Financial Operations Analyst

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Department: Finance & Legal

Team: Business & Operations

About the Role

Wayfair is seeking a motivated Financial Operations Analyst for the Freight Audit team within the Financial Operations organization in Boston, Massachusetts. This role is pivotal in maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of shipping cost data across Wayfair's extensive logistics network, directly contributing to operational efficiency and financial precision in warehouse and supply chain activities. The position focuses on warehouse logistics specifics, including carrier management and cost validation essential to Wayfair's e-commerce fulfillment operations. As a FinOps Analyst, you will dive into carrier invoices, validate rates against contractual agreements, and collaborate with Operations, Accounting, Strategic Finance, and external carriers to resolve discrepancies and streamline financial workflows. Emphasizing logistics and operations, the role involves identifying automation opportunities to enhance complex processes in Wayfair's freight handling and distribution systems, ensuring seamless integration between financial oversight and physical logistics execution. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, a collaborative approach, and a passion for optimizing warehouse-adjacent processes in a fast-paced e-commerce environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze carrier invoices for accuracy and completeness
• Validate rates against contractual terms
• Partner with Operations, Accounting, Strategic Finance, and external carriers
• Resolve discrepancies in shipping cost data
• Improve financial workflows in logistics
• Ensure integrity of Wayfair’s shipping cost data
• Drive efficiency across the logistics network
• Identify automation opportunities in freight audit processes

Required Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative mindset
• Eagerness to improve complex systems and processes
• Experience in financial operations or freight audit
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with Operations, Accounting, and external carriers
• Proficiency in analyzing shipping cost data
• Knowledge of logistics network operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in freight auditing and carrier invoice validation
• Background in e-commerce logistics
• Familiarity with Wayfair's supply chain processes

Required Skills

• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving
• Collaboration
• Invoice analysis
• Rate validation
• Contract review
• Cross-functional partnering
• Discrepancy resolution
• Process improvement
• Automation identification
• Financial accuracy
• Logistics data integrity
• Freight auditing
• Shipping cost management
• Workflow optimization

Benefits

• Competitive salary in Boston, MA
• Work within a dynamic Financial Operations organization
• Cross-functional collaboration with logistics and operations teams
• Opportunity to impact Wayfair's supply chain efficiency
• Career growth in freight audit and financial operations
• Engagement with cutting-edge logistics processes
• Support for process improvement initiatives

Wayfair is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.