Car Hire Accounting Associate

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier's heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

Greenbrier's success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our IDEAL commitment is rooted in these values, which promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Leadership, creating a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent base is the key to our success.

Summary

The Car Hire Accounting Associate will be responsible for the efficient management and timely completion of monthly tasks including account reconciliations, payment analysis, funds distribution and the review and analysis of reported data. You will play a crucial role in maintaining our customer support of internal and external customers.

Join us in this exciting opportunity to play a key role in helping us be efficient and helpful of our customer!

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Assist the Sr. Manager, Car Hire Accounting, in car hire related data analysis and functions as it relates to completion of work and meeting industry, internal and customer deadlines

• Analyze data to provide weekly and monthly forecasting, reconciliations, revenue, and other reporting to clients related to Car Hire

• Share the responsibility for the monthly close cycle and reporting events, including internal reporting and external customer interaction

• Provide regular and ad-hoc reporting to other internal departments to support business decisions

• Assist in the setup of new and existing clients

• Collaborate with other Greenbrier teams to improve customer satisfaction

• Collaborate with technical teams and participate in projects for system enhancements

• Collaborate with others on the team for annual and long-term projects

• Respond to external and internal requests in timely and professional manner

• Maintain client relationships through exceptional customer service

• Ensure all processes are followed and documented in compliance with audit guidelines

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• 1-2 years' work experience in a role including analysis of business processes and reconciliation of financial information

• The ability to work proficiently in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Access, and enterprise level systems

• Must have a strong work ethic, with demonstrated analytical and organizational skills

• Need to have the ability to show initiative and quickly adapt to rapid change in a professional and positive manner

• Must be able to complete special projects and analysis as required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to internal and external parties

• Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with limited direction

• Able to prioritize workload and meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English / Spanish desired

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• Technical business analyst background

• Proficient in MS Office, high proficiency in Excel and experience in MS Access preferred

Preference with experience in the following order:

• Experience working in a railroad or vendor Car Hire department;

• Experience working in the railroad industry; and

• Experience working in a transportation-related industry.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• In Office

Physical Activities and Requirements

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Frequently

• Walk: Occasionally

• Bend: Occasionally

• Kneel/Squat: Not Applicable

• Crawl: Not Applicable

• Climb: Not Applicable

• Reach Forward: Occasionally

• Reach Upward: Not Applicable

• Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Not Applicable
• 10-25 lbs: Not Applicable
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Not Applicable
• 10-25 lbs: Not Applicable
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at careers@gbrx.com or call us at 503-684-7000. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with "-gbrx.icims.com". In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.