“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder
Global supply chain management is what we do, but 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.
- 15,000 trained professionals
- 250+ locations worldwide
- Fortune 500
- Globally unified systems
Scope of Position
Accounting Specialist monitors the department's ability to complete accounting/finance related processes, and support creating visibility to management and teams to work proactively towards excellent results.
Metrics
Finance
- EFTs received and recorded - within one business day of receipt.
- EFTs with GCI identified but no remittance detail - posted the 4th day.
- Update SharePoint table with deposit number – Daily.
Training & Personnel Development
- Comply with the 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.
- Own your self-development. Prepare, follow-up and execute on your personal development goals.
- Understand and implement the company controls, policies, procedures, processes, applications, tools, and systems.
- Build healthy cross-functional relationship. Ensure a healthy work environment, promote team spirit and cohesiveness in the department as well as working together with other teams.
- Participate on initiatives and projects of the accounting team and communicate to Operations.
Main Responsibilities & Duties:
- Daily check EFT Table in SharePoint for unposted payments.
- Daily post deposits on accounting system for EFT payments when valid remittance detail is available. Proper backup to be uploaded on deposit journal.
- Update deposit pending information in SharePoint once Deposit number is assigned by system.
- Assign EFT payments received to district if no remittance detail is available.
- Post unposted EFTs to GCI if remittance detail is not received by 4th day of receipt
- Identify and collaborate with districts on deposit errors resolutions.
- Identifying and communicate tendencies that lead to root causes and action plans to avoid future errors.
- Escalate problems or concerns to districts or CHQ US accounting, as necessary.
- Daily post Checks received on branches.
- Daily monitor Remit inbox to post payment as soon as funds are received.
- Daily review if any post was rejected to correct, resubmit or delete if necessary.
Compliance
- Understand and comply with company internal controls, specifically the Fınancıal Process Control Documentation.
- Promote compliance and diligently following all company policies and regulations and performing the task at hand with outstanding integrity.
- Maintain highest compliance levels for all applicable Accounting requirements.
To be the most effective in this position we are looking for the following skills and experience:
- English Fluency
- Admin /Finance background preferred
- Ability to learn accounting processes and procedures.
- Customer Satisfaction oriented.
- Interpersonal and communication skills, ability to communicate written and oral communication and presentations.
- Basic time management skills and attention to detail.
- Problem solving.
- Ability to complete work within standard procedures, guidelines and office policies.
- Self-driven personality.
- Computer skills, including data entry and knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications (intermediate level Excel skills preferred).
- Hands-on user skills with Expeditors’ applications as needed.
- Team work oriented
- Commitment to exemplify Expeditors’ culture at all times.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Fluency in English
- Ability to learn accounting processes and procedures
- Customer satisfaction orientation
- Written, oral, and presentation communication skills
- Basic time management skills and attention to detail
- Problem-solving ability
- Ability to work within standard procedures, guidelines, and office policies
- Self-driven personality
- Computer skills, including data entry and Microsoft Office applications
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
- Hands-on user skills with company applications as needed
- Teamwork orientation
- Commitment to exemplify company culture
- Administrative or finance background
Expeditors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Expeditors and has not been reviewed or approved by Expeditors.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is supported through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that is positioned as a standout perk, including references to a purchase discount and contribution limits. Stock-plan availability is treated as a meaningful wealth-building component of the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Benefit materials also point to common add-ons such as HSA options, EAP support, and broad baseline coverage in job postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching that is repeatedly cited as a defined component of the package. Auto-enrollment/auto-increase features are also referenced as mechanisms that support participation and savings behavior.
Expeditors Insights
What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services. We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility. To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore. At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
