Air Import Finance Agent

Expeditors; Uniondale (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global logistics company is seeking a district operations finance agent in Uniondale, NY. The role involves managing client billing, performing audits for invoice accuracy, and maintaining strong relationships across operational teams. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's Degree and has at least 2 years of operational experience, with opportunities for career growth within a supportive environment.

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

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years operational experience.
• Multi product knowledge preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate client billing according to internal controls.
• Perform rate audit on all files to validate invoice accuracy.
• Maintain strong relationships with pricing, operations, AR, and AP teams.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Company Description

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Job Description

Manage the timely and accurate billing of all operations according to internal controls and external customer expectations. The district operations finance agent will help drive effective, efficient and timely invoicing of all shipments, proper revenue recognition for each shipment and profitability analysis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure timely and accurate client billing according to internal controls , product metrics and customer requirements
• Perform rate audit on all files to validate invoice accuracy prior to billing to increase customer experience and reduce overall timing on payments
• Review open AR to resolve any invoices for respective clients that have been placed into dispute for potential inaccurate or invalid charges or inappropriate backup.
• Perform Service Provider payable audits on a regular basis to check that rates are accurate, and services are accounted for in the correct product and cost GL.
• Verify Service Provider payables by reconciling to Service Provider Statements, ensure invoices are approved in time to meet established payment cycle by accounts payables department
• Understand the usage and implementation of rate schedules and AIRRTS screens to improve accuracy.
• Proactively identify problem accounts and follow up on exceptions and develop action plans to improve process.
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into our systems
• Maintain strong relationships and open dialogues with pricing, operations, AR and AP teams
• Resolve all open provisions (debits and credits) within required timeframes
• Understand department process flows and laterals while driving continued opportunities for additional efficiency
• Promote compliance in diligently following all company policies and regulations and performing the task at hand with outstanding integrity and pride.
• Review all open accounting disputes timely in order to avoid bad debt.
• Assist in pricing/quotes as needed
• Send Storage Report to team and make sure its actioned
• Maintain Revenue Recognition Report
• Backup Pricing Analyst when they are out of the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 2 years operational experience
• multi product knowledge preferred but no required

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
• Salary: $50,000 - $55,000