What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customs Reconciliation and Post Entry Specialist position at Expeditors?
Company Description
Tradewin is a leading international trade compliance consulting firm. We provide consultation and services that help companies become compliant with import and export laws and regulations, while minimizing duty payments wherever possible. Our expert team helps clients uncover opportunities to reduce costs, accelerate supply chain cycles, minimize duties, and strengthen both visibility and security. From pre-shipment planning to post-entry audits, we specialize in solving the challenges that arise before and after cargo moves.
Our core services include HTS classification, duty drawback, reconciliation, compliance assessments, duty recovery, and C-TPAT/supply chain security implementation.
At Tradewin, we don’t just ensure compliance—we empower smarter, faster, and more secure global trade.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain relationships with clients through proactive email and verbal communications
- Research, Compile and prepare regulatory document(s) as required by US Customs and Border Protection to support the Reconciliation and Post Entry filing processes using Excel, Word, Acrobat.
- Use of ACE data, including working directly in ACE to run, create, or review reports, or as may be provided by clients.
- Attend required training sessions to learn more about potential regulatory changes that affect daily tasks
- Attend required training sessions to learn about Tradewin processes, procedures, systems, and record keeping requirements
- Prepare Post Entry submissions including, Post Summary Corrections, Protests, Prior Disclosures, Reconciliations, as may be assigned
- Independently research, analyze and interpret complex procedures or regulations and write technically relevant correspondence and procedural documents that will have internal and/or external audience.
- Conducting spreadsheet analysis to validate duty and fees calculations
- Team collaboration and brainstorming to enhance client experience and suggest efficiencies.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Proven excellence in communication skills – both verbal and written
- Ability to research complex regulatory subjects independently and in conjunction with peers
- Strong technical and persuasive writing skills.
- Some college level Finance, Accounting, or Mathematics preferred
- Ability to work within environment of demanding deadlines
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Comfort with reviewing, manipulating, and auditing data in Excel or Access
- Must be flexible and able adapt to rapidly changing workloads and competing prioritizations
- Superior planning and organizational skills, must be able to multi-task and be a self-starter
- Previous experience with Trade Compliance, Customs Brokerage, Post Entry submission and/or Customs Reconciliation Entry process preferred
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health Plan: Medical
- Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company
- Employee Referral Program Bonus