*company description*
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!
Scope of position
manage accounts payables processes, receive, review, verify, and record payables and manage the
disbursement process to ensure service providers are paid timely. To be an example to follow for your
team, promoting first of all the expeditors culture.
Metrics
- single provision policy
- maintain provisions current.
- spm
- ensure payments are issued to approved service providers.
- training
- complete 52 hour training per year (4.33 per month).
- complete all mandatory training timely.
Administration and personnel management
- exemplify and teach our culture,mission and goals.
- follow the 10 critical success factor.
- keep the excellence internal service execution within the accounting department.
- engage with team members daily, participate on check-in, weekly and monthly meetings or when is
- necessary.
- build healthy cross-functional relationship. Ensure a healthy work environment, promote team spirit and cohesiveness in the department and also working together with other teams.
- own your self-development. Prepare, follow-up and execute on your personal development goals.
- participate in the accounting team on initiatives and projects.
- participate in other departments meetings, support projects and initiatives at every level.
- escalate problems or concerns to accounting team lead, supervisor and manager.
Finance & operations
- record payable header in exp.o accounting system upon receipt from operations payable team making sure services are accounted for in the correct product and cost gl.
- review and submit payable detail in exp.o accounting system, ensuring overhead expenses are allocated to the correct cost center, operational costs are matched against the appropriate provision, and tax is accounted for.
- perform service provider payable audits on a regular basis to check charges on invoice to agreed rates.
- verify service provider payables by reconciling to service provider statements, ensure invoices are approved in time to meet established payment cycle and make accrual if needed.
- schedule and prepare payments in exp.o accounting system.
- follow up for payment batch approvals with check signers.
- maintain a filing system in accordance to internal and local document retention policies (i.e. upload the invoice to the payable and the vendor statement to the payment in exp.o accounting).
- support accounting department with miscellaneous projects and assignments.
- promote compliance in diligently following all company policies and regulations and performing the task at hand with outstanding integrity and pride.
Key deliverables
- collaborate with the accounting team on the preparation or required documentation of financial information related to internal or external audits and/or any other financial initiatives or projects.
- map and understand department process flow, constantly looking for areas of improved efficiency to offer internal customers.
- actively participate in the optimization of tools and continuously improve the efficiency and quality of the service. Set the tone of this environment within your department.
Compliance
- understand and comply with company internal controls, specifically the fınancıal process control documentation.
- promote compliance and diligently follow all company policies and regulations and be the role model of integrity and pride.
- ensure continuous awareness and understanding of policies and regulations.
*qualifications*
to be the most effective in this position we are looking for the following skills and experience:
- degree: bachelor's degree in accounting /finance.
- 1-2 years of experience in accounting preferred (not required).
- accounting and finance knowledge.
- customer sat