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Financial Operations Coordinator (Ocean Freight)

Role overview

Summary

This role is for managing Finance Operations activities related to ocean services at Zencargo. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate costing, invoicing, and financial reporting, contributing to the overall efficiency of the operations team.

Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in the logistics industry, preferably in an ocean environment.
  • Preferred: Highly motivated and detail-oriented.
  • Preferred: Good stakeholder management and customer service skills.
  • Preferred: Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Preferred: Positive attitude and proactive collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own all Finance Operations activities for ocean services
  • Ensure all jobs are correctly costed and net revenue is positive
  • Raise customer invoices accurately and on time
  • Assist with accurate monthly reporting of financial figures for ocean product

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Social Skills
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Zencargo

  • Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Scaleup
  • 201–500
Zencargo is a digital first freight forwarder & logistics provider. Our platform allows customers to book, manage and keep track of their international freight as well as use analytics to drive intelligent supply chain decisions that help their businesses thrive. Whilst shipping is a complex trillion dollar industry, you might be surprised to know that many of the processes that could be simplified with technology are currently done over the phone, by fax and email or even jotted down on scraps of paper Our services include ocean, air and rail freight as well as trucking and cargo insurance. We deliver significant time, paper and financial savings to our customers offering instant quoting, easy booking and an online dashboard to give them 360 degree, 24/7 visibility on their shipments. Shippers and their counterparts collaborate to manage their logistics on Zencargo and all their supply chain data is stored together in the cloud making business analytics easier than ever. At Zencargo, we believe that technology can simplify logistical complexity and tear down barriers to trade. Automating trade and logistics operations and providing access to data and analysis will help companies to trade smarter and more efficiently, freeing businesses to concentrate on key decisions. Only by combining human endeavour and technology, can we build smarter supply chains that know no borders. Interested in being a part of the journey? Zencargo is hiring so please do check our job postings!

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Job description


Zencargo is looking for an Ocean Finance Operations Coordinator to join the Operations team in the UK. This person will own all Finance Operations related activities for the business related to ocean services. This is an opportunity to carry real responsibility in your role, in a fun and fast moving environment, with a supportive team and management.
Key Responsibilities
  • Owns all Finance Operations activities for all businesses related to ocean services
  • Including:
    • Ensures that all jobs are correctly costed and that the net revenue at a job level is positive
    • Has the responsibility of ensuring that all customer invoices are raised accurately, on time and that they match the rates and contracts agreed to with the customers
    • Resolving vendor invoice queries working with both internal stakeholders and vendors
    • Assist with accurate monthly reporting of monthly financial figures for our ocean product
    • Working with pricing and procurement to ensure timely and accurate rate cards and costing
    • Ensuring timely resolution of customer invoice queries  
Your role won’t necessarily be limited to this - we’re fast growing and everyone's day to day changes as the business grows. There is plenty of opportunity to progress and learn new things. 
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
  • 2 years of experience in the logistics industry preferably in an ocean environment
  • Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and able to efficiently deliver on time every time
  • Positive attitude and proactive collaboration
  • Good stakeholder management and customer service
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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