Senior Analyst, US Trade Compliance

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

The Opportunity
The Global Trade Compliance department's primary function is to provide corporate-wide leadership and direction for the development, administration and enforcement of policies and procedures related to Abbott's global trade compliance program.

The Sr. Analyst's primary responsibility is to support and manage the post-entry aspects of U.S. Customs and Border Protection matters, including protest, prior disclosures, post-summary corrections, liquidated damages/bill review, duty recovery, and customs compliance investigations.

This role partners closely with internal business teams, customs brokers, and external legal advisors to identify compliance issues, assess risk, prepare corrective actions, and ensure timely and accurate submissions to government agencies.
 

The Senior Analyst will serve as a subject matter expert on U.S. import regulations, with particular emphasis on protests, prior disclosures, and post-entry compliance controls.

 What You’ll Work On

• Lead and support protests, prior disclosure analysis, post-summary corrections (PSC), and CF28/29 responses.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, customs brokers, outside legal counsel to gather relevant import records and supporting documentation to support claims.

• Monitor protest, prior disclosure, PSC, liquidated damages, bills timelines and ensure submissions, supplements, and tender payments are completed accurately and timely through resolution.

• Maintain organized records, supporting data, correspondence, and government communications.

• Identify inconsistencies, errors, or trends requiring corrective action.

• Maintain awareness of regulatory changes, CBP guidance, trade remedies, tariff actions, and enforcement priorities impacting the company’s import operations.

• Partner with business teams to implement corrective and preventive actions resulting from prior disclosures, protests, or internal reviews.

• Travel 5% - 10%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, (Finance, Compliance, Audit, or other relevant area).

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in U.S. import compliance, or customs brokerage.  

• Experience preparing or supporting customs protests, prior disclosures, post-summary corrections, or customs audit responses.

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. Customs regulations, including 19 CFR, entry requirements, liquidation, protests, prior disclosures, valuation, classification, country of origin.

• Ability to analyze large volumes of import data and identify compliance risks, financial exposure, and corrective action requirements.

• Strong writing skills, with ability to prepare clear, well-supported regulatory submissions, summaries, and business communications.

• High attention to detail and problem solving

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and investigative skills.

• Ability to manage and meet multiple deadlines

• Strong problem-solving mindset with focus on root cause and sustainable corrective action.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Ability to interpret regulations and apply them to business operations.

• Strong project management and/or organizational skills.

• Sound judgment and ability to assess compliance risk.

• High integrity and commitment to regulatory compliance.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions.

• Perform under pressure, multitask with tight deadlines, and adapt to a fast-paced environment. US Customs has the authority to demand information on short notice.

• Accordingly, responsive, timely troubleshooting is mandatory for success in this position.

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