Job description Posted 22 August 2019

Broker Control Specialist: Imports, Logistics

Job Purpose

  • Ensure that audits are completed for all relavent Uk Imports controls. Document issues and raisie CAPAs where apllicable from audit findings.
  • Management of customs broker, controls and performance KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Complete mandatory audits relating to Broker Controls and internal processes
  • Oversight of UK Customs CFSP authorisation
  • Schedule & update calendar with completed audit details
  • Check data in the Duty Override report each week to confirm correct duty payments made
  • Analysis of DD1723 report from Customs website for duty payments over £1000 to ensure that correct duty payments made
  • Accountability for GSK SOP
  • Update data required for R&D SLA e.g. time taken on auditing activities.
  • Work with the UK Import Operational team to amend system data.
  • Check customs date report against broker import data to ensure no discrepancies
  • Conduct business monitoring of processes related to UK Customs
  • Support Indirect Tax and VAT teams with documentary evidence of exports/imports as required.
  • Support all activities related to SAO controls for Customs & Excise duty imports UK
  • Preparation of annual Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) sign off process for Customs & Excise duty UK controls
  • Quarterly business review with nominated Import Broker

Basic Requirements

  • Educated to degree level or experience in a custom, duty management, logistics role or data management
  • Documentation management
  • Effective communication and people skills
  • Data management
  • Problem Solving and issue resolution
  • Audit and self-assessment
  • Attention to detail whilst working with complex data

Preferred Requirements

  • Operational excellence experience
  • Risk analysis experience
  • Experience of import and export processes and speciality key areas
  • Effective license management
  • HTS classification
  • Country of origin determination
  • Understanding of inco-terms


Additional information about the process

2 stage interview process, 1 stage telephone and if successful you will be request for a Face to Face interview