Customs Brokeage Entry Writer

Job description

Customs Brokerage Entry Writer

Your Role

This position is a customs entry writer position, encl. customer contacts by phone or in writing, classification, entry writing , transmission to Customs.

Your Responsibilities

•    Preparation of customs entries and forwarding freight to designated locations. This may involve interface with international and domestic carriers, overseas offices, and importers.
•    Prepare Customs entries and follow-up with the clearance process on all entries.
•    Communicate and offer solutions to documentation discrepancies to client and manager.
•    Verify and Coordinate freight delivery to designated locations.
•    Resolve finance and accounting reconciliation exchange issues, including providing backup for old bills.
•    Administrative responsibilities include preparation of report and analysis using various software packages and databases.
•    Document review and assessment of accuracy, verifying country of origin/export, IOR, terms of sale and value to ensure that compliance and federal regulation requirements are achieved.
•    Daily follow up on documentation discrepancy issues which requires the ability to troubleshoot and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with customers and foreign origins.
•    Establish and maintain client relationships.
•    Update notes and milestones in system for each file.
•    Take ownership of all other task as assigned by manager.
•    Position may require a weekend schedule on a department rotation basis and not limited to working a holiday schedule based on the needs of the operation and requirements of the account.
•    Understand the southern border Customs Clearance process for trucks.
•    This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Minimum 3 years’ experience
• Impeccable customer service
• Ability to work with demanding deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Must be detail oriented, thorough and accurate and have the ability to efficiently solve problems
• Solid knowledge of domestic and international geography including countries, major cities and ocean ports along with basic knowledge of U.S. Regulatory Laws
• Ability to establish priorities and accomplish multiple tasks, must be organized
• Strong PC skills
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills

Good Reasons to Join

We offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a highly dynamic global work environment.