Export Customs Administrator - Night Shift
Company Description
Simarco is an award-winning international logistics provider, driven by a deep understanding of the fast-paced nature of global trade. We specialise in delivering bespoke freight solutions across the UK, Europe, and worldwide, offering flexible, fully tailored services that are designed to meet the unique needs of our clients.
Simarco takes pride in being a great place to work, offering excellent training and career development opportunities. Join our team—apply today!
Position
Working as an Export Customs Administrator involves the preparation of Customs documentation so that UK exporters' goods can exit the UK and enter the EU (and other non-UK countries), whilst ensuring all legal requirements are met in accordance with HMRC regulations.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Recognise exporters' commercial invoice(s) and packing list(s), extracting data as necessary to complete export customs declarations.
2. Liaising with exporters and internal operational colleagues to obtain mandatory information for export entries.
3. Entering export shipment details onto specialised Customs software including CHIEF, CDS, NCTS etc., to allow goods to depart from the UK.
4. Preparation of necessary export documentation, for example: Transit documents, GMR's, French Envelope and other cargo control documents.
5. Ensuring the highest standards of customer service, ensuring customs entries are completed on time.
6. Resolving any areas of non-compliance and solving problems in an effective and timely manner, for example: Customs penalty notices and adhering to the strict deadlines set by HMRC for resolution.
Hours of Work
Monday - Friday
Times to be confirmed - 1 hour 'lunch' break
Requirements
Key Skills and Qualifications:
1. Excellent interpersonal skills due to engagement with various agencies on a daily basis.
2. Articulate and efficient with a professional approach.
3. Although you will work as part of a team, you need to be self-motivating and be able to organise your work effectively and maintain records.
4. Ability to operate windows-based applications and any other software that is standard within the industry. Good Excel skills advantageous.
5. Work in a fast-paced environment ensuring export clearance processes are completed in a compliant and timely manner avoiding goods departure delays.
6. Numerical skills essential, with excellent data handling and developing others in this area.
7. Customer focused, both internally with colleagues and externally with clients.
8. Ideally fully conversant with Customs applications such as CHIEF & NCTS.
9. CDS knowledge advantageous.
Compensation & Benefits
* Salary dependent on experience
* Hybrid or remote working available
* 25 days annual leave increasing plus 8 bank holidays
* Discount Platform
* Full training and support
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee assistance program
* Extensive learning opportunities
* Employee Engagement Forum
* Reward and Recognition programme
* Monthly Pay Day Treat Day
Simarco pride themselves on being a great place to work and offer great training and career development opportunities - to join the team, please apply today.
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