Freight Pay Specialist

About the role

The Freight Pay Specialist works directly with supply chain, finance, and logistics procurement to ensure Ascend’s third party Freight Payment and Audit system functions seamlessly and as per the agreed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). This position will ensure that freight payments to carriers are processed within terms to avoid credit issues.

What you'll do

• Review and manage Demurrage & Detention (D&D) invoices, including validation, dispute resolution, approval coordination
• Review carrier and vendor Statements of Account (SOA) on a scheduled basis to verify invoices have been received, processed, approved, and paid accurately
• Investigate and resolve open balances, aged invoices, payment discrepancies, duplicate payments, and billing disputes with carriers and internal stakeholders
• Prepare and submit supporting documentation for outstanding balance inquiries and carrier payment requests
• Manage freight invoice processing activities within SAP, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and freight audit and payment platforms

What you need

• 8–14 yrs of experience
• Logistics
• Supply chain
• Excel
• SAP
• Vendor management
• Accounts payable
• B.Com

Good to have

• Reconciliation
• SOP writing