Customs Compliance Operations Lead

Responsibilities

• Leonardo UK Ltd is seeking a Customs Compliance Operations Lead to work within its Trade Compliance Function to support the management and control of all aspects of UK Customs and UK Export Controls, and Compliance.
• Leonardo fully supports flexible/home working. With a home base from Leonardo UK's Yeovil facility, and a requirement to be on site 3 days a week as a minimum the role will involve some UK travel and possibly international travel.
• Reporting to the Head of Customs Compliance Helicopters, this role is responsible for the following:
• Leading business partnering with Leonardo's preferred Broker - sets, aligns and signs-off on documented working processes
• Sets defined declaration and clearance audit processes
• Leads broker management incl. undertaking logistics and service procurement partnering - monitoring KPIs and setting Broker monitoring/audit processes.
• Manages operational customs authorisations, accounts - SCDP, EIDR, deferment account etc through defined processes and controls.
• Manage all the operational requirements for import and export declarations with nominated Broker
• Sets formal plans and implements process changes/new process in line with business /technical changes.
• Team set-up with protocols to respond to frontier issues.
• Point of contact for customs queries from the wider business stakeholders on the operational customs processes.

Requirements

• The following skills and experience are required:
• Educated to a degree level, or hold a professional qualification, and at least 5 years' demonstrable licencing and audit experience
• An experienced practitioner with An in-depth and detailed knowledge of UK Customs & Export Control laws and regulations.
• Prior involvement in regulatory audits.
• Strong interpersonal/influencing skills to support decision-making based on credible knowledge of Licensing and International Trade.
• Presentation skills in order to deliver training
• Good all round computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
• Meeting management skills (organise, chair, record, action)
• This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.
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• Why join us
• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance : All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning : Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks : Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lif

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Additional Information

Job Description: Salary Range: £53,000 - £70,000 Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

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