Freight Accounting Analyst

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The Logistics Finance team is seeking recent graduates in Financial Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or related fields who are interested in starting and developing their careers as Financial Analysts.

This role provides hands-on experience in financial analysis, account reconciliations, journal entries, trend and variance analysis, and process automation. You will work with tools such as S/4HANA, Power BI, and other financial platforms while supporting financial reporting, forecasting, and business decision-making.

This is a great opportunity to build a career in finance while contributing to continuous process improvement and developing a strong understanding of the organization's financial processes and operations.

Responsibilities

• Performs account reconciliations and journal entries and supports month-end closing activities.
• Extracts and analyzes financial and operational data to identify trends, variances, and key financial drivers.
• Supports financial analysis for the Logistics Finance organization and provides insights to key stakeholders.
• Supports budgeting and forecasting activities, including expense reviews and variance analysis.
• Interprets financial information, including forecasts, budgets, income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow data.
• Develops an understanding of the organization's financial processes, operations, and business.
• Supports financial reporting activities while ensuring compliance with reporting standards and corporate policies.
• Uses tools such as S/4HANA, Power BI, and other platforms to analyze data and support process automation.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and automation within finance activities.
• Supports priority projects through research, data analysis, and regular communication with internal stakeholders.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year degree in Financial Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Recent graduate or typically 0-2 years of relevant work experience in finance, accounting, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong interest in developing a career in Finance.

Knowledge & Skills

• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Account Reconciliations
• Journal Entries
• Variance and Trend Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Planning and Forecasting
• Process Improvement
• Automation
• Power BI
• SAP / S/4HANA
• Microsoft Excel
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
• Proactive Mindset
• Willingness to Learn

Impact & Scope

• Impacts own work and contributes as a team member by providing financial information, analysis, and recommendations in support of team objectives.

Complexity

• Learns and applies foundational finance and accounting concepts to assigned responsibilities.
• Develops knowledge of financial processes, systems, and business operations with guidance from the team.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, or knowledge. These may be subject to change, and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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