Assistant Customs Operations Coordinator

The Role:

We are looking for a meticulous Assistant Customs Operations Coordinator to safeguard our international supply chain. Working as part of our busy Finance Customs team you will become the technical lead for our HMRC reporting obligations ensuring that every import and export declaration is processed with precision and speed using the Customs duty management system. Furthermore you will support the team in project based work responding to changes in the regulatory and commercial environments.

With a strong focus on data entry this is a great opportunity for someone looking to start their career in the Finance function of a FTSE 100 PLC

What You Will Do:

• Drive Compliance: Manage the end-to-end declaration process validating customs codes VAT and preferential duty to ensure all legal requirements are fulfilled with precision.

• Technical Classification: Oversee item classification and tariff data maintenance in accordance with HMRC guidelines.

• Operational Excellence: Oversee customs warehouse removals and maintain accurate import registers so that every single shipment is accounted for.

• Collaborate and Solve: Act as a key point of contact for colleagues freight forwarders and HMRC resolving queries and providing clear clearance instructions.

• Support Evolution: Contribute to standard operating procedures and support systems testing as our regulatory and business environments evolve.

What You Will Bring

• Organisation: Individuals with excellent planning skills who can manage their own workload and comfortably meet regulatory and commercial deadlines.

• Attention to detail:Maintaining sharp attention to detail ensures our data is accurate our processes are compliant and our international supply chain continues to run smoothly

• Analytical Thinking: People who enjoy working with data possess strong IT literacy (including Microsoft Office and Google Sheets) and hold a sharp eye for detail.

• Collaborative Communicators: Team players who are ready to support colleagues and communicate with clarity and respect.

• Systems:While experience with HMRC customs procedures or Duty Management Systems (like Ricardo-CMUK) is a plus we are fully ready to support your development and teach you the systems.

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