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Position Purpose:

Performs audits and conducts risk assessments as assigned by the management team. Identifies areas of concern and addresses compliance issues and process improvement opportunities. Provides support and guidance for the Global Trade Compliance team in critical areas of non-compliance. This position prepares key metrics and reporting for Management and evaluates internal controls, systems, deficiencies and process weaknesses. Serves as a professional liaison with Customs, internal and external legal counsel, brokers, offshore teams, and Global Trade business partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducts compliance audits of various functional groups, processes and service providers to assess the effectiveness of internal controls; identify risk and make recommendations; prepare comprehensive work papers and audit reports.
• Partner with management in assigned business areas to identify key business risk for audits
• Prepares departmental metrics
• Develop and test new audit programs and processes

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Mgr/Sr Mgr Global Trade Audit

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Customs Broker
• Experience in compliance auditing of government regulations
• Working knowledge of Customs operations and import/export regulations
• Broker related or International Trade experience
• Project Management and/or Process Improvement experience
• Some or all the following: Microsoft Office, Share Point, Smartsheet, GBQ/SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, and ACE experience

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Competencies:

• Must have knowledge of US Customs and Canadian tariff schedule
• Must have knowledge of US and Canadian Customs import rules and regulations as well as other government agency laws
• Must have knowledge related to the import process
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:

The pay range for this position is between $80,000.00 - $100,000.00