The Best Connection are currently seeking a Carrier Payment Analyst for a Logistics company in the Bradford BD3 area.

This position supports the carrier payment and audit process, manages carrier freight payment relationships, oversees the freight settlement, and claims process, and leads other requests as needed.

Hybrid Role 

• 2 days in the office 
• 3 days at home after successful training period 
• 35 hours per week 

Responsibilities

• Interface with transportation planners and other departments to validate carrier invoices on a timely and accurate basis.
• Work with carriers, supporting on time payments that will promote long-standing and trusting relationships.
• Manage carrier inquiries received through Transportation Invoicing Inbox, ensuring responses are timely and accurate to support on time payments that will promote long-standing and trusting carrier relationships.
• Support completion of freight claim process by increasing recoveries, providing visibility to all claims, and understanding and acting on trends causing claims.
• Handle repeatable analysis and tasks while driving continuous cost and service improvements.
• Interface with transport planners and other departments to validate carrier charges on a timely and accurate basis.
• Work with carriers as a freight payment advisor, being customer-focused and solutions-oriented, to support on time payments that will promote long-standing and trusting relationships.
• Manually audit and process exception common carrier invoices that cannot be systematically processed.
• Identifies and communicates unresolved discrepancies to Carrier Payment Manager.
• Processes rush invoices from Carriers according to procedure to eliminate credit holds with Accounts Payable team.
• Perform other related duties as required or requested.

Requirements 

• attention to detail 
• computer literate 
• good numeracy skills 
• good accuracy and organisational skills
• ability to work to targets