single Window Environment, Cheon-An, Republic of Korea;
Certificate of attendance of WCO Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE);
Cerificate of participation on “Advanced Training for Frontline Customs Officers and other Border Control Agencies in Armenia on Commodity Identification, Risk Profiles and Audits”.
Participation in EAP Seminar on Customs Cooperation, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Certificate on completion of Seminar on "Smart customs, Smart borders and Smart connectivity" Cooperation for Security and Facilitation of International Trade for the "Belt and Road" countries, Shanghai, China.
Languages
Armenian
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Russian
Advanced
C1
FRE
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Head of International Cooperation Department
State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia (RA)
03.2024 - Current
Advisor to the Chairman
SRC of RA.
07.2022 - 03.2024
Professional Associate in the World Customs Administration
09.2021 - 07.2022
Deputy Head of Customs Information and Risk Analysis division, SRC, RA
03.2021 - 09.2022
Chief Customs Officer, SRC, RA
06.2017 - 03.2021
Trainer in the customs training centre, RA
03.2017 - 04.2021
Senior Customs Officer, SRC, RA
05.2016 - 06.2017
Senior Customs Officer, Ministry of Finance, RA
02.2015 - 05.2016
Customs Officer, Ministry of Finance, RA
10.2014 - 02.2015
First Rank Specialist, Ministry of Finance, RA
04.2014 - 10.2014
First Rank Specialist, SRC, RA
04.2013 - 04.2014
Virtual Customs Orientation Academy -
World Customs Organization
Master’s degree - Public finance (specialization in the Customs field)
Armenian State University of Economics
Bachelor’s degree - Public finance (specialization in the Customs field)
Armenian State University of Economics
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