The AP Analyst will drive insight for Schenker transportation products (Air, Ocean, or Land). The AP Analyst will communicate effectively and support a product team leader to drive efficiency and control for continuous improvement, including daily payables processing, month-end close support, and maintaining vendor relationships.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
§ You will ensure that the company's product traffic (Air, Ocean, or Land) payables and related expenses are always complete, valid, and accounted for in the proper period.
§ You will drive daily payables processing execution, enabling the company to understand and control costs better while providing outstanding service to vendors and internal business partners.
§ You will coordinate closely with the company's offshore Global Business Services (GBS) team, as needed, to ensure timely and accurate traffic payables processing and collaborating effectively to improve processes.
§ You will act to identify and communicate root cause for issues related to traffic payables, communicating effectively with your product team leader and proactively head off negative service trends with internal and external business partners.
§ You will work with your product team leader to maintain your knowledge of Schenker products and assist in training new team members.
§ You will participate, as needed, on special projects implementing policies, procedures, process, and technology improvements for your traffic payable product that improve quality and reduce cost.
§ Managing special processes to include: CASS Management process and CASS reconciliations; Trade Cert and Trade Cert Reconciliations
§ Approvals in WIni for Consolidated invoices
§ Internal Control: SEMA Ticket approval for ACH updates
§ Execute daily workload and ensure adherence to company policies
§ Understand and utilize resources provided by internal systems, departments, policies, and procedures
§ Lead on complex root cause issue identification and communication to product team leaders
§ Execute internal financial controls
§ Participate in the month-end close process, as needed, ensuring that traffic payables accruals are complete, accurate, and meet closing cutoffs for the accounting period
§ Possess a strong desire for professional development and driving positive change, demonstrating basic project management skills, ability to introduce new ways of working, and leadership potential
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