Summary of Position

• Manage the implementation and execution of transportation policies and procedures that will provide the lowest landed cost of goods, meeting transportation budget and service requirements including outbound, inbound, and imports.
• Develop, report, monitor and communicate transportation financials in a timely manner, to include but not limited to budget, P&L, accrual and forecast.
• Work closely with the transportation data analyst team and leadership to minimize freight expense while optimizing store service
• Conduct training, enforce policies, utilize systems and optimize procedures as guided by management
• Facilitate the payment of invoices for carriers on a weekly basis/monthly basis for outbound, inbound, and imports freight pay.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively execute outbound, inbound, and imports transportation financial analyses
• Participate in annual transportation budget in collaboration with leadership
• Execute monthly accrual to a legal, financial and company standard
• Prepare financial statements and reports by obtaining data from company finance and operational systems
• Validate and challenge budget assumptions used by business owners and verify accuracy of the information
• Prepare monthly P&L in a timely manner with appropriate narrative and action items, highlighting trends and opportunities
• Reforecast and delineate variance(s) as needed to capture and report finance fluctuations, allowing for execution of identified cost avoidance opportunities
• Participate in or facilitate annual and spot audits in conjunction with internal audit to ensure procedure compliance with controls
• Represent transportation in company finance meetings, to include meeting facilitation and presentation
• Work with vendors contacts, carriers partners, and operations team to ensure invoices are correct and paid according to contracts for freight pay and detention
• Ensure the proper level of communication and customer service response
• Organize and prioritize workload
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in business, economics or finance.
• 2+ years of transportation finance or financial institution experience.
• Strong mathematical, financial audit and analytical skills.
• Possess an ability to conceive, develop and implement new ideas, procedures and processes whether organically or though staying attune to new technologies and procedures.
• Ability to work well with people at different levels within and outside of the company.
• Strong organizational, administrative, written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive working knowledge of the MS Office suite, especially Outlook, Access and Excel.
• Knowledge of transportation software applications from a finance perspective.
• Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrate a desire to stay aware of and follow new financial policies and procedures.
• Must possess qualities of integrity, discretion and strong ethics.
• Ability to be successful in a changing environment and lead through the ambiguity of change.
• Should exhibit initiative, dependability, and ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Strong operational and financial analytical skills, the ability to think critically and problem solve.
• Ability to write and understand SQL

Desired Qualifications

• Prefer previous experience in finance sector of retail industry and/or large transportation company.
• Knowledge of pricing and contract schemas for LTL, TL, IM, destination, origin, and dedicated transportation.
• Proficiency with Alteryx, SQL Server, and VBA.

This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.

Full time

510 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320

Transportation

Family Dollar