International Trade Compliance Manager jobs in Covington, KY

Terrasmart is the leading turn-key solution provider for solar mounting systems. We design, engineer, manufacture, and install solar mounting systems for commercial and utility scale projects. As a specialist in ground mount, roof mount, and custom designed specialty solar structures, we focus on providing best-in-class solar racking systems and project management capabilities to serve owners and integrators.

Terrasmart is an exciting and dynamic place to work, with a wide range of career opportunities. If you are looking to have a meaningful career with purpose, it's time to consider joining the Terrasmart team as a Compliance Manager!

Position Summary:

Terrasmart is seeking a motivated, qualified individual to join our team as a Compliance Manager. The Compliance Manager will be a part of the Finance Team and will report directly to the VP Finance. This newly established position will ensure Terrasmart is compliant with all the relevant provisions of the Inflation Reduction (IRA) and provide the necessary documentation to the appropriate parties (customers, vendors, governing authorities, etc.) Specifically, this individual will liaise across the Terrasmart and Corporate enterprise to mitigate any potential risk associated with capturing the investment tax credits (“ITC”) and production tax credits (“PTC”), including the necessary recordkeeping and data analysis/monitoring obligations.

Key to this role will be collection of materials required to support tax filings (on behalf of Terrasmart, its customers, and vendors) and process development to automate and improve those reporting processes.

Primary Accountabilities (Essential Duties):

• Establishing and maintaining an understanding of the IRA’s key provisions and issued guidance to implement these provisions, principally with respect to Domestic Content (“DC”), Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (“PWA”) and Advanced Manufacturing Production (45x) tax credit.
• Establish policies to ensure necessary compliance (including documentation support and review processes, such as the monthly review of payroll information for PWA purposes) with the IRA requirements during pre-contract, construction and for relevant periods post-completion with respect to “alteration and repair” work.
• Creating, in conjunction with the Procurement, Tax, and Legal departments, a repository for compliance support materials.
• Establishing processes and procedures to ensure that all project-related procurement and O&M documentation contains necessary compliance and recordkeeping provisions.
• Assisting the business with evaluating which manufactured components used in projects should be “domestically” sourced in connection with seeking any additional credits with respect to domestic content.
• Coordinating with the Procurement, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance departments to identify, collect, verify, and review necessary information for tax credit compliance associated with base credits (including beginning of construction, valuation information, PWA exemptions or PWA compliance information), and DC and Energy Communities additional credits.
• Establishing periodic reports to identify completeness of recordkeeping (and any potential non-compliance gaps) with regards to records retention and particularly with respect to the PWA requirements to cure any identified defects.
• Establishing and maintaining a process and reporting regime that monitors the necessary requirements for each relevant transaction and the status/requirements of all relevant agreements.
• Preparing and providing information concerning IRA credit qualification as part of transaction due diligence processes.
• Reporting IRA compliance status and risk assessments in a timely and accurate fashion to executive management.
• On an as-needed basis, supporting information inquiries from US Treasury, IRS, or other government entities in support of compliance with IRA tax credit provisions; and
• Coordinating with other departments on reporting incidents of non-compliance.
• Participate in strategic planning to ensure Terrasmart is capturing full value of benefits available from the IRA
• Liaise with cross functional departments to establish a seamless and recognized process adherence that facilitates a clear, functioning IRA process.

Position Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience with administrative and/or compliance matters, demonstrating a continued track record of advancement and growing responsibility.
• Proven skills in overseeing complex administrative and organizational business needs – the ability to be a self-starter with low levels of day-to-day supervision is a plus.
• Familiar and comfortable in navigating ambiguous situations to arrive at pragmatic solutions that address the needs of multiple internal stakeholders.
• Process-driven mindset – with attention to quality control and detail.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, particularly in conveying complex rules and requirements to more general audiences.
• Consensus mindset – able to consider alternative perspectives with an open mind while at the same time being persuasive with outlining risks and proposing mitigation solutions.
• Experience with Davis Bacon Act compliance, specifically with construction-related activities, and experience with domestic content procurement preference programs (e.g. Build America, Buy America Act) is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a financial institution, independent power producer, energy strategic or similar enterprise is preferred.

Technical Skills

MRP/ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence tools

Epicor, Salesforce, PowerBI

Work Conditions

• Environment: Home / Office Hybrid
• Travel: < 10%

Why Terrasmart?

• Outstanding Employee Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD/LTD, 401(k) with company match
• Meaningful Work in the Renewable Energy Industry
• Team-oriented culture
• Opportunities for career development and advancement
• Work/Life Balance

Please visit our website to learn more about our organization: https://www.terrasmart.com/

Integrity and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. Our focus is on hiring and developing the best talent available and creating a rewarding, challenging and safe workplace for everyone. We are a team-based organization. We listen carefully to our people and to our clients so we can build an organization that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations. We are committed to our customers and our employees and helping them grow to their fullest potential. Surpassing our competition has made us the industry leader; a position we will strive to enhance.

EEO and ADA

Terrasmart is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and gives all applicants for employment equal consideration regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, arrest record, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, transgender status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Terrasmart will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in the application process.