Expeditors

Global logistics and freight forwarding services

Import/Export Finance Analyst

Accounts Payable/ReceivableConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFranklin, WI, USA

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of company policies and procedures, products, services, systems, financial policies, and accounting procedures.
Stay informed about industry updates for accounting and operational updates.
Effective interpersonal skills, including listening, comprehension, and clear, concise communication to obtain positive results.
Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Word, and general computer skills.
Fluent in English.
Ability to work under pressure, multitask, prioritize, and maintain attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Draft payables and manage centralized ocean payables, provisions and journals, unbilled freight accounts receivable, accounts receivable RMT application, and revenue recognition.
Eliminate waste and rework, use productivity tools, and implement new system changes and enhancements.
Ensure timely and accurate billing, including availability for end-of-month and first-of-month cutoffs.
Support correct transition of new business, including rate schedules and credit setup.
Support the quoting process as needed.
Align with the accounting team to understand and promote financial policies, standards, and procedures.
Trend, analyze, and communicate OAE, District Excellence, and finance indicators.
Resolve discrepancies timely and work to prevent discrepancies through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
Support ongoing knowledge sharing and improve financial acumen for self and team through training on billing processes, general ledger codes, and other financial processes.
Attend or host calls within the product or district.
Improve billing quality and timeliness within the product.
Communicate progress to leadership.
Maintain and update customer CDF updates and the general ledger lockdown list.
Send client billing.
Maintain zero write-offs or bad debt for accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Provide weekly notes on discrepancies in designated tools showing active management.
Improve financial acumen within the product.

Job Description

Must be located in the greater Milwaukee area, in office position. Not eligible for relocation.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Finance process include but is not limited to:

Draft Payables
Centralized Ocean Payables
Provisions/Journals
Unbilled freight A/R
Accounts Receivable RMT Application
Revenue Recognition
Eliminate waste/rework, Promote and utilize productivity tools, Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements
Timely and accurate billing
Availability for end of month and first of month cut offs
Support in all new business is transitioned correctly, with rate schedules and credit set up
Support with quoting process as needed
Align with Accounting team to understand and promote financial policies standards and procedures

Weekly Activities :

Trending, analysis, and communication of OAE, District Excellence, and finance indicators
Timely discrepancy resolution
Work on discrepancy avoidance through root cause/Continuous improvement efforts
Support knowledge sharing and improve financial acumen for self and team through ongoing training on billing processes, GL codes, and other financial processes
Attend/Host calls within product/district
Improvement on quality and timely billing within product
Communicate progress to leadership
Maintain/update customer CDF updates and GL Lockdown list
Sending out client billing

Key Performance Indicators:

Zero write offs/bad debt Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable
Weekly notes on all discrepancies in designated tools showing active management
Improve financial acumen within product

Qualifications

Knowledge:

Expeditors company policies and procedures knowledge
A good understanding of Expeditors’ products, services and systems
Knowledge of Expeditors financial policies and Accounting procedures
Stay informed of continuous industry updates provided by management for Accounting and Operational Updates.

Skills:

Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
Highly organized
Good Microsoft Office (Excel, Word etc.) and computer skills
Fluent in English
Ability to work under pressure
Multi-tasking, Obsessed with detail, and sense of prioritization

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
Health Plan: Medical
Life Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Training and Personnel Development Program
Growth opportunities within the company
Employee Referral Program Bonus

About the Company

Expeditors

Global logistics and freight forwarding services

Expeditors provides global logistics and freight forwarding services, offering customized supply chain solutions for international trade. It uses a unified technology platform across a global network of 340+ locations to manage transportation, customs and compliance, and warehousing and distribution. By tailoring end-to-end logistics workflows, Expeditors helps clients move goods efficiently across borders and industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, oil and energy, and retail. The company stands apart from competitors through its highly customized, integrated solutions and seamless information systems that coordinate all parts of the supply chain. Its goal is to optimize each client's international logistics process, reducing complexity and improving visibility and reliability in global trade.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Bellevue, WA
Founded: 1979

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