Finance Data Analyst
November 1
Description
• Hi, I’m Gabe, the General Manager of Freight Innovation. • At Freight Innovation, creativity knows no bounds. We deliver tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs. • Whether it's modifying existing logistics solutions or creating entirely new ones, we are dedicated to addressing the specific challenges faced by businesses. • Our comprehensive range of services includes LTL, TL, Ocean, Air, Small Parcel, Special Projects, and White Glove. This ensures that we have a solution for every requirement, no matter how complex or specialised! • Right now, we’re on the lookout for a Finance Data Analyst to join our team. • In this role, you’ll help us streamline operations by automating processes and producing meaningful insights. • You’ll be auditing, analysing, and optimising our financial data and processes, developing new auditing procedures, and informing data based decisions. • Over time, you’ll take on more responsibility across our accounting team. • If you're ready to be part of a team that's redefining the logistics industry, we’d love to hear from you! • So, as the new team member, your main job will be to audit, analyse, and improve our financial data and processes to boost efficiency and accuracy. • You'll also play an important role in supporting the company’s sales team by analysing data to craft compelling proposals and ensure competitive pricing strategies. • This will make a significant impact on our overall business operations. • More specifically, you will: • Analyse data from external invoices in different formats (CSV, Excel, PDF) to evaluate rates, fees, and discounts of potential clients, enabling the sales team to offer competitive rates. • Retrieve necessary data, identify analytical requirements, derive insights, and automate processes using tools like Power BI or Power Query. • Create comprehensive reports to effectively communicate financial and business trends to management. Provide insights for decision-making and improve financial presentations based on feedback. • Optimize the processes for weekly audits conducted on billing data for thousands of customer shipments to ensure the accuracy of information. • Then, proactively use this data to identify trends, abnormalities and opportunities in customer behaviour. • Optimize the processes for commission calculations from complex sales data, and for tracking sales performance metrics. • Implement optimization strategies for audit and report processes, streamlining workflows, and ensuring efficiency. • Develop and apply automation techniques in Excel to eliminate repetitive tasks, enhancing the accuracy and speed of regularly performed processes. • Conduct ad hoc financial analysis as requested to address specific inquiries or to provide deeper insights into particular areas of interest (e.g. specific customer billing question). • Work with cross-functional team and outsourced accounting firm to report and integrate financial and operational data. • Working Hours: Full-time, with primary work hours during US EST business hours. With core overlap between 9am EST to 3pm EST.
Requirements
• Profound Excel skills, as well as experience with Power Query, Pivot Tables, and Macros. • Expertise in interpreting financial data to provide meaningful insights for informed decision-making. • Excellent English communication skills and a professional attitude at all times. • Experience in accurately preparing and analysing financial statements and reports, conducting audits, and providing strategic recommendations to enhance overall financial performance. • The ability to quickly grasp new platforms and technologies essential for the role. • Bonus points if you can: • Experience using Power BI. • Translate feedback and insights into clear, relevant information for various audiences. • Display technical proficiency in crafting data visualisations to improve comprehension. • Demonstrate a friendly, adaptable demeanour when engaging with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. • Exhibit initiative and creativity in tackling challenges and devising inventive solutions.
Benefits
• Earn a monthly salary of $1800-$2400* • Work remotely from anywhere in the world • Potential for some professional development funding • PTO: 25 total paid leave days, including 17 holiday (unused days are reimbursed), 5 sick, and 3 emergency • Partial reimbursement for government and/or supplemental health insurance programs
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