Accounts Payable​/Receivable Specialist - Entry Level Laredo, TX

Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist - Entry Level

Schedule: FT

Job Type: On-site

Salary Type:
Salary

The Accounts Payable Specialist I is an Entry Level role and a key customer service position within Uber Freight. This position is responsible for resolution of discrepant carrier invoices, building shipments, updating shipment attributes, communicating internally and/or externally with Operations, Carrier Pricing, Procurement, Helpdesk, and potentially shipper/receiver facilities. This role will analyze the root cause of invoice discrepancies and work with the appropriate party(s) to escalates the issues as needed for final resolution.

The successful candidate must display superior communication skills (consistent, professional, effective, prompt, and courteous).

• Resolve carrier invoice discrepancies, using Uber Freight guidelines, customer business rules, carrier rate agreements, etc.
• Create shipments for non-managed freight based on predefined customer specific requirements
• Know and understand account specific requirements –requiredcharges, customer business rules, carrier contracts, etc.
• Provide support to Operations as neededin regards to Financial issues related to their account
• Deliver cost saving/cost containment to the customer and/or Uber Freight
• Correspond internally with Operations, Procurement, and Carrier Pricingregarding rating and accessorial invoice discrepancies as needed
• Maintain up-to-date customer business rules,policies and procedures.
• Use of JIRA to file tickets ofidentifiedissues surrounding invoice resolution
• Setup new customer and vendor locations in the TMS,leveragingknowledge of customer business practices
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 1+ years of AP or AR experience
• Basic competency in Excel (e.g., spreadsheets, formulas, formatting)

• 1+ years of Accounts Payable (or related field) in the Transportation industry
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office suite of products and Google tools
• In-depth knowledge of Uber Freight TMS and TMS Financials systems