Customs Manager

Currys plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Customs Manager in London, overseeing Customs operations and ensuring compliance across UK & Ireland. Collaborate with various teams and manage relationships with tax authorities. Ideal for detail-oriented professionals with strong communication skills and a Customs background.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Colleague Discounts on Tech

Access to Champion Health

Qualifications

• Strong technical Customs / International Trade background.
• In-house Customs experience, preferably in retail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage Customs matters across UK&I operations.
• Provide robust Customs advice to stakeholders.
• Manage Customs audits and relationships with tax authorities.

Skills

Communication

Commercial acumen

Technical Customs knowledge

Job description

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Customs Manager
London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 4

As a Customs Manager at Currys, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing Customs matters across our UK & Ireland operations. Reporting to the Senior Indirect Tax Manager, you will be a key part of the tax team, ensuring compliance, identifying opportunities and risks, and providing expert guidance on Customs-related issues.

This role involves working closely with internal stakeholders including supply chain, commercial, and finance teams, as well as managing relationships with external tax authorities and delivery partners.

This role would suit a proactive, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills, confident in advising stakeholders, managing external relationships, and navigating regulatory changes.

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Role overview:

Key Role Responsibilities:
• Responsible for Customs matters across the UK&I group
• Identifying and managing Customs opportunities and risks across the group
• Providing robust Customs advice to stakeholders in the wider business (including, but not limited to, contract reviews and IT system changes)
• Reviewing Incoterms, supply chains and the valuation, classification and origin of goods
• Ensuring Customs simplifications and reliefs are utilised where appropriate
• Management of special Customs procedures operated by the business, including Inward Processing bills of discharge, and Returned Goods Relief
• Managing Customs audits and owning Customs relationships with external tax authorities
• Coordinating with and reviewing the work of external freight forwarders.
• Managing 3rd party CDS authorisations
• Responsible for Customs governance processes and their continuous improvement including the provision of regular internal training
• Implementation of appropriate measures in response to new legislation and practices (e.g. the Windsor Framework)
• Involvement in wider tax change and governance projects.
• Support with other indirect tax matters on an ad-hoc basis.

Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Strong technical Customs / International Trade background
• Commercial acumen and Customs advisory experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• In-depth understanding of the Customs impact of Brexit, particularly trading in Northern Ireland
• In-house Customs experience (preferably in the retail sector) including the use of CDS

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. You’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic Colleague Discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Access to Champion Health
• Hybrid Working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month)

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Finance

• Industries

  Accounting, Financial Services, and Retail

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