Finance Agent-Transcon at Expeditors Bensenville, IL

Comunidade Metodista; Bensenville (IL); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 3,857,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation & holidays

Health plan

Life and disability insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Training and development program

Remote work days: 26 per year

Job summary

Expeditors in Bensenville, IL seeks a Finance Agent-Transcon to manage invoicing and financial duties for TRANSCON customers, aligning tariffs and terms with company policy. The role emphasizes data accuracy, profitability, and strong customer interactions.

Responsibilities include applying correct freight factors, maintaining relationships with customers and offices, and supporting tools development while upholding Expeditors’ culture and training requirements.

Qualifications

• Operations/Industry knowledge preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven history of providing exceptional customer service at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills and time management.
• Proven leadership attitude with compliments from customers and coworkers.
• Strong MS Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer tariffs are accurate and up to date.
• Invoice customers using approved tariffs and maintain profitability.
• Allocate costs accurately and ensure credit terms compliance.
• Apply correct dimensional factors and lineal foot rules for freight.
• Interact with customers throughout invoicing and finance process.
• Maintain good relationships with customers, teammates and offices.
• Use existing tools to invoice shipments and help develop new tools.
• Promote the company’s cultural attributes and attend branch meetings.

Skills

Excellent oral and written comms

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Leadership attitude

Education

Operations/Industry Knowledge preferred

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote)

Job description

Finance Agent-Transcon job at Expeditors. Bensenville, IL.

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

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.

Our Mission

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

Scope of Position: to ensure that TRANSCON customers, internally and externally, are served from/in the managing branch; Perform invoicing and financial duties for Transcon with vision leadership, energy, professionalism, and support in conjunction with the TRANSCON team. Through invoicing and finance, assisting the team in the smooth running of the department within the branch through focus on Data, Money, Freight, People, Systems, and Culture in adherence to the company’s policy and procedures.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Data:

• Ensure that customer tariffs being used are accurate and up to date.
• Collaborate with team members and discuss ways for improvement.

Money:

• Ensure customer tariffs are used to rate and invoice all customers.
• Insure that all costs are allocated accurately to ensure the correct profitability for all customer accounts.
• Ensure that all credit terms are adhered to.

Freight:

• Understanding characteristics of freight and ensure that we apply correct dimensional factors and apply lineal foot rules as appropriate.

People:

• Interact with our customers throughout the invoicing and finance process.
• Maintain good relationships with our customers, teammates and offices.

Systems:

• Use existing tools to accurately invoice customer shipments.
• Be open to new tools and help to develop them.

Culture:

• Proactively promote the company’s 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Attitude, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor, and Visionary
• Attend and ensure all team members attend branch meetings and accumulate required number of training hours.

Qualifications, Experience and Education Requirements

• Operations/Industry Knowledge preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A proven history of providing exceptional customer service at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills in addition to a professional attitude
• Proven leadership attitude and background based on compliments from customers and coworkers.
• Strong MS Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote

Additional Information

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
• Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (US only)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• 26 remote/work from home days per year
• The position pays $20.00-$28.00 per hour based on education and experience

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.