Local BA Trade Compliance Manager m/f/d

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This position reports to

Finance Manager

Your role and responsibilities

The mission of the Local Trade Compliance Officer (LTCO) is to support Local Business management in 3 Countries (Spain, France and Portugal) in ensuring that all local business processes are aligned with ABB Trade policies and guidelines, as well as to provide the local business staff with hands-on guid-ance in complying with trade related requirements and in pursuing strategic trade objectives. LTCO reports directly to Business controller and functionally to the Countries Trade Compliance Officer (CTCO). LTCO functions as single point of contact for trade related matters within the local businesses and regularly updates the local management and the CTCO on (potential) risk areas. LTCO will be responsi-ble to support the implementation and maintenance of ABB`s Global Trade Program and support the CTCO in maintaining oversight and effective communication on trade related (regulatory) develop-ments. The working model for this position is as follows: Linkedin #hybrid You will be responsible for: Main Accountabilities • LTCO shall ensure that local (trade) policies, guidelines and instructions are in-line with Corpo-rate and Business Area regulations and are properly followed by the respective businesses. • Create and maintain written procedures and guidelines for local businesses compliance with export control and sanctions (including (manual) screening) regulations, as well as customs compliance requirements (with input from CTCO / Global Trade, where available). • Where needed and in line with the training framework of the Global Trade Program, implement and maintain a general export control and customs compliance awareness program for local business staff and provide trade related training to employees (particularly in cases of dele-gated export control responsibilities). • Ensure written overview of all trade related policies and instructions, processes (end-to-end) and tools, as applicable in the local unit, and maintain up-to-date on annual basis. Ensure man-agement awareness of the overview. • Under guidance of the CTCO, apply to the appropriate government agencies for any required customs and/or export control licenses/authorizations. • Support CTCO with execution of local Trade Reviews and/or conduct annual "self-audits" of Lo-cal Business trade compliance, under guidance of the CTCO. • Notify both the CTCO and in-house legal counsel of any suspected export control violation; no-tify the CTCO of (potentially) sensitive customs compliance matters. • Work with the CTCO, Information Systems (IS) management, and local Business management to ensure effective use of SAP's Global Trade Services (GTS) compliance and customs modules (where applicable). • Promote cross-functional collaboration (Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Supplier Quality, etc.) for end-to-end continuous improvement related to trade management and trade compliance Additional responsibilities Support local Business Area controller in the preparation of financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting of the local unit in France. • Analyses of business performance versus budget and forecast, and accordingly proposing im-provement actions. • Validates the accuracy of financial data and business information and reports through reconcil-iations and review of exceptions. You'll be joining a high-performance team where you can flourish.

Qualifications for the role

• Knowledge of export control and customs rules and regulations (willingness to learn).
• Sufficient seniority to effectively communicate across all levels of the local business.
• Business mind-set, responsiveness, strong sense of ownership, self-driven, willingness to ex-plore.
• Team player with good communication skills, capable of communicating in English, French and Spanish, both verbally and in writing.

More about us

Benefits: teleworking possible, target-based bonus, CE, 100% transportation allowance, health insur-ance, etc. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory