Import/Export Finance Analyst

Expeditors•Franklin, WI

1h•Onsite

About The Position

The Import/Export Finance Analyst supports finance processes and billing for Expeditors’ logistics operations. Duties include payables, provisions and journals, unbilled freight accounts receivable, accounts receivable RMT application, and revenue recognition. The analyst helps ensure accurate, timely billing; supports new-business transitions, rate schedules, credit setup, and quoting; and works with the Accounting team to promote financial policies, standards, and procedures. The role includes weekly analysis and communication of finance indicators, resolving and preventing discrepancies through root-cause analysis and continuous improvement, supporting financial knowledge-sharing and training, participating in product or district calls, communicating progress to leadership, maintaining customer CDF updates and the GL Lockdown list, and sending client billing. Performance expectations include preventing write-offs and bad debt, documenting active discrepancy management, and improving financial acumen within the product. This is an in-office position for someone located in the greater Milwaukee area. Relocation is not available.

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 Operations.
Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, comprehend, and communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
Highly organized.
Good Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Word, and general computer skills.
Fluent in English.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to multitask, strong attention to detail, and a sense of prioritization.
Must be located in the greater Milwaukee area; the position is in office and relocation is not available.

Responsibilities

Support 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 support implementation of system changes and enhancements.
Ensure billing is timely and accurate, including availability for end-of-month and first-of-month cutoffs.
Support correct transition of new business, including rate schedules and credit setup, and assist with quoting as needed.
Coordinate 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 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 and improve billing quality and timeliness.
Communicate progress to leadership.
Maintain and update customer CDF updates and the GL Lockdown list.
Send client billing.
Manage discrepancies actively and work toward zero accounts receivable/accounts payable write-offs and bad debt.