Customs Compliance Analyst

Terminal Customs Consulting | Dubai, UAE

Terminal Customs Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented Customs Compliance Analyst to support our customs audit, reconciliation, and advisory engagements.

This is an Excel-intensive analytical role focused on reviewing customs transactions, managing large datasets, identifying discrepancies, and supporting customs compliance projects.

Key Responsibilities• Review and analyse customs declaration and transaction reports

• Perform inbound and outbound customs reconciliations
• Match customs declarations against invoices, packing lists, inventory records, ERP extracts, and logistics documents
• Identify missing, unmatched, duplicated, or incorrectly reported transactions
• Analyse HS codes, country of origin, quantities, weights, customs values, duties, and declaration types
• Identify potential customs duty exposures and compliance risks
• Organise, clean, consolidate, and validate large Excel files
• Prepare audit working papers, exception reports, reconciliation summaries, and client reports
• Coordinate with clients to obtain missing information and supporting documents
• Maintain accurate and properly documented audit files
• Support customs consultants in preparing findings, recommendations, and submissions

Candidate Requirements• 1–3 years of relevant experience in customs, logistics, freight forwarding, trade compliance, audit, or a data-intensive operational role

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, sorting, filtering, PivotTables, data comparison, and handling large spreadsheets
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies across large volumes of transactions
• Good understanding of import, export, free-zone, and customs documentation processes
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work within project deadlines
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and documentation skills