Customs and Excise Manager

Kinaxia are recruiting a Customs and Excise Manager to join their team at their site in Manchester. 

The position will manage the customs and excise bond operations ensuring as a company we are HMRC compliant to avoid any duty liability and ensure customer expectations are met in terms of bond administration requirements.

Monday - Friday (09:00 - 17:00)
40 hours per week
Additional benefits:
Life assurance
Pension
Exceptional fleet
Opportunity for training and development
Full Uniform and PPE
Onsite Parking
Employee Assistance Programme
Loyalty Awards (recognises employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years’ service)
Employee benefits and discounts across a range of top brands (including shopping, travel, motoring and days out)
About the Job:

Plan, manage and co-ordinate the activities of the bond excise and customs functions, to ensure correct procedures and protocols are followed, to stay compliant and avoid any duty liability.
Ensure all relevant colleagues are suitably trained in W5D and reconciliation processes, to ensure they can undertake their duties effectively.
Continually review processes and procedures to identify and recommend areas of improvement and to ensure the company is legally compliant.
Prepare reports and lead / participate in projects as defined by senior management, highlighting any issues to improve the quality and efficiency of the operation.
Assist in the investigation of any bonded stock, stock count queries, to seek a resolution.
Ensure customers adhere to all legislation, such as providing supporting information for due dilligence, to ensure the company is legally compliant.
Manage all customer (Internal & External) and HMRC queries and requests, ensuring they are effectively resolved in a timely manner, to promote good working relationships.
Carry out regular system checks and compliance reviews to ensure all data is accurate and up to date.
Take full ownership of all bond related data, to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Manage the EMCS website, to ensure any issues raised are resolved in a timely manner.
Raise all W5Ds correctly, either manual or electronically, ensuring the HMRC website is updated as required in a timely manner.
Carry out daily reconciliations of all W5Ds, ensuring all corrections are actioned.
Manage the accurate entry of additions and amendments of new product codes into the system to ensure correct codes and duty is applied.
Complete monthly W1 returns to ensure customers and Kinaxia are legally compliant.
Manage all Customs clearance requirements, import and exports and CFSP.
Manage all Bond issues regarding damaged stock and manage all controlled disposal issues, ensuring adherence to HMRC procedures.
Point of contact with HMRC for approval related audits such as AEOC and Excise Warehouse Approvals.
Your knowledge and experience:

Warehouse Health & Safety procedures
Stock management software
HMRC Policies
Descartes / Delta 
Warehouse health and safety
Managing and developing a team
Bonded Stock Management