Trade Compliance Specialist Jobs

Position Snapshot

Join our team of Trade Compliance professionals as a leader with technical and legal analyzing skills. Monitor and determine the specific Tax, Excise Tax, Import and Export regulations. Mentor, trainer, presenter, with the intention to share knowledge and experiences in a wider group of people. Plan and conduct Compliance audits and assessments based on Customs and according to customer specific requirements.

Why Livingston?

Lead | Learn | Grow

Lead: With Livingston, you'll be at the forefront of change and innovation in world trade. Learn: Our culture emphasizes learning, if you are motivated it is easy to get ahead and take on new roles and responsibilities. All new associates take part in our comprehensive orientation program, so you are assured of training before working on any new system or process. Grow: At Livingston, you will have a career, not just a job. We've built a culture where anyone can learn, grow and move throughout our company without being slotted to a certain track. We have multiple business lines and support groups that offer many career opportunities, if you want to change course, you can do so right here.

A Day in the Life

• Technical and legal research - obtain, analyze impact of new or changing tax, excise tax, import and export regulations, such as: customs rules and regulations, trade documentation, including but not limited to rules of origin and export and import restrictions.
• Organize and carry out the internal and external Compliance assessments for various operational and Compliance areas, including risk-based approach and Authorised Economic Operations (AEO). Report the assessments results and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Drive compliance risk assessment of customs processes; provide guidance to operations team that helps identifying risks in the area.
• Act as the Compliance subject matter expert for assigned region and provide support to the internal and external customers by providing operational and trade compliance expertise.
• Consultancies and Appeals - research and respond to straight-forward Operations and governmental requests.
• Compliance Projects – lead, participate and perform projects within compliance matters.
• Adhere to established policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
• Provide Customs and international trade related trainings.

What You Bring to the Table

• Excellent analytical skills and in-depth detailed knowledge of tax, excise tax, import, export and transit regulations (under Customs and other governmental agencies, etc.)
• Ability to provide interpretation and direction on laws and regulations to all levels of management internally and externally
• Excellent skills with Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Mentoring, coaching, training abilities
• Ability to read and understand customs rules and regulations and apply them to the clients’ operations and challenges.
• Working knowledge of the Compliance audits & testing skillsets
• Ability to work independently, make decisions and recommendations within authorized limitations
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interface skills with company internal departments, external clients and Customs Authorities, e.g. applications, process documentation, audit reports, management presentations, etc.
• Competency in auditing the Company and customers against International Trade requirements
• Ability to travel for business purposes, including audits and on-site customer support

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