Customs Reclaims Coordinator - Colnbrook - Up to �27,000
Our client, who are an international freight forwarder are looking for a Customs Reclaims Coordinator to join their team in Colnbrook, Berkshire.
The Customs Reclaims Coordinator will be tasked to ensure that all reclaims are managed and dealt with in a timely mangger
Woking Hours:
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm
Salary:
�24,000.00 to �27,000.00 per annum, depending on experience.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure that all reclaims are managed and dealt with in a timely manner.
- Ensure the reclaim spreadsheet is kept up to date and all parties informed of the current reclaims situation as per deadline.
- Maintain close liaison with Finance to ensure visibility for the business.
- Help to provide guidance to the customs coordinators on how to process reclaims.
- Report to the line manager any amendments to customs declarations done by you
- Ensure all operational activities are completed and followed up correctly in accordance with SOP's and organisational policy.
- Provide support and holiday coverage as and when required.
- Liaise with HMRC and assist with maintenance on customs procedures.
- Look and propose new efficiencies in customs and Customs Claims workflow.
- Maintain good housekeeping of work area at all times.
- Assist with REDS (Registered Excise Dealers & Shippers).
- Report any sales leads (new clients) to the line manager for distribution to the sales team.
- Implement and improve new efficiencies in customer workflow in conjunction with line manager.
- Ensure all reports & KPI are generated by given deadlines and handed to line manager.
- Complete ad-hoc and spot checks on entries and submit reports to line manager and Head of Department weekly.
- Create training programs for new starters and existing staff on Customs systems, procedures and Import/Export regulations.
Experience required
- Sound knowledge of the post clearance amendment process essential.
- Assisting with Import/Export Compliance issues and queries.
- Maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships at all times giving regular feedback to line manager.
- To provide support to the Import function where able and dependent upon capacity and to support the Import supervisor where required.
- Support the Customs manager with any given customs compliance tasks in line with the development plan.
- Quickly escalate issues and resolve Customs problems.
- Responsibility of various areas of the Customs process including, Import/Export customs entries, Transit documents, Bond documents, Reds and Customs amendments.
- Assist with invoice passing and invoicing.
- Proficient with Microsoft packages especially Ms Excel and other.
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