Audit and Compliance Analyst I

About the role

At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. The Audit & Compliance Analyst supports Klein Tools’ internal audit and global trade compliance programs by performing post-transaction audits and compliance testing. This role assesses and monitors the performance of internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and operational excellence. This position operates as an independent review function and does not perform transactional import activities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute risk-based audit programs to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of operational, financial, and trade compliance controls.
• Assess adherence to regulatory requirements, document audit findings, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen governance, mitigate risk, and improve organizational performance.
• Conduct post-entry transaction audits—including review of broker import transactions to system settings, and reconciling expected duties to actual assessed duties—to verify compliance with U.S. and Canadian customs laws, regulations, and internal controls. Identify areas for corrective action and continuous improvement.
• Analyze import entry data to identify trends, anomalies, and potential compliance risks, evaluating broker performance, validating operational teams are following procedures, and escalate material findings to appropriate stakeholders with supporting evidence and recommended remediation steps.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute trade compliance KPI scorecards and management reporting packages covering audit findings, error rates, broker performance, cost recovery or avoidance, and duty cost trends.
• Evaluate and score customs broker and freight forwarder performance against contractual and regulatory standards. Provide data-driven feedback to the operational compliance team to support vendor accountability and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner cross-functionally with Trade Compliance, Finance, Procurement, and IT teams to investigate discrepancies, validate data integrity across systems, and support the resolution of escalated audit exceptions.
• Identify recurring process failures and systemic gaps, and support continuous improvement initiatives including corrections of system configurations and updates to standard operating procedures.
• Maintain complete and organized audit logs, working papers, findings reports, and supporting documentation to ensure audit trail integrity for both internal reviews and potential government audits.
• Perform other audit and compliance duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 0–5 years of experience in auditing, finance, or compliance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail, integrity, and objectivity.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively across business functions.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis and modeling techniques.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to international trade, customs brokerage operations, standard costing, ERP systems, and financial planning and analysis concepts.
• Familiarity with supply chain processes, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification, customs valuation, and country-of-origin requirements.

Skills

• Analytical thinking
• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Commitment to continuous improvement

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, or sit; use hands to grasp, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; use fingers to touch, pick, or pinch objects; reach with hands and arms; push or pull; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; use foot or leg controls; talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds (no one should lift over 50 pounds on their own).
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Paid Vacations & Holidays
• Profit Sharing & Matching 401(k)
• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental)
• Discounts on Klein Tools products
• Education and Professional Development Assistance

Core Values

• Quality
• Customer Obsession
• Innovation
• Ownership
• Teamwork