Job Description

Submission of Import and Export customs instructions to agents in accordance with UK customs regulations and company procedures to facilitate customs declarations, including:

• Liaising with business to ensure correct and accurate clearance instructions can be issued to agent/import broker
• Instructing freight agent/ broker in accordance with business requirements
• Checking clearance information provided by agent/broker to ensure company instructions have been followed
• Checking customs entries following goods departure and address anomalies (with reference to site Trade Compliance lead)
• Addressing any anomalies identified (with reference to site Trade Compliance lead)
• Notifying business of import clearance conditions
• Develop an understanding of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) in order to submit declarations
• Preparation of data packs relating to import and export transactions in readiness for internal and external audits, ensuring packs are recorded on company systems in accordance with company procedures
• Assisting with the preparation of reports for submission to UK authorities (such as Deferment reports and export license transparency reports)
• Assisting with processing and reconciling Freight Forwarder invoices

Benefits

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through
• Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices
• Appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
• Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
• Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will ideally have previous experience of working for multiple customers which will require good prioritization of workload to align to the customer requirements.
You will be self-motivated and set high personal work standards. Working as part of a team, the candidates will demonstrate collaborative and supportive behaviors. The ability to build strong and trusted relationships to achieve objectives is required.
It is essential that you will be a proficient user of Microsoft Outlook and competent user of all Microsoft packages in particular Word, Power Point and Excel.
You will be interfacing with senior managers within Leonardo and with UK Government agencies, therefore, a high standard of professionalism is required. Due to the nature of this position, absolute discretion and integrity is a pre-requisite.
You will need to acquire a more detailed working knowledge of import/export and trade compliance matters so a keen willingness to learn is an essential skill.