Financial Analyst
- $65,000 - $75,000
- Elgin, IL
A bit about us:
Our client is is a privately-held American logistics provider operating in multiple U.S. locations. The company’s roots date back to a founding in Detroit, Michigan, with a focus on air, intermodal and cross-border freight forwarding and customs clearance services
Why join us?
The company’s leadership is now in the hands of the second generation who are focused on helping companies large and small add online distribution capabilities to their product distribution offerings. Our nearly 50 years of forwarding and customs experience combined with the latest technology filled warehouses help to offer companies of all sizes a true door to door experience.
Job Details
Financial Analyst I
▪ Invoice clients on a cycled basis
▪ Analyze and manage vendor agreements to ensure pricing aligns with current rates and is market competitive.
▪ Manage and test 3PL billing rates in the Warehouse Management System ( WMS )
o Update rates as needed in the WMS to stay aligned with current vendor pricing
▪ Review and analyze courier pricing
▪ Build and maintain financial databases to assist in decision making and investment opportunities.
▪ Assist Management with building quarterly and yearly budgets
▪ Work with Department Director to implement new programs
o Knowledge of new platforms & tools to build efficiencies into the financial operation.
▪ Training and educating Account Managers on billing scripts and billing impacts
▪ Infrastructure Growth - ability to see the “big picture” and set up financial procedures now that will successfully impact long term growth plans.
Qualifications
▪ Ability to data mine and interpret large amounts of financial data
▪ Understanding of financial concepts and theories
Experience & Education
▪ Understanding of P&L, budgets, and financial goal planning
▪ Knowledge of finance and accounting platforms
▪ Proficient in Microsoft Office [ Extremely strong knowledge of Excel tables and formulas ]
▪ Education
o High School or equivalent ( 5 year experience )
o Bachelor Degree in finance / accounting / economics or related field ( preferred )
▪ Mid-Level
▪ 1-3 years’ experience
▪ Invoice clients on a cycled basis
▪ Analyze and manage vendor agreements to ensure pricing aligns with current rates and is market competitive.
▪ Manage and test 3PL billing rates in the Warehouse Management System ( WMS )
o Update rates as needed in the WMS to stay aligned with current vendor pricing
▪ Review and analyze courier pricing
▪ Build and maintain financial databases to assist in decision making and investment opportunities.
▪ Assist Management with building quarterly and yearly budgets
▪ Work with Department Director to implement new programs
o Knowledge of new platforms & tools to build efficiencies into the financial operation.
▪ Training and educating Account Managers on billing scripts and billing impacts
▪ Infrastructure Growth - ability to see the “big picture” and set up financial procedures now that will successfully impact long term growth plans.
Qualifications
▪ Ability to data mine and interpret large amounts of financial data
▪ Understanding of financial concepts and theories
Experience & Education
▪ Understanding of P&L, budgets, and financial goal planning
▪ Knowledge of finance and accounting platforms
▪ Proficient in Microsoft Office [ Extremely strong knowledge of Excel tables and formulas ]
▪ Education
o High School or equivalent ( 5 year experience )
o Bachelor Degree in finance / accounting / economics or related field ( preferred )
▪ Mid-Level
▪ 1-3 years’ experience