Customs Team Leader

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Customs Team Leader

Reporting To: Customs Manager

Closing Date 29th November 2024 at 6pm Job Summary: To ensure compliance with HMRC, Revenue and Company requirements in the most efficient and timely manner with a particular focus on HMRC. To provide management support to the Customs team. To encourage and contribute to the progression of all team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Administrative Support

• Ensuring HMRC, Revenue and Company requirements are understood and met in a timely and efficient manner
• Day to day support and management of the Customs team
• Day to day support for the Irish depots, UK depots, the TPN Network and their customers
• Management of outstanding clearances and duty collections in a timely manner
• Ensuring the release procedure is monitored and the processes in place are followed in an efficient manner

Team Support

• Providing support and cover as required
• Training team members to ensure they reach the required standard
• Ongoing support and development of the Customs team
• Leave cover management
• Working with other departments to improve the customer experience

Reporting

• Support all HMRC & Revenue reporting requirements
• HMRC, Revenue and customer query resolution
• Post HMRC & Revenue clearance checks and reconciliations
• Weekly reconciliation of Revenue and HMRC customs charges to funds received for same from customers

Other

• Continuous process confirmation, improvement and development to include
• AEO compliance
• Rigorous audit schedule to ensure full compliance with HMRC, Revenue and Customs requirements
• Development of IFMS / AEB to facilitate flipping of SAD’s and UK Customs clearance
• Leave Cover for Network Export Customer Service, processing the SAD, preparing the manifest/loading list for the warehouse and creation of PBN
• Ad hoc project support throughout the Group
• Any other duties as directed

Personal Attributes:

• Team player
• Perform tasks to completion
• Attention to detail
• Initiative

Experience:

• A demonstrable track record of achievement within the Customs environment to include
• Management of ACP, G4/G3
• Bonding groupage manifests
• Discharge of T forms
• Consulting with Revenue, HMRC, Border Protection and other border control organisations
• A strong knowledge of Customs requirements in particular TCA UK-EU

Knowledge:

• PC literacy, MS Outlook, Excel and Word

Education

• Appropriate Customs qualification desirable

*The above details are intended to give an outline of what is involved in this position, the information supplied is not exhaustive and is subject to amendment.