About the Role
The Accounting Operations Specialist role provides you with a unique opportunity to join a high growth, third-party logistics company as we pivot into a record-breaking 4th year. You will be responsible for the review of customer and carrier financials, and the subsequent invoicing of customers and payment of carriers. The Accounting Operations Specialist will work closely with the rest of the Financial Operations Team to maintain & improve daily operations with the opportunity for various project-based work and room for growth.
What you’ll do when you get here:
- Audit and process invoices sent to customers and bills paid to carriers on a daily basis
- Effectively communicate with customers and carriers to reconcile discrepancies and variances as needed
- Identify synergies to improve current financial operations processes through critical thinking and analysis
- Assist with application of customer payments
- Collaborate internally with multiple departments across the organization to ensure accurate invoicing and billing to include audit of outstanding invoicing and billing holds.
- Respond to payment status and rate confirmation inquiries
What you need to have:
- A high school degree or equivalent work experience in finance and invoicing/billing
- Freight bill audit experience – Less Than Truckload, Truckload, & White Glove
- Experience with data entry into accounting systems
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail
- Team-oriented mindset and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Looking to be part of a growing company and open to taking on new challenges
What is Preferred:
- Netsuite experience
- G-Suite experience
Why Shipwell:
- 401k plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Generous parental leave
- Competitive salary and equity opportunity
- Team building events and office competitions
- Friendly, talented, and inclusive company culture
- Offices in Austin, TX, Chicago, IL or 100% remote
- Health, vision, dental, teladoc, STD, LTD, & Life insurance
- Incredible growth opportunity at a fast growing company
- Subsidized gym, cell phone, learning and commuter reimbursements
- Receive an elite technology package to include a brand new MacBook Pro!
Here at Shipwell, we are a Remote Forward company. You have the opportunity to work within one of our office location cities (Austin and Chicago) or you can choose to be fully remote.