Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure accurate and timely billing for rail services, including freight, demurrage, storage, and other accessorial charges.
- Partner with the Marketing department to implement current and ongoing contractual term and rate changes.
- Collaborate with Customer Service and Operations to ensure full capture of billable revenue activities.
- Research and resolve billing discrepancies and customer disputes in a timely and professional manner.
- Work closely with the Accounting Department to ensure proper revenue recognition in accordance with accounting standards.
- Participate as a key contributor to process improvement initiatives aimed at standardizing, centralizing, and automating revenue functions.
- Utilize analytics, automation, and AIenabled tools (e.g., forecasting, anomaly detection, process automation, or data insights) to identify trends, reduce errors, and enhance revenue and finance workflows.
- Support data-driven decision-making by analyzing large data sets and presenting insights to finance leadership.
Skills, Education, and Experience
- Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field from a fouryear college or university.
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in a financial, accounting, or revenue environment preferred.
- 5+ years of railroad industry experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of RMI applications, including TMS and RMS (ISS) a plus.
- Required experience using artificial intelligence (AI), automation, or advanced analytics tools to enhance finance or accounting processes, such as:
- Microsoft Power BI, SQLbased analytics, or similar business intelligence platforms
- Microsoft Copilot or other AIassisted financial analysis tools
- Workflow automation platforms (e.g., Power Automate, UiPath, Blue Prism)
- AIenabled forecasting, variance analysis, anomaly detection, or reporting tools
- Ability to apply AI and data analytics to identify trends, improve accuracy, reduce manual effort, and drive process efficiencies within the finance function.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problemsolving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access), including advanced Excel functionality.
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