Accountant chez Expeditors

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Expeditors International (Puerto Rico), Inc. is hiring for an Accountant.  The position will be responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory requirements (filings/audits) and corporate requirements (month-end submissions and quality of financial statements).

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of a combination of general accounting, governmental compliance (monthly and annual filings) and audit/review. We are looking for a professional who enjoys learning and working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The candidate should have a willingness to grow and very strong work ethics. The candidate must have proven experience in implementing changes and developing efficiencies for his/her job and team, as well as previous experience in a multinational public company environment.

Some of the responsibilities include:
• Responsible for weekly bank reconciliations

• Responsible of monthly General Ledger accounts reconciliations.

• Responsible for weekly reconciliation of Operational Accounting Provisions. 

• Monitor and update AR & AP transactions in accordance with company policies. 

• Responsible to manage daily bank disbursements (request payment) within bank and accounting system.

• Monitor branch accounting transactions/analyze appropriateness in accordance with company policies and GAAP. 

• Manage/monitor/ propose changes to customer credit in accordance with company policies.                                                         

• Manage/monitor/propose changes to vendors in accordance with company policies and statutory requirements.

• Audit the recording of administrative expenses in the accounting system.

• Responsible for month-end submissions/analysis and assist in financial reporting.

• Assist in monitoring submissions timeliness to comply with deadlines.

• Analyze, monitor and review monthly financial statements; gather explanations on variances.

• Propose monthly journal entries.

• Key contact to provide documentation required for audits (internal/external) and tax-advisory engagements.

• Monitor daily incoming of merchandise for use (supplies, advertising items, etc.) to comply with import declaration (IVU).

• Ensure compliance with governmental regulations and assist in annual filings.

• Prepare internal documentation required for monthly imports IVU return, process through SURI.

• Responsible of monthly and quarterly filings (governmental agencies) within strict timeline (Services rendered by non-resident tax (4%), Withholding on services 480's, Nonresident tax withholding, Municipality IVU), etc.

• Responsible of maintaining monthly reconciliation for annual 480's filing. 

• Present in Accounting Meetings as needed.

• Assist Controller in ensuring compliance with tax regulations in PR.

• Assist Controller in implementation of corporate internal controls and continuous evaluation of job functions to ensure appropriate segregation of duties.

• Fixed assets custodian (acquisitions/disposals)/ propose monthly depreciation.

• Fixed assets count and reconciliation.

• Other tasks/projects as needed/assigned.

• BA/BS in Accounting required
• Fully bilingual (Spanish/ English) -  the interview(s) will be conducted in English.
• Five+ years of a combination of general accounting, analysis, tax compliance (monthly and annual tax filings) and audit
• Strong analytical skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Previous experience/success in corporate environment.
• Outstanding communication/presentation skills

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan:  Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
• Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company