Senior Finance Operations Analyst

specialized in credit analysis and collections

Investing your time with Flexport means keeping pace with a rapidly growing business, learning new skills, and seeking opportunities to fill the gap. We appreciate your contributions to making Flexport an amazing place to work and we encourage upwards or lateral movement and transfers that align with current business needs. 

We are on the AR team and our key accountabilities include: develop long-term customer relationships, minimize credit losses and protect working capital. We're looking for a Senior Finance Operations Analyst who is specialized in credit Analysis; this position will help assess the creditworthiness of new clients and manage risk across our existing portfolio by designing more efficient processes, improving our data, reporting, and analytics. This individual will be responsible for analyzing credit data, financial information, and customers’ payment history to make sound business judgments. The Credit Analyst will also have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with different teams across the organization (Sales, Ops, Credit, Finance, Legal, Customs, etc.) and will assist in several key projects related to credit risk processes, collection and liquidity management. 

What you’ll do: 

• You will be under the AR team to review incoming credit requests, ensure the proper documentation is provided and qualifications met. 
• You will assist with credit block releases by following the parameters outlined in our Corporate Credit Policy. 
• You will create and maintain internal trackers (e.g. payment plans, credit terms outliers).
• You will be responsible for generating regular AR reports and credit analysis for management reporting. 
• You will proactively work on collections and outline appropriate action items to lower our exposure. 
• You will help in documenting our internal policies (Credit, Collections, and Legal policies).
• Work on project specific requirements as assigned by the management.
• You will be responsible for coaching and monitoring junior associates in cash applications and fapiao issuance.

What you’ll need

• 4+ years of experience in AR and Commercial Credit.
• You have a degree in Finance/Accounting and are familiar with financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements). 
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient and fluent in English.
• Ability to work in a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret data and present to the key stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Preferably efficient in Netsuite, G Suite, Microsoft Excel and SQL/Looker.
• A "compliance first" attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry.