Internal Controls Senior Specialist for Global Foreign Trade - Import Operations

Role overview

Internal Controls Senior Specialist for Global Foreign Trade - Import Operations at Bosch Global Software Technologies

End-to-End Control Ownership: Take overall responsibility for executing, monitoring, and successfully concluding Foreign Trade's Internal Controls utilizing our in-house IT compliance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Global Collaboration & SPOC: Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) within the Centralized FTRACE (Foreign Trade Compliance & Risk Management) team for internal stakeholders in respective regions of Import’s operations.
• Process Standardization: Collaborate closely with regional Process experts to understand, document detailed work instructions, and implement for Internal control process.
• Team Leadership & Enablement: Lead, train and drive the Internal Control Analysts & Operators within the FTRACE team to complete internal control cycles as per the schedule.
• Deviation & Corrective Management: Identify, cluster, and analyze compliance deviations.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive measures (CAPA) with relevant departments.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive efficiency Improvement of the Internal Control process in close coordination with Regional Process Experts, Governance experts and IT application owner & developers to drive efficiency and tool enhancements.
• Educational qualification: Degree in Supply Chain, International Business, Foreign Trade or Logistics or equivalent qualification.

Required qualifications

• Domain Knowledge: Strong functional knowledge of Foreign Trade regulations, Import Operations, and trade compliance principles.
• Mandatory Skills:
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong cross-cultural competence and experience negotiating/collaborating across global matrix organization.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Required skills

• Hands-on proficiency with SAP and Jira .
• Experience with data visualization and analytical tools such as PowerBI and SQL .
• Exposure to, or familiarity with, AI -driven automation tools, Low code and No code Automation.
• Proficiency in a foreign language will be added advantage.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• 8+ years of rich experience within Supply Chain Management or Internal Controls (prior experience collaborating with global teams is highly preferred).
• Preferred &

Employment details

• Location: Bengaluru (prev. Bangalore) [India]

About the employer

• Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions.

Additional role details

• With over 27,000+ associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
• As an Internal Controls Senior Specialist for Global Foreign Trade - Import Operations , you will be part of the Foreign Trade Compliance and Risk Management Team .
• This team is responsible for managing the internal controls of Bosch's import operations across multiple countries.
• In this strategic role, you will have responsibility for driving foreign trade import compliance risk management, coordinating with region-based process experts, and leading internal controls processes using our state-of-the-art IT compliance systems.