Trade Compliance Specialist

2 weeks ago

Surrey, Canada Finning Canada Full time

Company:
Finning Canada

Number of Openings:
1

Worker Type:
Permanent

Position Overview:
Reporting to the Manager, Trade Compliance, this position is responsible to implement, maintain and audit programs, procedures and controls to ensure compliance with import and export laws and regulations. Responsibilities include managing trade compliance data and process improvements, duty recovery and minimization, creating and managing the HS and ECCN classification process and providing daily operational support.

**Job Description**:
Process improvements, controls and data management:

- Review, audit and implement trade compliance procedures
- Support the Export controls program and file CERS declarations
- Create a USMCA certification and review process for Finning manufactured goods
- Create and manage the process to classify ECCN/ECL and HS for parts and equipment
- Analyze insight import and export databases for data integrity errors
- Audit part descriptions and HS codes to ensure accuracy by maintaining the database
- Update system data to ensure efficiency gains and compliance

Duty recovery and minimization:

- Review Finning’s import and export history for opportunities to reduce or recover duty.
- Analyze parts import database for duty recovery opportunities
- Liaise and build relationships with Caterpillar and Livingston Consulting to target parts for duty recovery
- Analyze sales of parts to expand and manage the Conditional Relief Duty deferral and Drawback program

Daily operational support:

- Create and manage import/export documents and perform export third party screening.
- Liaise with government agencies, carriers and internal contacts to expedite shipments
- Work with Caterpillar and other vendors to monitor and reduce cost of imports
- Quote exporting and importing costing to internal contacts.
- Provide advice to internal contacts for international shipping requirements and compliance
- Manage prime ETA’s and Temporary Importation Bonds
- Review Customs Department processes for opportunities to improve efficiencies/reduce costs.
- Provide advice on SIMA applicability

Education & Experience:

- Diploma or degree in International trade, logistics, business or a similar field.
- Certified Customs Specialist, Customs export specialist or Certified Trade Compliance specialist.
- 3-5 years of experience in customs, trade compliance, export controls (US, Cdn and International), and duty recovery/minimization.
- Bureau of Industry and Security training seminars.
- Experience with CARM and Single Window is an asset
- Experience with Vehicle emission regulations
- Experience with USA regulations, AES filing and other export reporting/documents is an asset

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