Freight, Bill, Audit & Payment Supervisor
Job description.
FBA Supervisor is responsible to provide accurate financial and management reporting including Freight, Bill, Audit & Payment data analysis thus enhancing DHL's commercial position by adding value, identifying and managing risks and delivering all contractual obligations.
The primary focus of this role is to:
- Ensure processes in place to bring adherence and control on the balance sheet and working capital on passthrough
- Drive process improvement
- Business partner to the contracts supported
- Key in creation and development of forecasts, budgets and month end trading
Accountabilities
- Act as Finance lead for the site, presenting to the customer at period reviews and supporting the preparation of annual customer budget and any periodic forecasting that is required.
- Develop and enhance customer relationships at a finance and operational level to deliver excellent customer relationships.
- Manage a small team to deliver our service level agreements and KPI's to our customers through excellent operations and continuous improvement philosophy.
- Ensure that costs are managed and controlled acting in a compliant manner and with correct segregation of duty
- Co-ordination and collation of the trading results including forecasting. Period end reporting and ensuring the Forecast to Actual results are fully explainable
- Act as first point of contact for all contract finance questions
- Challenge & maximise EBIT & EAC performance of existing business, engaging with contract management teams to deliver and monitor improvement plans
- Ensure compliance with statutory and DPDHL company policies, including regular monitoring to ensure that a high profile of all of these key areas is maintained.
- Financial monitoring of all operational and transport services provided on an open book basis to Customer
Requirements for the Job
- People Management experience
- English Proficiency
- Excellent communication skills at all levels across the business and with external stakeholders
- Ability to work in detail and high level
- Proven track record of building relationship outside of the finance function with well developed communication skills
- Experience of business partnering in a sector environment
- Part Qualified / Qualified accountant