Accounting: Provisional Vessel Expenses (PVE)

MSC USA - Charleston

Job Summary/ Key Responsibilities:

Tracks, records, files and analyses voyage expenses accounts and their related financial data.

Key responsibilities & duties

• Ensures accuracy in principal cost estimation and timely submission of provisional expenses.
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure on time and accurate daily posting of operational vendor expenses.
• Verifies principal costs debited against the provisional expenses reported and justify for the variances.
• Estimates and analyzes principal expenses with the aim of reducing costs and achieve savings.
• Identifies and initiates improvement areas, developing accounting control procedures and best practices to enhance overall accounting operations, work quality and efficiency.
• Observes and follows company policies, compliances, and procedures.
• Record-keeps and reports in a structured and organized matter.
• Re-confirms Cost Control approval or rejects blocked invoices with amounts over budget.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required skills / abilities

• Analytical: intermediate
• Attention to detail: advanced
• Communication skills: intermediate
• Internal customer orientation: intermediate
• Dependability: advanced
• Negotiation: fundamental
• Organization skills: fundamental
• Proactivity: intermediate
• Problem solving: intermediate
• Team player: advanced
• English: advanced
• MS Office, especially MS Excel or Access, with the ability to learn new software: advanced

Required Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (a must)
• Advanced proficiency of MS Excel (a must)
• Ability to develop processes and design process manuals

Preferred Qualifications & Competencies

• Minimum 1-2 years industry experience
• Lean six sigma certification
• Data analytics experience/knowledge
• Working knowledge of Power BI
• Programming experience, preferably Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time

Work Authorization

• Authorization to work in the U.S

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Paid Time Off (vacation days pto days sick days)
• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: one-time annual salary up to $50,000
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Pregnancy Disability Leave & Parental Leave
• Business Travel Insurance

• Transit/Parking)
• Supplemental Life, Disability, Accident, Critical Illness and
• Hospital Indemnity Plans

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is a global leader in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. The company has evolved from a one vessel operation into a globally respected business with a 700-vessel fleet and over 110,000 staff providing timely delivery of goods and services to customers of all industries and sizes. Present in 155 countries through 600 offices, MSC calls at 500 ports on 250 trade routes, carrying some 23 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) annually. MSC’s activities BACK APPLY now include overland transportation, logistics and a growing portfolio of port terminal investments.Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.