Customs Analyst – Data & Compliance Expert

Sainsbury's Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount 10%

Colleague discount up to 15%

Pensions scheme

Life cover

Performance bonus up to 10%

Annual holiday allowance and extra to

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loans

Employee assistance programme

Maternity / Adoption leave up to 26 w

Paternity leave up to 4 w

Job summary

Sainsbury's is seeking a Customs Analyst to support the Customs Manager with declarations, valuations and origin decisions. You will maintain records, reconcile data, and investigate exceptions to ensure compliant and efficient import/export operations.

You will analyse duties, assist with registrations and authorisations, and help drive improvements in customs reporting and controls across systems.

Qualifications

• Practical knowledge of UK customs requirements covering tariff classification, customs valuation and country of origin.
• Experience with customs declarations, customs brokers, import data, duty and import VAT records.
• Ability to reconcile high‑volume data across multiple sources and document evidence-based conclusions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience with relevant finance/supply chain systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customs queries and support registrations, guarantees and authorisations.
• Monitor compliance with agreed procedures and controls and track actions to completion.
• Provide analysis for duty optimisation, customs reliefs and preferential origin under FTAs.
• Gather evidence for audits and authority inquiries and support improvements in reporting and data automation.

Education

Relevant customs, tax or accounting qualification

Tools

Finance systems

Supply Chain systems

Job description

Sainsbury's is seeking a Customs Analyst to support the Customs Manager with declarations, valuations and origin decisions. You will maintain records, reconcile data, and investigate exceptions to ensure compliant and efficient import/export operations.

You will analyse duties, assist with registrations and authorisations, and help drive improvements in customs reporting and controls across systems.