Country Finance Analyst II (United States) Details

Country Finance Analyst II (United States)

APL Logistics - Farmington Hills, MI

Employment Type : Full-Time

Country Finance Analyst II (United States) - (2000011O) Description
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Analyst

• To review and process invoices received from carriers which have variances to our transportation system (OTM and SAP).
• Work with carrier relations and operations to resolve issues causing variances. Responsible for any combination of functions as indicated below.
• Support Accounts Receivable collections for select accounts by preparing SOA’s and reviewing and resolving unpaid invoices to determine root cause via dialog with customers (simple non-payment, rate dispute, etc.)

Key Accountabilities/Duties (6 –7 items)
Accounts Payable

• Processing of invoices in OTM (Oracle Transportation Management System) and SAP.
• Reviewing carrier statements for unpaid invoices.
• Review transportation system for loads not paid and review invoices rejected for payment.
• Identifying discrepancies (e.g. differences in rates, weight and conversion issues, change in routing and unknown load) arising from AP matching issues.
• Work closely with Carrier Relations, Pricing and Operations to resolve issues on a timely basis.
• Ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are achieved.
• Work to ensure the timely processing of carrier invoices.
• Ensure issues not resolved are escalated to supervisor on a timely basis.
• To manage more complex issue, work closely with the team to ensure completeness in report and completion of exception invoices.

Accounts Receivable

• Review customer invoices that are unpaid and confirm root cause via dialog with customers.
• Maintain assigned accounts receivable accounts at or better than KPIs (% current, $ > 180 days past due, etc.)

5. Important Relationships/ Communications – who, why, how often(ignore routine supervisor/subordinate communications)
Who (Job Title)
Why
How Often

Internal customers (FMH Operations, Pricing, Carrier Relations and Coordinators)
Resolve AP dicrepancies and payments & collections enquiries.Escalation of AP disputes. Daily basis

Americas Regional Finance Provide support in analytical review and reporting.Escalation of AP disputes. On going – Monthly

Internal customers (Operations, Pricing and Commercial teams) Resolve AR discrepencies and billing questions. Daily basis


Qualifications QualificationsEducation:

• Degree in Finance/ Accounting or equivalent

Experiences :

• 1-3 years of working experience. Prior AP experience dealing with multiple parties and high volume work load in a Transportation environment preferred.

Skills Sets:

• Possess strong analytical skills and accounting knowledge.
• Candidate demonstrates strong Excel skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, SAP AP & Outlook.
• Data entry experience required.
• Excellent communication skills.

Primary Location: US-MI-Farmington Hills Work Locations: USA Farmington Hills 34705 West 12th Mile Rd Ste 200 Farmington Hills 48331 Job: Finance Organization: Finance Shift: Standard Job Type: Full-time Day Job Travel: No Job Posting: Dec 24, 2020, 10:14:15 AM APL Logistics EEO statement:The company is committed to and supports equal employment opportunity and affirmative action to all employees and applicants for employment. Equal employment opportunity means equal treatment of employees and applicants without regard to the following legally-protected characteristics: race, color, religion, creed, sex (gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and over), medical condition, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), veteran status, physical or mental disability status or any other legally-protected status.