Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist

We are looking for an Accounting Specialist to join a fast-paced freight brokerage team. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who takes pride in accurate financial processing, organized recordkeeping, and resolving payment issues in a high-volume environment. In this role, you will support core accounting operations across receivables, payables, and reconciliations while partnering with finance and operations teams to keep transactions moving smoothly. The position offers the chance to build deeper knowledge of brokerage workflows, internal controls, and day-to-day financial operations as responsibilities grow over time.

Responsibilities

• Post incoming customer payments accurately and match them to the correct invoices and load activity, investigating remittance details when information is incomplete or unclear.

• Process carrier and vendor invoices through established payment channels, including QuickBooks Online and other approved platforms, while following internal approval procedures.

• Oversee shared finance inboxes and transaction queues, responding to routine questions, directing requests appropriately, and following through on open items promptly.

• Research and resolve billing and payment exceptions such as rate mismatches, duplicate entries, short pays, overpayments, missing documents, and incorrect routing.

• Maintain thorough notes, backup documentation, and status updates so transactions can be reviewed, continued, and audited efficiently.

• Partner with agents, customers, carriers, vendors, and internal team members to gather information needed to complete or correct financial records.

• Raise policy-related questions and higher-risk issues to finance leadership when exceptions require additional review or authorization.

• Support accounting workflow improvements by identifying recurring issues and helping strengthen process consistency in daily operations.

• Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and account reconciliation activities.

• Working knowledge of QuickBooks Online and comfort learning additional transaction or payment systems.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage a high volume of financial entries accurately.

• Ability to investigate discrepancies, organize supporting information, and bring issues to resolution efficiently.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with internal teams and external partners.

• Solid time management skills with the ability to prioritize daily tasks in a fast-moving environment.

• Sound judgment and reliability when handling sensitive financial information and following established controls.

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