Manager, Global Technology - Accounting in the ECP

Company Description “We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder Global supply chain management is what we do, but 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. 18,000 trained professionals 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries Fortune 500 Globally unified systems Job Description Why This Role Matters This Manager role leads a software engineering team responsible for centralizing enterprise accounting data within Expeditors’ Enterprise Core Platform (ECP). This role delivers scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant accounting data capabilities that support the modernization of exp.o Accounting and the controlled retirement of Expeditors’ legacy accounting system. The Manager balances near-term delivery with operational stability, strong internal controls, employee development, and the long-term transition of centralized accounting data management from Global Financial Reporting (GFR) to ECP. Team and Technology This role leads the engineering team responsible for establishing ECP as the authoritative platform for centralized enterprise accounting data and accounting-driven business processes. The team delivers centralized Open Item accounting data, including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Provisions, while expanding centralization to General Ledger balances, detailed General Ledger transactions, and File GL Balances used for revenue reporting. The Manager partners with Accounting, ECP Administration, Product, Architecture, Security, Compliance, and downstream data consumers. The role also oversees deployment-related processes across Accounting-owned systems and helps transition delivery from waterfall-based change management toward automated CI/CD practices. What Success Looks Like Build a prioritized roadmap for Open Item and General Ledger data centralization. Establish a healthy, accountable engineering team with clear expectations and effective coaching. Deliver production-ready Accounts Receivable data for the ARC replacement integration. Establish a future-state direction for Accounting deployment pipelines and CI/CD modernization. Improve delivery through automated, repeatable, auditable practices and reduced manual production activity. Key Areas of Impact Coaching for Growth Lead and develop a team of technical employees through clear expectations, regular coaching conversations, feedback, career development, knowledge sharing, and cross-training to strengthen team capability and support ECP-based accounting initiatives. Foster career growth by helping team members build the skills needed to support centralized accounting data capabilities and long-term team success. Delivering on Commitments Deliver centralized Open Item and General Ledger accounting data while managing dependencies, risks, controls, and stakeholder commitments to support business objectives. Improve engineering and operational effectiveness through automated, repeatable, and auditable delivery practices while balancing delivery commitments with operational stability and maintainability. Technical Depth and Delivery Ensure accounting data solutions support enterprise reporting, reconciliation, analytics, regulatory compliance, data quality, traceability, security, reliability, and required internal controls. Lead modernization of deployment-related processes, including future-state deployment pipelines, CI/CD practices, automation, observability, and reduced reliance on manual production activities. Architectural Scale Establish ECP as the authoritative platform for centralized enterprise accounting data and accounting-driven business processes while supporting the modernization of exp.o Accounting and retirement of legacy accounting systems. Partner with architects, engineering teams, and technical stakeh…

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