Compliance Specialist
About the Role
A Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all international shipments are conducted in a compliant manner. This involves applying trade compliance rules, regulations, and policies to manage import/export operations around the world.
Responsibilities
* Conduct pre-shipment research of trade and regulatory requirements for international shipments and coordinate with third-party vendors.
* Check shipping documentation and conduct country research; audit shipping documents and documentation provided by external partners to ensure compliance with FCPA and anti-bribery requirements; communicate with brokers and other external parties.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams including Legal and Tax to ensure imports/exports are conducted in a compliant manner.
* Assist global team members to ensure timely clearance instructions are provided to customs brokers and address problem shipments.
* Help process Move Order Requests (MORs) placed from warehouses across multiple locations, including client and non-client sites.
* Review and ensure that all commercial documents related to MORs are in place and compliant with shipping practices.
* Review and approve commercial invoices and other trade documents.
* Approve all trade documents such as Commercial Invoices (CI), Packing Lists (PL), and Air Waybills (AWB) within 24 business hours.
* Manage Order Form entries via internal systems.
* Support Tax and Customs audits in alignment with the Legal Regional Team.
* Collaborate with Client Trade Compliance teams and Third-Party Logistics Service Providers (3PLs) to ensure all international shipments comply with export and import regulations.
* Complete due diligence on all external parties in alignment with legal requirements.
* Monitor and manage all PII and Denied Party Screening requests.