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!
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 DescriptionMust be located in the greater Milwaukee area, in office position. Not eligible for relocation.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Finance process include but is not limited to:
- Draft Payables
- Centralized Ocean Payables
- Provisions/Journals
- Unbilled freight A/R
- Accounts Receivable RMT Application
- Revenue Recognition
- Eliminate waste/rework, Promote and utilize productivity tools, Be open to implementing new system changes and enhancements
- Timely and accurate billing
- Availability for end of month and first of month cut offs
- Support in all new business is transitioned correctly, with rate schedules and credit set up
- Support with quoting process as needed
- Align with Accounting team to understand and promote financial policies standards and procedures
Weekly Activities :
- Trending, analysis, and communication of OAE, District Excellence, and finance indicators
- Timely discrepancy resolution
- Work on discrepancy avoidance through root cause/Continuous improvement efforts
- Support knowledge sharing and improve financial acumen for self and team through ongoing training on billing processes, GL codes, and other financial processes
- Attend/Host calls within product/district
- Improvement on quality and timely billing within product
- Communicate progress to leadership
- Maintain/update customer CDF updates and GL Lockdown list
- Sending out client billing
Key Performance Indicators:
- Zero write offs/bad debt Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable
- Weekly notes on all discrepancies in designated tools showing active management
- Improve financial acumen within product
Knowledge:
- Expeditors company policies and procedures knowledge
- A good understanding of Expeditors’ products, services and systems
- Knowledge of Expeditors financial policies and Accounting procedures
- Stay informed of continuous industry updates provided by management for Accounting and Operational Updates.
Skills:
- Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results.
- Highly organized
- Good Microsoft Office (Excel, Word etc.) and computer skills
- Fluent in English
- Ability to work under pressure
- Multi-tasking, Obsessed with detail, and sense of prioritization
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
Skills Required
- Must be located in the greater Milwaukee area
- Ability to work in an in-office position
- Good understanding of company products, services, and systems
- Knowledge of financial policies and accounting procedures
- Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and general computer skills
- Fluent in English
- Effective interpersonal, listening, comprehension, and communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and prioritization
- Ability to work under pressure and multitask
- Ability to support billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue recognition, and financial processes
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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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision options alongside programs like EAP and choices such as PPO/HDHP with HSA contributions. Feedback suggests these offerings are a dependable highlight of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The employee stock purchase plan offers discounted stock purchases, making equity participation accessible to eligible employees. Feedback suggests this can be a standout financial perk for those who participate consistently.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with company matching is provided to support long-term savings. Feedback suggests this complements the broader benefits to create a well-rounded offering.
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."
