Customs Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen with one of our clients at their Heathrow Office for a Customs Manager to join their team. The role deals with managing a team overseeing the customs clearance of land, air, and ocean shipments into the United Kingdom.

Hours: Monday – Friday 08.30h – 17.30h [ 1-hour unpaid lunch]

Salary: Up to £50,000 – Depending on Experience

Benefits:

• Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members
• Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more
• After completing six months’ service, Death in Service equal to three times your annual salary
• After one year’s service employees are eligible to join the Private Medical Scheme (application process required)
• After 3 months service employees are entitled to become a member of the Group personal Pension Plan. After one year’s service the company offers enhanced Pension contributions of 9%
• Holiday loyalty days up to a maximum of 5 days (1 per each full year of employment completed)
• One Milestone Day per year to take as you wish

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Customs in the execution of their duties in support of the Managing Director’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable
• Ensuring customs formalities are completed and funds are received prior to release of cargo
• Authorising release of cargo and instructing operations teams accordingly
• Understand compliance with HMRC regulations and procedures
• Familiar with Inventory control system records, Destin8, CNS and CCS-UK
• Coordinating between the Operations, Customs and Finance teams
• Accounting for demurrage, handling and non-compliance charges
• Ensuring goods are processed and declared at consignment level via C88 to HMRC
• Monitoring customs clearances and goods release
• Ensuring all duties and taxes are charged and paid for in accordance with our agreed terms
• Assist the line manager delivering a training programme to all new starters in customs when asked to
• Ensuring goods are not released without HMRC permissions
• Solid understanding of the new CDS system for Imports and Exports
• Good understanding of the UK Trade Tariff
• Familiarity with the preferential rules of origin along with an understanding of Global FTA’s
• Capable of leading and inspiring a team