Import/Export Finance Analyst

Expeditors • Franklin, WI

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About The Position

The Import/Export Finance Analyst supports finance processes including draft payables, centralized ocean payables, provisions and journals, unbilled freight accounts receivable, accounts receivable RMT application, and revenue recognition. The role promotes productivity and process improvements, supports system changes, ensures timely and accurate billing, and helps transition new business correctly with rate schedules and credit setup. It also supports quoting as needed and aligns with the Accounting team on financial policies, standards, and procedures.

Weekly work includes analyzing and communicating OAE, District Excellence, and finance indicators; resolving and preventing discrepancies through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement; developing financial knowledge through ongoing training; attending or hosting product and district calls; improving billing quality and timeliness; communicating progress to leadership; maintaining customer CDF updates and the GL Lockdown list; and sending client billing. Key performance indicators include avoiding accounts receivable and accounts payable write-offs or bad debt, documenting active discrepancy management in designated tools, and improving financial acumen within the product.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Expeditors company policies and procedures.
• A good understanding of Expeditors' products, services, and systems.
• Knowledge of Expeditors' financial policies and Accounting procedures.
• Stay informed about industry updates provided by management for Accounting and Brokerage.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, comprehend, and communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
• Highly organized.
• Good Microsoft Office and computer skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to multitask, attention to detail, and a sense of prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Perform finance processes including draft payables, 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 remain open to system changes and enhancements.
• Ensure timely and accurate billing and be available 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 on financial policies, standards, and procedures.
• Trend, analyze, and communicate OAE, District Excellence, and finance indicators weekly.
• Resolve discrepancies promptly and work to prevent them through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Support knowledge sharing and improve financial acumen through ongoing training on billing processes, GL 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 GL Lockdown list.
• Send client billing.
• Manage discrepancies actively in designated tools and work toward zero accounts receivable or accounts payable write-offs and bad debt.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time.
• Medical health plan.
• Life insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Training and Personnel Development Program.
• Growth opportunities within the company.
• Employee Referral Program bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed