**Trade Compliance Specialist**
Join Livingston and grow your career in the constantly changing world of international trade. Livingston is a market leader offering customs brokerage, international trade consulting, compliance and freight forwarding services around the world. Livingston has over 3,000 employees at more than 90 key border crossings, sea ports, airports and other strategic locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Our fast-paced and collaborative environment offers you the opportunity to work with leaders in the industry, receive recognition for achievements and develop your expertise in the complex and evolving world of trade. Learn how you can make an impact at Livingston.
**Job Type**: Full Time
Location: CDMX Santa Fe - IN008
**JOB SUMMARY**:
Member of the Trade Compliance team with technical and law 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.
**KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- 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.
- Provide Customs and international trade related trainings.
- Compliance Projects - lead, participate and perform projects within compliance matters.
- Consultancies and Appeals - research and respond to straight-forward Operations and governmental requests.
- 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.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
- Adhere to established policies and procedures.
**KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS**:
- 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
- Working knowledge of the Compliance audits & testing skillsets
- Competency in auditing the Company and customers against International Trade requirements
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Ability to travel for business purposes, including audits and on-site customer support
- Mentoring, coaching, training abilities
- Ability to work independently, make decisions and recommendations within authorized limitations
**WORK EXPERIENCE - MINIMUM REQUIRED**:
- 4 years of related experience**EDUCATION**:
- Required: Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Global Trade/Commerce or Business**CERTIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION**:
**COMPETENCIES**:
- Inclusion and Collaboration- Business Acumen and Straight Talk- Accountability- Leading and Developing- Customer First Focus- Agility
