Freight Operations Assistant; Part-time

Position: Freight Operations Assistant (Part-time)
We are actively looking to engage financial professional with a passion for account payable processing for a new role as an Freight Operations Assistant (Part-time) in Castle Donington in Derbyshire!

Client Details
My client is a market-leader in the shipping industry and has offices based across the world (in Germany, Spain, USA & more recently in the Far East). You will be joining a fast-pace environment assisting in finding logistics solutions for some of the world's largest industrial, retail & FMCG based customers. My client focuses on searching air freight, sea freight & road freight solutions, which are both cost effective & time sensitive.

This role is for between 20-25 hours per week.

Job Description
As an Freight Operations Assistant (Part-time) you will report in to the Operations Manager on a daily basis. You will be responsible for the following areas for responsibility across Castle Donington office in Derbyshire:

* Working with internal stakeholders within the operational shipping team to resolve internal queries surrounding costings, quotations & pricing queries.

* Providing monthly administrative support to operational, freight & finance team and wider business.

* Processing supplier invoices & managing payment runs

* Control of supplier freight invoices and overhead invoices to our in-house operating and financial systems.

* Resolving supplier invoice disputes via active management and discussion.

* Manual payment runs within GBP and FX currency (such as USD, EUR, etc.).

* Daily management of Direct Debit reporting and payment schedules.

* Management and accountability for the control of the accounts payable system across numerous sites and various countries.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have an expansive background in account payable processing and financial administration. The ideal Freight Operations Assistant (Part-time) will have the following skills and experience:

* 2+ year's experience in either a freight, logistics or finance role

* Experience with high volume invoice processing, payment forecasting and bank transaction processing.

* Administration, freight and / or customer service knowledge

* Commutable to Castle Donington in Derbyshire for 20-25 hours per week.

What's On Offer?

 * £27,000-£29,000 (pro-rata)

* Private healthcare coverage

* 32 days annual leave (pro-rata)

* Comprehensive company benefits account.

* Hybrid working after probation period

* Large opportunities to progress knowledge and job banding