Director, Central FP&A

Company Description 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! Job Description Summary Description This Director will lead Expeditors’ Central FP&A team with primary responsibility for the finance calendar, monthly forecast, annual operating plan, consolidated management reporting, and Board and earnings support. Reporting to the Vice President of FP&A, this person will be a close thought partner, turning the FP&A vision into repeatable processes and a single enterprise view of performance. The role is hands-on: the Director will build a small, focused team that leverages Expeditors’ existing regional controller network as it scales. We’re looking for someone who has seen strong FP&A in action and can adapt that experience to Expeditors rather than copy a playbook. The right person is curious about our business, practical in solving problems, comfortable in an evolving environment, and ready to turn ideas into action. What You Do Lead Planning, Forecasting and Management Reporting Lead monthly and quarterly forecasting, including timelines, assumptions, templates, consolidation, review, and communication. Work with regional controllers, business partners and Finance leaders to gather forecast inputs and understand the operational drivers and external factors behind performance. Facilitate constructive review and challenge of forecasts, helping leaders distinguish committed actions from known risks, potential opportunities, and longer-term aspirations. Own enterprise tracking of significant strategic initiatives, ensuring their expected financial impact is reflected in the plan and forecast. Evaluate forecast accuracy, identify recurring sources of variance, and improve forecasting methods over time. Lead monthly management reporting on results, drivers, risks, opportunities, and outlook, connecting financial outcomes to the operating activities and decisions behind them. Develop concise, executive-ready narratives on what changed, why it changed, and what actions or decisions may be required. Lead the annual operating plan and long-range planning processes with the Vice President and own the finance calendar that connects them with the forecast. Develop planning assumptions, templates, analytical methods, review materials, and quality standards. Develop scenarios that show the range of potential outcomes, key dependencies and risks, and the actions required to reach a preferred result. Translate company priorities into financial expectations, performance measures, and management actions. Support Board and earnings preparation by coordinating accurate, well-documented analyses and executive-ready financial messaging that connects reported results, business drivers, risks, trends, and likely areas of investor or Board interest. Develop Financia…

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