Data Entry Clerk

Job Description – Data Entry

Summary

The Release Operations Representative is responsible for a wide variety of clerical and technical duties to ensure the timely and accurate processing of customs releases for various types of shipments: truck, air, rail and ocean. This includes but is NOT limited to Data Entry, researching, working with various trade chain partners (clients, carriers, vendors, customs, and other Cole branches) to affect release and final accounting of customs entries.

Core Competencies

• Service Oriented
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Organization
• Intermediate computer skills
• Typing ability

Job Duties

• - Data entry and transposing of invoice information for customs clearance purposes

- Review all pertinent documentation to ensure all data elements are present in order to submit entry to CBSA via EDI or by preparing a hard copy paper entry
- Research, prepare and execute any additional documents required to satisfy PGAs
- Monitoring and tracking shipment status frequently to provide information to clients, carriers, etc.
- Tracking down missing documentation
- Troubleshooting rejects on customs entries, for ACROSS and CADEX
- Adhering to timelines such as customs for CADEX confirming and carriers for storage, etc. Accurate billing/invoicing of entries

- Coordinate steamship release, delivery instructions and collect charges where required

• Requirements
• High school diploma or GED, or an acceptable combination of education and experience
• Minimum typing skills of 40 words per minute with high accuracy rate
• Outstanding time management skills are very important
• Ability to apply understanding to carry out instructions in written, verbal, or diagram form
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to be able to effectively work with clients and co-workers
• Strong computer skills, working with various applications such as but not limited to Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Strong analytical thought process
• Outstanding written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Working Conditions

• Able to operate computer equipment, fax machines, scanners, calculators, and photocopiers, etc.
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $40,000.00-$50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: In person