Customs Compliance Manager

Customs Compliance Manager Location:
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to develop their career with a supporting management team and an excellent package on offer.


Duties and Responsibilities

* Supervision of Agents completing below works and working alongside team.

* Provide Customs subject matter expertise support and leadership to the UK groupage service teams.

* Practical support in the preparation and submission of more complex declarations.

* Assign resourcing and training in maintaining capability to complete transactions in AIS, AEP, ICS and NCTS as required by services and customers.

* Review Customs transactions in the system and Customs billing reconciliation month.

* Completing and validating Customs compliant documentation.

* Updating internal system regarding Customs related matters (TSF Warehouse).

* Oversee Customs Compliance by maintaining and update a system of control governance.

* Liaising with carriers & customers for shipping information & documentation.

* Support the freight forwarders in gathering information or other duties.

* Ownership of reconciliation of monthly Duty deferment account.
* Build relationship with Customs platform software providers ensuring operating environment is always the latest version.

* Develop KPI set to measure Customs clearance performance and benchmark against best-inclass peer group. * Creating invoices for month end billing for customers. *

Complete reporting customer & Revenue.

* Interface with Carriers and Information providers to ensure all required information is received.

* Provide completed Customs documentation to Customer.

* Assist in Customer documentation testing where applicable.

* Assist in other functions within Operations on a project basis, when/if required.

* Ensure a succession plan within your team that supports personal development and career progression for your team.

Qualifications & Experience: *

Minimum of 3 years in a Freight Forwarding Customs team.

* Supervision or Team Lead experience is an advantage.

* Excellent organisational skills and capable of working at fast pace,

* Strong PC Skills such as Excel / Word & PowerPoint.

* Excellent level of English Oral and Written is required.

Skills/Competencies

* Professional and focused approach with a high level to attention and detail.

* Attention to analytics and conformance with defined procedures in tight timelines.

* Customer focused with desire to always strive for excellence.

* Positive 'can do' attitude and highly ambitious approach.

* Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

* Increased level of flexibility to meet timelines on reporting.

* Exceptional Communication skills