Accounts Receivable

Expeditors International Account Receivables Specialist

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 is to 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!

Summary Description

Manage accounts receivables processes, including receiving, safeguarding, deposit and recording of receipts and assisting in the credit management process, ensuring customers remain within agreed credit and payment terms.

Key Responsibilities

• Revenue recovery and resolution of assigned accounts receivable portfolio through verbal and written communication with commercial customers, sales, billing and account management teams
• Proactively identify problem accounts and follow up via email / telephone to effectively resolve issues
• Build key relationships with customers and internal staff
• Record receipts in exp.o accounting system and allocate per the remittance advice. Ensure no receipts remain unallocated at month end and provide support to the banking / treasury team for unidentified receipts
• Cash application of EFT, ACH, wire and check payments
• Create and post journal vouchers to reconcile accounts and resolve accounting issues
• Generate and deliver timely statements, and perform timely reconciliations
• Provide up to date detailed collection notes listing actions on every past-due invoice in the arcm system (accounts receivable collection management)
• Maintain a filing system in accordance to internal and local document retention policies (i.e. upload the remittance advice to the deposit in exp.o accounting)
• Produce exception reports for the weekly ar meeting per company ar goals (aging analysis, no bad debt, 100% collection within terms, no ocl (over credit limit)) and maintain meeting minutes
• Prepare the bad debt calculation and the bad debt roll forward schedule for the monthly p&l
• Assist accounting manager with credit tasks in line with the global credit policy (maintain customer payment terms, company rating & risk rating; evidence in e.doc global lookup the establishment and approval of credit in the bcr system (branch credit request) and performance of annual credit reviews)
• Assist in internal control evaluations and internal / external audits by preparing required information / documentation
• 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

Knowledge

Expeditors' company policies and procedures

Skills

Strong ms office skills (intermediate level excel skills)

Behaviors

Professional appearance and attitude

Reliable and accurate

Excellent attention to detail

Taking initiative and working in autonomy

Self-reflecting and open to feedback

Adhere to the company's 10 cultural attributes : appearance, attitude, confidence, curiosity, excellence, integrity, pride, resolute, sense of humor, and visionary.

Benefits

Expeditors offers excellent benefits :

Please note, this opportunity does not sponsor work visas and has no relocation assistance.