AP Freight Bill and Pay Analyst - Night Shift

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Job Summary:

Handle all responsibilities for processing payment of common carrier freight invoices timely and accurately. Freight invoices encompass managed (3PL-Penske), non-managed (Plant) and premium freight (3PL-XPO) moves.

Key Characteristics:

• Individual is expected to function with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Ability to meet all deadlines and multi-task.
• Ability to keep all files and source documents current and organized to pass all internal and external audits. Systematic approach to record keeping is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate specifics on issues/concerns with: freight payment company (Cass), Carriers, 3PL Providers (Freight-Penske & Expedited-XPO), Route Planning (Agillence), Corporate Logistics and plant material groups.
• Review daily invoice rejections and research errors. Make corrections as necessary.
• Root cause carrier invoice rejections for potential Cass procedural changes, carrier compliance, 3PL compliance and potential Lear plant compliance.
• Perform weekly review of freight and expedited freight funding files.
• Review and resolve issues concerning past due statements (agings) from carriers.
• Prepare and distribute monthly diversity report related to all freight types.
• Record and allocate freight refund checks.
• Process/allocate monthly freight payment company (Cass) service charge.
• Maintain user security on freight payment company (Cass) system.
• Maintain Active Directory security groups utilized for SQL reporting.
• Perform monthly (minimal) and bi-yearly (in-depth) security reviews for audit.
• Maintain Master files for location information utilized by freight payment system.
• Maintain weekly Penske contract file (US & Mexico)
• Prepare monthly freight correction journal (review & root cause issues).
• Identify duplicate or misprocessed PTAs with freight payments companies (Cass & XPO)
• Prepares and maintains Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as assigned
• Assist the manager with special projects and requests as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Accounts Payable/ bookkeeping/ accounting background.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word)
• Strong understanding of freight terms

Education and Experience Required:

• Associate’s degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in logistics and customer service environment

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