Supply Chain
Assistant - Customs / Export
Principal
Accountabilities:
Payment of
product Taxes and Duties:
- Daily
update of the schedule detailing all duties payable to KRA for all
products.
- Raise
duty payment Vouchers for all local product duty payments.
- To
ensure Zero penalization by KRA due to late payment.
- Management
of all VEK security bonds utilization and cancellation to ensure optimum
utility.
- Coordinate
with C&F agents timely warehousing of all transit products and FIFO
utilization.
- Raise
transit and export orders through Agreement Module of JDE and ensure no
loadings outside this system.
- Follow-up
with C&F agents for timely loadings and exhaustion of Export and
Transit entries.
- Follow-up
with C&F agents for proper endorsements of entries by KRA and return
for processing of bond replenishments.
- Follow-up
with C&F agents to ensure timely bond cancellation at Times Towers.
- Ensure
transit extensions are applied and grated timely by KRA to assure business
continuity.
- Audit
all loadings monthly to ensure all local and transit loadings captured by
KRA’s COSIS system records tally with VEK’s & VEU’s records.
- Carry
out regular bond securities’ audits to ensure they are only utilized for
VEK’s operations, timely retirement and execution of new ones and
compliance with all KRA requests and demands.
- Ensure
at no one time is VEK not able to deliver transit products due to
unavailability of sufficient bond.
- Ensure
Zero penalizations by KRA due to expired transit periods.
Compliance with KRA regulations
- Maintain
daily communications with KRA to ensure no negative publicity related to
compliance issues and if any raise it immediately with supervisor.
- Action
on all non-compliance issues raised by KRA immediately they are raised and
get formal confirmations from KRA on close-out of each.
- Monitor
changes in the above regulatory environment and focal points on the best
way to comply.
- Conduct
monthly reconciliation with KRA KOSF to ensure all imported products have
been fully accounted for and captured in KRA records.
- Reconciliation
of all KRA demands from Customs Services Department to ensure close-out
and formal communication of the same by KRA.
- Monthly
reporting of all outstanding KRA demands
Business Support
- Support
to all business Units in VEK when declaring imports and exports to ensure
correct documentation.
- Follow
up Refunds lodged at Times Tower to ensure timely payments and negotiate
with KRA for maximum payments.
C&F Performance
- Daily
follow-up of the C&F agents to ensure they deliver their daily.
- Follow-up
with C&F agents to ensure timely reporting and close-out of actions
both raised in the reports and monthly KPI meetings.
- Coordinate
monthly KPI review meetings for the two C&F agents.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- A
working knowledge with relevant Tax laws (East Africa Community Customs
Management Act)
- Good
business relationship and contacts with relevant Tax authority teams .
- Good
experience in C&F operations and processes.
- A
sound understanding of accounting principles and concepts and their
application. Especially Microsoft Office - Excel /MS Access, JDE.
- Working
knowledge of JDE Supply Operator module .
How to Apply
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