Global Head Customs & Trade Compliance

This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis

Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life!

This role is offered through Magnit Global, who, if selected, will be your employer. If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives.

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The Global Head Customs & Trade Compliance (CTC) is accountable for the global strategy, guidelines and policies of the Customs & Trade Compliance Function. He designs the core finance and supply chain processes related to Customs & Trade Compliance planning, risk management, issue resolution and audit management. The Global Head works in close collaboration with the regional and local Customs & Trade Compliance teams and the Supply Chain operations teams at all levels to ensure guidelines and policies are implemented across the Novartis organization and must actively monitor the global performance and delivery of the Novartis Customs & Trade Compliance obligations.

This role is accountable for managing the Customs & Trade Compliance implications of Novartis’ global strategic projects in close alignment with Fundsflow, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing.

1.Leading CTC

• Partners with stakeholders at the global, regional and local level to ensure high quality, timely and compliant CTC services
• Ensures cross divisional engagement and alignment for decisions impacting CTC
• Develops and rolls-out the Global CTC Strategy, Policies and internal standards safeguarding Novartis’ assets and interests
• Sets direction and acts as the overall subject matter expert for strategic planning, CTC advice, risk management, issue resolution and audit management
• Is closely linked with the global CTC community to detect new trends, potential challenges and opportunities for Novartis and represents Novartis and Novartis’ interests in trade organizations.

2. Compliance & Risk

• Ensures that global guidelines and policies are implemented and strictly followed by internal associates and externals (customs brokers, consultants etc.) in CTC relevant transactions
• Ensures adherence of Novartis to embargoes and other trade restrictions through a design of appropriate processes and controls in all Novartis’ activities
• Monitors changes to rules and regulations, defining the guidelines and policies for adaptation, working in close collaboration with divisional, regional and country business leaders, the regional and country CTC organization, and the Global Indirect Tax team, Fundsflow and Transfer Pricing
• Designs process and tools incl. data management and ERP functionality to effectively and efficiently implement standards and controls in day-to-day operations. Provide a framework/operating model for compliance for the countries in the form of tools and templates
• Ensures an effective and aligned CTC control framework is established and rolled out across the Novartis organization, controls are executed and issues and audit points are monitored and action plans established

3. Planning & Structuring

• Establishes a global stakeholder network to ensure strategic initiatives and changes in business are identified and the CTC implications are reviewed for proper treatment
• Advice global functions such as NTO, GDD and NI  on CTC related questions for strategic projects, audits, litigations aligned with Fundsflow, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing
• Design…