Senior Internal Auditor – International Trade at CapitalSage Technology Limited

Job Description

Audits:

• Conduct audits of international trade operations (imports, exports, tariff classification, valuation, origin, etc.) to ensure compliance with relevant trade regulations (e.g., U.S. CBP, EU Customs, WTO, WCO, etc.) across the company’s locations both origin and destination
• Review and evaluate customs documentation, trade entries, licenses, and permits.
• Assess compliance with trade agreements (e.g., USMCA, EU FTAs, CPTPP) and preferential duty programs.
• Investigate discrepancies, identify potential compliance risks, and recommend process improvements.
• Provide guidance on regulatory requirements including HTS classification, ECCN, INCOTERMS, valuation, and duty payment practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams (trading, logistics, legal, finance, supply chain) to address audit findings and implement corrective actions.
• Provide advice towards the preparation and submission of voluntary disclosures, prior disclosures, or responses to government inquiries.
• Maintain knowledge of changing trade laws and provide compliance training to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare detailed audit reports, dashboards, and presentations for review of the Group Head Internal Audit.
• Prepare working papers and audit files to quality standards within agreed timescales and deadlines.
• Provide basic advice to internal customers on risk and control issues.
• Identify gaps in processes across all units/ the business or improvements that can be made including accounting, financial and record keeping.
• Identify changes in risk and control status towards update of the risk register.
• Perform special reviews, spot checks and investigations as assigned.
• Provide and seek coaching and feedback on assignments.

Quality Management and Improvement:

• Maintain a high level of awareness of the company’s/department’s culture and procedures and be alert to risks that could impair achievement of objectives.
• Maintain audit records in line with audit filing structure.
• Assist in the promotion of an Internal Audit service that aims to meet/exceed stakeholder expectations.
• Participate in process improvement/redesign and system upgrade/implementation efforts to ensure relevant requirements are considered and built into new systems and processes.
• Provide advisory services to the Risk management & Compliance functions on risk management and compliance improvement opportunities across business operations.
• Ensure prompt reporting of risk positions to the Group Head Internal Audit.
• Interpret and analyze reports/data/information to identify possible risk exposure.

Compliance:

• Collaborate with customs brokers, logistics teams, legal advisors, and government agencies to maintain high standards of regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Minimum of a University degree in International Business, Accounting, Supply Chain or related field.
• Possesses 6 to 10 years' progressive experience in trade compliance, customs audit or international logistics.
• Familiarity with trade compliance systems (SAP GTS, Oracle GTM, Descartes etc.)
• Strong knowledge of international trade regulations and customs procedures.
• Proficiency in audit methodologies.
• Experience auditing systems, applications and Information Technology controls.
• Possession of a minimum of two of the under-listed professional qualifications; Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), Licensed Customs Broker (LCB), Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
• Knowledge of the International Standards for the professional practice of Internal Auditing.
• Knowledge of duty drawback, bonded warehouses and FTZ operations.
• Good knowledge of IFRS.
• Good knowledge of audit record keeping systems.