Customs Compliance Specialist

Location: Newbury + *Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

What you'll do

The Customs Compliance Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that all import and export activities comply with relevant customs regulations and laws. This role involves managing customs documentation, liaising with customs authorities, and providing guidance on compliance matters to internal teams.

• Prepare and review all necessary customs documentation for import and export shipments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
• Record retention in an end to end process carrying out checks of validation regarding country of origin, preferences and valuation.
• Liaising with the company's direct representative (customs agent)
• Liaising with freight forwarders and fast parcel organisations, ensuring essential customs paperwork is received by the Principal Place of Business (Newbury).
• Post audit activities to ensure documentation is correct and accurate.
• Act as the primary point of contact with customs authorities, brokers, and other regulatory bodies.
• Assist to complete a check of all imports on monthly basis by checking through the Monthly Sales Agreement data provided by HMRC's Customs International Trade Statistics & Customs Analysis.
• Involve usage of in-house IT reporting systems in performance of the record keeping and accounting tasks.
• Support development of Global Customs and trade controls community, building connections and sharing best practice.
• Keep the Customs and trade community up to date with new developments in the field of expertise.
• Participate in designing and delivery of training to relevant groups of employees.
• Interact with Supply Chain management and other parts of the business conducting procurement activity to ensure adequate due diligence procedures are in place.
• Ensure adequate responses are prepared and provided to due diligence requests.

Who you are

• Knowledge and experience of both UK and EU export and import customs legislation is required. These include the UK Cross Border Trade Act 2018 and EU Regulation 952/2013
• Knowledge and experience of export control laws and compliance requirements.
• Good, demonstrable trade/customs industry experience.
• Understanding of governance, compliance programmes & risk management.
• Strong analytical, written and communication skills, including Microsoft Office tools.
• A willingness to learn, positive outlook, and an appetite to succeed.

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.