Customs Auditor (Contract)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Customs Auditor (Contract) to join our Customs & Trade Compliance Team based in Grapevine, TX.

This position coordinates Customs post-entry audit and broker oversight activities and ensures that all import entries filed under our Importer of Record number are in accordance with Customs and Border Protection regulations and company import procedures and policies. The position is also responsible for submitting Customs ACH duty and fee records for payment confirmation to Accounts Payable.

** This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your Working Environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

Your Challenges:

Customs Auditing:  50%

• Audit all 7501 customs entries according to established audit procedures.

• Evaluate Broker performance with monthly spreadsheets; maintain monthly and annual statistics regarding broker performance.

• Facilitate quarterly broker review meetings 

• Ensure that all established compliance procedures are being followed.

• Submit a weekly and monthly customs compliance status report.

• Compile supporting information for CF28s and CF29s, ISA audit and other inquiries as needed.

• Compile supporting information and corrections for Rejects and Census warnings.

• Maintain effective follow-up procedures on all reply and action items.   

• Serve as back-up support for the Classification Specialist in their absence

Root Cause and Corrective Action Coordination:  20%

• Research any discrepancies between receiving and the customs entry.

• Request PEA corrections for entries as needed; reply to CF28s and CF29 with manager approval. 

• Ensure that all established compliance procedures are being followed.

Data Analytics: 20%

• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems  

• Develop robust and open working relationships with key business and operational partners enabling the free flow of business-critical information.

• Translate financial information into usable and relevant operational information to drive performance through implementable actions.

• Provide and communicate quantitative & qualitative data to support and facilitate business decision making.

• Analyse and extract relevant information from data to support business decision

• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate information within the organization

Administration/Invoice Management:  10%

• Audit PO, Invoice, and Entry Summary to Payment to ensure customs compliance.

• Maintain records of AHI Customs related documents according to Records Retention policies and CFR 163.

Additional Responsibilities:

Other duties as assigned:       

• This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other tasks as assigned.

Your Boarding Pass:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 

• Six (6) years experience within a warehouse/distribution or manufacturing environment.  

• Three (3) years experience of import/export and auditing procedures and processes. 

• Must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license) 

• Knowledge of US Customs rules and regulations.  

• An understanding of Import/Export and Auditing processes and procedures.

• Strong customer service focus

• Attention to detail / detail oriented

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

• Ability to tailor communication style to meet internal or external customer needs. 

• Functional Experience with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace

• Functional Experience with ERP Software (SAP, Oracle, JDE, etc…)

Preferred:

• Knowledge/Experience in Aviation/Aerospace Industry

• One (1)  year Foreign Trade Zone experience

• Certified Customs Specialist Certification

• Customs Broker License

• Integration Point or other FTZ /trade compliance systems

• SAP experience

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: 100% Onsite

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.   

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. 

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. 

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. 

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

This role requires you must be a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Financial Expertise

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