Customs & Treasury - Digital Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for a motivated and detail‑oriented individual to join our Customs & Treasury team within Finance & Controlling. This is an excellent opportunity to start your career in a highly specialised area while completing a Level 6 Digital Manager Degree Apprenticeship (BSc) with Cranfield University.

Wage: £14,560 to £23,132.20, depending on your age.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (hybrid working) with one study day, 35 hours per week.
Start date: Saturday 1 August 2026.
Duration: 3 years 11 months.
Positions available: 1.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by gaining hands‑on experience.

You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our UK customs activities, while also supporting process improvement and digital initiatives.

• Monitor and manage the customs mailbox, responding to internal and external queries
• Maintain and update import trackers
• Check, reconcile and file customs clearance documentation from brokers
• Support customs declarations for parts and vehicles
• Monitor automated (RPA) processes and help resolve errors or gaps

• Reconcile customs entries to ensure completeness and accuracy at month‑end
• Support preparation of duty reports and financial reconciliations
• Monitor and reconcile HMRC deferment accounts
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies (e.g. MSS reports, import records)
• Produce KPI dashboards and support compliance reporting
• Assist with monthly compliance checks and audit preparation

• Investigate system errors and data issues within customs systems (e.g. iCust)
• Support process improvement and automation initiatives
• Manage and validate key customs data and documentation (e.g. EBB processes)
• Act as a point of contact for operational customs queries over time
  Support audits and non‑standard import/export scenarios (e.g. temporary imports)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of customs processes and controls

• Data analysis and dashboard creation
• Process automation and AI integration in business
• Digital strategy and implementation
• Business systems and technology solutions
• Financial analysis and decision‑making
• Project management and continuous improvement

• Identifying process improvements
• Using data to drive decisions
• Supporting digital transformation initiatives
• Advising stakeholders on more efficient ways of working

Unit 2, G‑Park, Tongwell Street, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 0YS
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Apprenticeships include time away from work for specialist training. The training provider is CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY. The course, Digital and technology solutions professional (Level
6), covers digital strategy, data analysis, process automation, project management and cybersecurity.

• Communication skills
• IT literacy
• Attention to detail
• Organisational skills
• Problem‑solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Numeracy
• Analytical skills
• Logical reasoning
• Team working

Academic requirements: minimum 96 UCAS points (or equivalent) and GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English. Proactive, curious, and eager to learn.

Competitive salary, discretionary bonus, pension scheme, private medical insurance, 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, free on‑site parking and hybrid work based at our head office in Willen, Milton Keynes.

At Daimler Truck UK Ltd, we specialise in the sales and marketing of Daimler Truck products across the UK. Our vehicles span logistics, retail, construction and long‑haul sectors, delivering safety, reliability and sustainability.