Accounts Payable Analyst

Job Description

As an Accounts Payable Analyst, you will be responsible for reviewing freight invoices for accuracy and ensuring any discrepancies are addressed promptly. You will collaborate closely with the Transportation team to resolve invoice-related issues and manage month-end activities and reconciliations. Your role will also involve validating freight activities to ensure precise invoicing and responding to carrier inquiries within one business day.

Responsibilities

• Review all freight invoices for completeness and accuracy, advising carriers where information is missing or incorrect.
• Validate the occurrence of freight movement and ensure accurate invoicing.
• Respond promptly to carrier inquiries to address and resolve any billing issues.
• Prepare accurate and timely carrier accruals monthly, ensuring they reconcile with carrier reconciliations.
• Perform carrier reconciliations at each period end to ensure accuracy and address carrier statement aging issues to meet vendor payment terms.
• Collaborate closely with internal Transportation operational staff to address any invoice validation or rate issues.
• Execute ad hoc requests as required.

Essential Skills

• Experience in freight audit, freight payment, and freight invoice management.
• Proficiency in accounts payable, invoicing, and payments.
• Familiarity with transportation industry terminology.
• Advanced skills in Excel, including pivots, H lookup, V lookup, formulas, and data management.
• Experience with large ERP systems such as Oracle and PeopleSoft.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance.
• Audit experience is essential.
• Background in logistics or supply chain management.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).

Work Environment

The position is based in a campus-style office located in Oakville, Ontario. The work schedule includes four days in the office from Monday to Thursday, with working hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, totaling a 37.5-hour work week. There is a possibility of overtime. Due to the nature of the job, there are no vacation days permitted around month-end, and appointments should be scheduled outside of critical periods. You will be working alongside a team of 16, including two team leads.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Burlington, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $ $25.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Burlington,ON.

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l'acquisition de talents, la chaîne d'approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d'un grand nombre d'entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d'avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l'âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d'ancien combattant, d'un handicap, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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