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Position Purpose:
Performs audits and conducts risk assessments as assigned by the management team. Identifies areas of concern and addresses compliance issues and process improvement opportunities. Provides support and guidance for the Global Trade Compliance team in critical areas of non-compliance. This position prepares key metrics and reporting for Management and evaluates internal controls, systems, deficiencies and process weaknesses. Serves as a professional liaison with Customs, internal and external legal counsel, brokers, offshore teams, and Global Trade business partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducts compliance audits of various functional groups, processes and service providers to assess the effectiveness of internal controls; identify risk and make recommendations; prepare comprehensive work papers and audit reports.
- Partner with management in assigned business areas to identify key business risk for audits
- Prepares departmental metrics
- Develop and test new audit programs and processes
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Mgr/Sr Mgr Global Trade Audit
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Licensed Customs Broker
- Experience in compliance auditing of government regulations
- Working knowledge of Customs operations and import/export regulations
- Broker related or International Trade experience
- Project Management and/or Process Improvement experience
- Some or all the following: Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Smartsheet, GBQ/SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, and ACE experience
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Competencies:
- Must have knowledge of US Customs and Canadian tariff schedule
- Must have knowledge of US and Canadian Customs import rules and regulations as well as other government agency laws
- Must have knowledge related to the import process
- Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong analytical skills
For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field
- 3 years of work experience in compliance auditing
- Knowledge of US Customs and Canadian tariff schedule
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to supervise others
- Strong analytical skills
- Customs Brokers License
- Experience in compliance auditing of government regulations
The Home Depot Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Home Depot and has not been reviewed or approved by The Home Depot.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching supports long-term savings alongside core pay. Retirement programs are consistently positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan enables discounted stock ownership as a core element of compensation. Equity opportunities complement wages and are accessible beyond full-time salaried roles.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Profit-sharing and store-performance bonuses offer additional earnings opportunities beyond base pay. Incentive programs are described as recurring and tied to store results.
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What We Do
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced professionals. We operate over 2,200 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico. All of our associates have one thing in mind — helping our customers build and improve upon their homes. Join The Home Depot team today and see for yourself why we are consistently ranked as a top Fortune 500 company.
