Customs Analyst EMEA

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA.; Łódź; On-site; PLN 89,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch card for groceries and dining

Private medical care

Fitness/sports card

Cafeteria program

Job summary

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA. is looking for a Customs Analyst EMEA to manage customs activities across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The role focuses on collecting and verifying documentation, ensuring timely reporting, and guiding business decisions on customs impact.

You will collaborate with external brokers, VAT analysts, and SSC Finance, supporting audits and new business flows while maintaining compliant customs processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in customs & trade with focus on compliance checks.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting/methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Follow up new licenses and report to Customs Authorities.
• Regulatory filing of excise and license reporting.
• Perform post-close reviews and reconcile key accounts and reports.
• Follow up Deferment Account and reconcile with import documents.
• Verify and reconcile Customs Agent Invoices.
• Identify and mitigate customs risks proactively.
• Perform reconciliations on Customs/VAT flows (import/export).
• Ensure compliance with all customs regulations for goods flow.

Skills

Customs & trade knowledge

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

EU import/export declarations

Reconciliation methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Customs declaration tools/software

Job description

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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role:

The Customs Analyst EMEA performs Customs activities within EMEA region and is reporting to the Senior Manager Customs and Trade Europe. In this role, you'll be responsible for collecting and verifying customs documentation and flows, helping to improve processes and minimize customs-related risks. Compliance is an important part of the position, including supporting customs audits, ensuring timely reporting to customs authorities, and providing guidance on the customs impact of business decisions. Building strong relationships with external customs brokers will also be key. Additionally, the jobholder will have a central role in the quarterly pro-active controls of the documentation chain from export documentation till VAT declaration. This function will work in close collaboration with the Customs authorities, EMEA VAT analysts, External brokers and SSC Finance departments. This function will be informed and support in projects (new business flows, eg. Brexit, brokerage improvements, AEO processes, …) in order to make sure that Customs flows are correctly maintained.

Key responsibilities:

• Follow-up new licenses & reporting to Customs Authorities
• Regulatory filing of excise and license reporting
• Perform post-close reviews, supervise closing tasks, and review key accounts and reports
• Follow-up Deferment Accont and reconciliation with import Docs
• Verification and reconciliation Customs Agent Invoice
• Proactive identification of Customs risks and mitigation strategies
• Perform reconciliations on Customs / VAT flows (import and export)
• Ensure full compliance with all Customs regulations for goods flow & ensure internal processes are Customs compliant
• Support in the AEO (BE & UK) compliance obligations

About you:

• minimum Bachelor's degree in the relevant field (customs, finance, tax…) or by experience
• Experience in customs & trade, by preference as analyst knowing how to handle compliance checks
• Knowledge of controlling and financial methodologies/reporting
• Achievement, motivation, initiative, experience, and judgment.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite: Excel and Word, One drive
• Knowledge of EU import and export declarations
• knowledge of customs declaration tools/software
• Experience with reconciliation methodologies
• Adaptable and resilient
• Strong Analytical skills (dealing with big data and able to find/track the 'needles' in the big data)
• Employment on a regular basisinthe sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we offer flexible working hours, allowing you to start your day between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC's Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.