JOB VACANCY (PUBLIC)
Rwanda Revenue Authority is seeking to recruit self-motivated, qualified persons to fill the following positions:
CUSTOMS TECHNICAL OFFICER (19 POSITIONS)
Job purpose
A Customs technical officer is the front-line, customer-facing operational staff. S/he is in charge of the verification or tally of goods during the clearance process. S/he contributes to the achievement of revenue collection and trade facilitation objectives and targets by carrying out work assignments in accordance with customs laws, regulations, and procedures.
Essential tasks and responsibilities:
1. Plan individual work assigned by the supervisor to ensure effective and timely clearance of goods.
2. Review and analyze the information on the declaration and expected supporting documents to
determine the accuracy of duties and taxes declared and/or paid.
3. Conduct physical verification (inspection) of declared goods to determine the accuracy of
information provided on the customs declaration document.
4. Carry out periodic stock take and ensure proper custody of warehoused goods in collaboration with warehouse operators.
5. Carry out physical counting (tally) of goods to determine whether declared information on the declaration document (origin, classification/HS Code, value) conforms to the actual goods to be exited from the warehouse.
6. Ensure that verification, inspection and physical counting of goods during the clearance
process conforms to applicable customs laws, regulations and procedures.
7. Handle taxpayer requests or complaints in a timely and professional manner.
8. Prepare and submit work reports to the direct supervisor in a timely manner.
Qualifications, skills and competencies:
✓ A university degree in an accredited educational institution with a major/specialization in
taxation, accounting, finance, management or economics. This is a strict requirement.
✓ Experience in taxation, accounting, finance, management and economics related functions may be an added advantage.
✓ Good analytical and communication skills.
✓ Good command of written and spoken English or French, and ability to write documents with no or minimal mistakes.
✓ Ability to independently plan and manage work assignments with minimal supervision.
✓ Good organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
✓ Possess high degree of integrity, responsibility and accountability.
✓ Good team and customer service skills.
✓ Willingness and readiness to accept job deployment in Kigali and on boarders post
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should download the “Job Application Form” from the RRA website:
www.rra.gov.rw.
A job application letter addressed to Commissioner General, a well-filled RRA Job Application
Form, Curriculum Vitae, copy of National Identity Card, a copy of Degree and all Academic
Transcripts as per required qualifications should be sent to recruitment@rra.gov.rw not later than 24/02/2022, at 12:00 pm (Midnight)
Done at Kigali on 16/02/2022.
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