Freight Audit Representative
Job Description
The Freight Audit Representative reviews and validates freight invoices, ensures accurate billing and freight activity records, and supports transportation operations through timely issue resolution and month-end reconciliations. This role works closely with carriers and internal transportation teams to resolve discrepancies, maintain accurate financial records, and support continuous improvement in freight payment and audit processes.
Responsibilities
- Review all freight invoices for completeness and accuracy, ensuring that charges, rates, and supporting details are correct.
- Validate the occurrence of freight movements to confirm that invoiced services match actual transportation activities.
- Advise carriers when invoice information is missing, incomplete, or incorrect, and provide clear guidance on required corrections.
- Respond to all carrier inquiries within one business day to address and resolve billing issues promptly.
- Work closely with internal transportation operational staff to resolve invoice validation issues, rate discrepancies, and other billing concerns.
- Validate and update freight activities in relevant systems to ensure accurate and timely invoicing.
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly carrier accruals that reconcile with carrier reconciliations.
- At each period end, prepare carrier reconciliations to ensure accuracy, address carrier statement aging issues, and support adherence to vendor payment terms.
- Support month-end activities and reconciliations, including reviewing freight-related financial data and ensuring proper documentation.
- Perform ad hoc requests related to freight audit, invoicing, reporting, and analysis as required by the business.
- Collaborate with finance and accounts payable teams to ensure accurate freight payments and alignment with accounting practices.
- Use Excel, TMS, and ERP systems to analyze data, manage invoices, and support reporting and audit activities.
Essential Skills
- Hands-on experience in freight audit, including reviewing and validating freight invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Experience with freight payment processes and accounts payable, including invoicing and payments.
- Practical knowledge of the transportation industry and transportation terminology.
- Experience working with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
- Experience using large ERP systems such as Oracle or PeopleSoft, or similar logistics and accounting platforms.
- Background in logistics or supply chain environments.
- Audit experience, particularly in freight or financial audit contexts.
- Degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with QuickBooks or other accounting and logistics-related ERP systems.
- Exposure to logistics, transportation, or fleet operations environments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and reconcile large data sets.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in financial and invoice-related work.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, especially during month-end and period-end close activities.
- Strong communication skills for interacting with carriers, internal transportation teams, and finance stakeholders.
- Comfort working in audit-focused roles that require thorough documentation and compliance.
Work Environment
The role is based in a campus-style office environment in Oakville, Ontario. The standard work schedule is 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a 37.5-hour work week and the possibility of overtime, particularly around month-end and period-end activities. The position follows a hybrid work model, with four days per week in the office and Fridays working from home. The team environment includes working alongside a group of approximately 16 colleagues, including two team leads, in a collaborative and operationally focused setting. Due to the critical nature of month-end activities, time off around month-end and appointments during key on-site visit days are limited, particularly for three days each month. The workplace uses modern tools and systems, including Transportation Management Systems, large ERP platforms such as Oracle and PeopleSoft, and Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of OAKVILLE, ON.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $24.00 - $25.00/hr.
Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in OAKVILLE,ON.
ร propos d'Aston Carter
Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale ร des milliers de clients ร travers le monde. Spรฉcialisรฉs dans la comptabilitรฉ, la finance, les ressources humaines, lโacquisition de talents, les achats, la chaine dโapprovisionnement, et certaines professions administratives, nous รฉtendons les capacitรฉs des entreprises ร la pointe de lโindustrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matiรจre de recrutement et sur notre vaste rรฉseau pour rรฉpondre aux besoins รฉvolutifs de nos clients et de notre communautรฉ de talents avec agilitรฉ et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux รtats-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service dโun grand nombre dโentreprises du classement Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dโavoir remportรฉ la dรฉsignation ยซ Prix Platine ยป dans le cadre des prix Best of Staffingยฎ Client et Talent dรฉcernรฉs par ClearlyRated.
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About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffingยฎ Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.