Job Description
Join our team as a Customs Specialist and enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for growth and development in a dynamic and innovative company.
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Customs Specialist to join our remote team. As a Customs Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and compliant customs entries for cargo arriving and leaving through UK ports. You will work independently and as part of a team to verify data, identify errors, and provide excellent customer service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Complete and input customs entries via EDI systems for cargo arriving and leaving through UK ports
- Verify data with source documents, check for accuracy, and re-enter data in verification format to detect errors
- Provide excellent customer service and keep customers informed on entry completion and confirmation of VAT and duty costs
- Identify and raise any issues causing cargo to be delayed through customs clearance documentation errors
- Generate and complete VAT and Duty invoices for which the customer is liable
Requirements:
- Previous experience in freight forwarding/customs
- Accuracy and attention to detail is crucial
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work on your own initiative
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility and adaptability to constantly changing conditions
- CDS exposure and ability to submit declarations based on the new HMRC system
- Understanding of rules of origin and preference of goods
- Knowledge of governing customs and compliance regulations
- E-Customs Software knowledge is beneficial
- Efficient with Microsoft Office applications - Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible, remote, and hybrid working
- Generous annual leave
- Home equipment allowance
- Vitality private medical insurance
- Annual L&D budget
- Paid volunteering days
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave and pay
About Us:
Zencargo is a digital-first freight forwarder and logistics provider. We use technology to simplify logistical complexity and provide our customers with a seamless and efficient experience. We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we welcome applications from all sections of society.
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