Customs Administrator - Stafford, United Kingdom - Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd

Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd

Verified Company

Stafford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Sector:
Off-Highway

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Function: Administration

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Contact: Ellie Ebbage

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Contact Phone:

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Expiry Date: 08 April 2023

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Job Ref: 64007

Customs Administrator

Up to £20/hr Ltd Umbrella - Inside IR35

Stafford

12 month initial contract

An opportunity has arisen for a customs administrator at the Stafford Engine facility, part of the Large Power Systems Division for one of the world's leading manufacturers of off-highway machinery and diesel and natural gas engines.

This position is responsible for handling daily import and customs activity with freight forwarders to ensure parts and product flow across international borders in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring the facility's imports are cleared compliantly, in-line with HMRC and Company requirements; using established processes whilst avoiding disruption to delivery schedules including:

Provide timely and accurate clearance instructions to Customs Brokers, ensuring strict UK guidelines and time constraints are met
Management of relevant import documents (checking for correctness / completeness and crosschecking sources of information), liaising with stakeholders to resolve queries / obtain any additional documentation / remediate discrepancies to prevent any errors or oversights
Calculation of accruing customs duties, ensuring duty savings are obtained where appropriate
Produce accurate records, logs and files containing import documents that satisfy the scrutiny of HMRC and Company audits
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and maintain compliance metrics
Responsible for reporting noncompliant cases
Escalate relevant issues to Customs Compliance Supervisor
Coordination of classification requests
Continuous improvement contributions by identifying areas of improvement to optimise procedures

Skills, experience & qualifications

Be selfsufficient and selfdisciplined
Great team player who works collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders and enjoys working well within a small team.
Highly focused and accurate with a meticulous eye for detail
Good written, verbal communication and administrative skills
Confident using Microsoft Office packages, especially Excel (able to demonstrate basic formulas, pivot tables, formatting, charts, etc) and able to resolve IT issues with Helpdesk support where appropriate
Finance administration background
Data accuracy
Ability to build inclusive relationships
Ability to deal with uncertainty and solve problems

Desirable skills:

Experience of working with a large organisation and understanding the complexity this brings
Experience of working within an organisation that buy/sell large volumes worldwide
Understanding of incoterms
Previous experience of working within an imports/export role or working with CDS.

Hybrid working available - on site 2-3 days per week

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.