Customs Entry Specialist

JAS Worldwide; Georgia; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JAS Worldwide is seeking a Customs Entry Specialist to prepare and process customs entries, verify compliance, and manage associated billing. The role requires proficiency in classification, accurate data handling, and interaction with importers.

You will support post-entry work and ensure timely submission of information to CBP as needed. Office-based position in a climate-controlled environment, with emphasis on accuracy, deadlines, and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3 years minimum customs entry experience required.
• Intermediate level knowledge in Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with U.S. CBP or Other Government Agencies (OGA).
• Preferred experience working in CargoWise (C1).

Responsibilities

• Process customs clearance ensuring all necessary data and documents are available.
• Investigate, resolve and communicate operational or entry issues.
• Review client requirements including accounting, credit, customs bond, audit instructions and billing.
• Review entry details and verify compliance.
• Enter all billing charges into the system.
• Participate in ISO audits and documentation updates.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Excel

Cognos

SAP

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Detail oriented

multitask

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CargoWise (C1)

Job description

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

SUMMARY:

The Customs Entry Specialist prepares and processes entries, review details and verifies compliance data related calculations, and duty policies. Additionally, this role is responsible for ensuring the submission of additional information pertaining to cargo to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) before it is brought into the U.S. The role requires proficiency in classification skills as well as an ability to successfully interact with importers and manage post entry work.

Essential Functions

• Process customs clearance confirming all necessary data and documents are available.

• Investigate, resolve and communicate operational or entry issues.

• Review fundamental components related to client requirements that include accounting, credit, customs bond, audit instructions and billing.

• Review entry details and verify compliance.

• Enter all billing charges into system.

• Participate in ISO audits and documentation updates.

• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Proficiency working in Microsoft Office suite specifically Excel, and financial systems such as Cognos, SAP etc. preferred

• Thorough analytical skills

• Proficiency in written and verbal skills

• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines

• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently

• Proficiency working in Microsoft Office suite specifically Excel, and financial systems such as Cognos, SAP etc. preferred

• Thorough analytical skills

• Proficiency in written and verbal skills

• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required

• 3 years minimum customs entry experience required

• Intermediate level knowledge in Microsoft Excel

• Familiarity working with Customs Border Patrol (CBP) or Other Government Agencies (OGA)

• Preferred experience working in CargoWise (C1).

Environment :

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds. This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment.

ADDITIONAL:

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

_JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization_

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.