Global Director, FP&A, Contract Logistics

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

Lead Global FP&A and controlling for the Contract Logistics business, providing full visibility on financial and operational performance across all regions. Acts as strategic finance partner to CL leadership, driving profitability via site-level and contract analysis. Provide forward-looking financial insight and performance management for Contract Logistics with focus on profitability, productivity and return on invested capital

Position Responsibilities:

- Lead global CL FP&A processes (Budget, Forecast, Strategy)- Drive top-down EBIT alignment and challenge regions- Monitor site-level profitability, productivity, and capacity utilization- Identify loss-making sites / contracts and margin erosion drivers- Partner with CL leadership on pricing, capex and contracts- Standardize KPIs and reporting across regions- Drive automation and ONE Finance standards

- Budgeting, Planning, and Monitoring: 

* Coordinate with regional offices to forecast monthly financial results and annual plan.

* Align with Executive Management on the annual strategic plan 

Provide reporting requirement within budgeting software and manage UAT and approval of reporting

Communicate required system changes for budgeting software 

* Document annual plan requirements and coordinate with Sales, HR, IT, Operations, local and regional Accounting Department to ensure accurate completion of the plan.

Active Analysis and Controlling:

- Prepare financial reporting package inclusive of productivity and profitability commentary, trend and variance analysis and trend and variance analysis, and reconciliation schedules reconciliation schedules 

- Analyze trends, key metrics, market trends, and provide commentary on the correlations to financial performance financial performance

- Complete monthly DSO and aging reporting requirements and identify drivers of thesemetrics

- Monitor key performance indicators, highlight trends and analyze variances to support management annual audit report

Development and Support:

- Manages quality assurance process and user acceptance testing for ERP meta data structure and reporting changes

- Identify Tools and Develop Reports and Automation and review of processes

- Support, educated, and resolve financial matters providing knowledge guides for Business Unit reporting processes

- Serve as control owner for various financial reporting controls and maintain integrity over the processes

Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

- CPA / MBA preferred

-10+years of experience of Income Statement responsibility in a multinational company

- 5+ years managerial experience supporting a global / regional contract logistics team across multiple time zones

- Merger and Acquisition experience

- Workday Financials and Adaptive insights highly preferred

- 5+ years managerial Contract Logistics experience is a must

- Ability to recognize, evaluate and resolve problems effectively and Strong attention to details.

In accordance with Illinois state law, we are committed to providing pay transparency to all job applicants. For this position, the annual pay range is $100,000 - $120,000, depending on qualifications and experience. This range represents the full BASE compensation potential for this role, and the specific compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on factors such as skills, experience, and other relevant qualifications.In addition to base salary, JAS Forwarding offers a comprehensive benefits package, including dental, vision, and health insurance, 401(k), bonuses (depending on role) etc.Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.This role typically involves tasks that may require sitting, standing, walking, using hands and fingers to handle materials, reaching with arms and hands, and communicating verbally. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTSJAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.