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Customs Analyst, Post Entry

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General Motors

Customs Analyst, Post Entry

Detroit, MI

Description

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan three days per week at minimum.

The Role:

At General Motors, we have a vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion and believe that our people are the driving force behind making this a reality. The Global Finance team is essential to achieving our vision through our ability to generate insights that maximize profitability, minimize risk, and pave the way toward greater innovation. At General Motors we value the employee and seek to create a culture of inclusivity, integrity, boldness and innovation.

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The General Motors Global Tax and Customs department is a team of approximately 190 people focused primarily on GM's strategic and most complex tax matters. We manage relationships with numerous external partners who perform many of our routine tax functions. We aspire to be a trusted advisor to both internal customers and external stakeholders to whom we provide actionable, innovative advice in a straightforward manner. To achieve these goals, we strive to empower team members through trust, flexibility, feedback and career development.

The Post Entry (PE) Analyst is responsible for the following areas:

1. Post Entry Processing: The PE Analyst will be responsible for post summary corrections, protests, assisting with duty drawback and working with Valuation Center of Excellence. This will include management of data associated with these processes, internal controls, and reporting of recovery amounts or duties owed as a result of these activities. In this space, you will work cross-functionally with other areas of Finance, as well as other areas of the Customs team.

2. Customs Finance: The tasks associated with the Customs Finance role include monthly forecast reporting to GPSC (Global Purchasing and Supply Chain) logistics, statement payments, account reconciliations, and manual journal entries (MJE). On a monthly basis, the PE analyst will collect, analyze, and interpret the customs recovery and duty spend and prepare a summary report, which the PE analyst will present to the GPSC logistics team for their forecasting purposes. This forecast will also be used to report customs cash flow forecast to Treasury on a monthly basis. The PE Analyst will manage the verification and approvals of the monthly statement payment made to CBP. On a monthly basis, the PE Analyst will use SAP to prepare reconciliations on the Customs accounts in the Hyperion system, as well as prepare manual journal entries associated with these accounts, as needed.

What You'll Do:

  • Post Entry:
    • Ensure on time and compliant processing of Post Summary Corrections and Protests,
    • Update PE recovery forecast on a monthly basis,
    • Assist in processing Drawback claims,
    • Work closely with FTA/Value Recon Analyst
    • Support PE Manager on Prior Disclosures and other forms of communication with Customs Border Patrol ("CBP").
  • Customs Finance:
    • Prepare monthly forecast reporting to GPSC Logistics
    • Manage Periodic Monthly Statement Payment process, ensuring on time payment to CBP
    • Create MJE entries for Customs accounts and Post Entry/Drawback refunds
    • Report monthly to treasury on cash needs for Custom Statements
    • Process account reconciliations in Hyperion system
    • Oversee onsite Accounting contractor
    • Maintain Internal Controls and work instructions required for APM 100 compliance

Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, or related
  • Minimum of 2 year experience in Customs, Tax Compliance, Logistics or a related field
  • Ability to work independently, be self-motivated, and manage work within agreed timelines, while producing high quality deliverables (e.g., documentation of controls, compliance review / testing workpapers, reports, etc.) that are clear and concise.
  • Effective collaboration with business unit management and other functional related teams necessary for facilitating the global compliance program.
  • Ability to quickly grasp and understand customs related concepts, standards, locally relevant business provisions, etc. to add value and provide insightful recommendations that are pragmatic, address root cause and process opportunities/weaknesses, and lead to increased efficiencies/improved controls.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, team, and partnering skills.
  • Demonstrated effective, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Capability to navigate customs duty regulations in an ambiguous and ever-changing environment.
  • Process improvement minded with technical ability in, or desire to learn, software such as KNIME, PowerBI, Access, Excel, Teams, SAP, and other process simplification tools.

What Will Give You Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Customs or International Trade related experience
  • US Customs Broker License

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

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Client-provided location(s): Detroit, MI, USA
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202423254
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Woman founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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