Senior Customs Analyst

Senior Customs Analyst

Derby or Washington (Hybrid)

Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Group Tax & Customs team, with a specific focus on ensuring our Customs tax obligations are met. The Group Tax & Customs team are responsible for managing the Group's worldwide tax affairs.

The role reports to the Head of Customs and responsibilities include supporting the organisation's import and export activities, ensuring all customs transactions are processed accurately and compliantly in accordance with HMRC requirements, and international trade legislation. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to liaise effectively both internally with Logistics, procurement and other business teams and externally with key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be part of a team of tax professionals and collaborate with tax specialists and other professionals within the global Customs organisation.

What you will be doing:

As the Senior Customs Analyst, you will ensure adherence to all relevant customs regulations, trade controls, and compliance frameworks:

• Assist in maintaining comprehensive records and customs documentation including commercial invoices, packing lists, and certificates of origin.
• Liaise with internal Logistics compliance team and our appointed customs brokers, hauliers, carriers and relevant government bodies to ensure efficient clearance of goods.
• Monitor shipment progress and resolve customs-related queries in a timely manner.
• Support internal and external HMRC audits by providing accurate records and evidence of compliance.
• Assist with the administration of customs authorisations and duty relief schemes (e.g., Inward Processing, AEO accreditation).
• Provide guidance to internal teams on customs classifications, duty rates, Incoterms, and trade compliance matters.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of customs processes, ensuring efficiency and compliance are maintained.
• Support wider projects and initiatives as required by the Customs Manager.
• Provide support to the Customs risk management and control processes to manage compliance risk, ensuring that the team has robust and effective governance, processes and controls in place and is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we'll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.  It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Position qualifications:

• Recognised Customs qualifications and/or demonstrable recent experience within a Customs or Trade Compliance role.

Preferred requirements:

• Strong knowledge of UK import/export procedures and HMRC customs legislation.
• Proficiency in customs declaration systems (CDS).
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to explain Customs issues to non-tax specialists
• Experience in customs duty relief schemes and AEO accreditation.
• A working knowledge of SAP
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills are essential, Knowledge of data dashboards i.e. PowerBI beneficial
• A team player with the ability to liaise across multiple jurisdictions, businesses and functions
• The ability to work independently where required to drive work forward.
• Desire to learn and continue to develop expertise
• Commercial Awareness of operating customs procedures in a business environment.
• Achievement focussed and enthusiastic about driving change
• A holistic thinker.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be SNBG 8-10.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: SNBG8-10

Closing Date: 7th December 2025

For further information please contact: Steve Stoddart

Recruiter: Alison Haw – Alison.-