Accounts Payable Specialist III - Rogers, United States - Transplace

Description

About the Role

The Accounts Payable Specialist III is a key customer service position within Uber Freight. This position is responsible for managing resolution of Carrier invoice discrepancies and communicating internally/externally with various teams and carriers.

What the Candidate Will Do

• Reports to Accounts Payable Manager to assist in leading team to meet directives of upper management
• Provide support for Audit/CSI teams as related to carrier communications and full invoice discrepancy resolution using Uber Freight guidelines, carrier contracts, and customer business rules
• Facilitate communication between AP teams and Operations teams to work collaboratively on issues affecting their account(s)
• Create, train and implement information regarding Uber Freight Audit processes. Including building invoice only MEs
• Know and understand account specific requirements - required charges, customer business rules, carrier contracts, etc.
• Constant innovation of the behind-the-scenes action within TMSF - how things work vs. how they should work. Work with IT to create specialized product that best addresses needs
• Maintain a working knowledge of multiple Uber Freight accounts with an intermediate level or above understanding of Uber Freight business as it pertains to Accounts Payable within the company
• Research, daily/weekly KPI reporting, and special projects as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• 1 year of experience in Finance, specifically Accounts Payable or Audit preferred.
• 1 year of experience in 3PL/Transportation related field preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft or Google Tools
• Working and root cause knowledge of TMSF
• Knowledge of BI reporting and Oracle or Comparable ERP System, specifically, Accounts Payable module(s), Uber Freight TMS, Shipment Planning, Shipment Entry, Shipment Execution, and TMS Lite

About Uber Freight

Uber Freight is a logistics platform and partner with a mission to reimagine the way goods move to help communities thrive. Backed by innovative technology and a dedicated team of domain experts, we provide logistics solutions that give shippers and carriers of all sizes greater reliability, flexibility, and transparency so they can take control of their freight. With over $17 billion in FUM, we've built one of the world's most comprehensive logistics networks consisting of over 130,000 digitally-enabled carriers and thousands of shippers, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. For more, visit

EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)