Associate Director, Freight Payment and Auditing
Merck
8 hours ago
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with transportation, warehouse operations, supporting functions, and finance to ensure timely payment of freight invoices per contracts.
- Produce financial reports; partner with regional/local finance for month-end close and accruals.
- Monitor and explain monthly transportation budget performance vs. plan.
- Ensure accurate general ledger coding and cost allocation.
- Develop and monitor regional and global freight audit and payment process strategies.
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting requirements and applicable industry/legal standards.
- Measure and report audit/payment process effectiveness.
- Ensure freight payment data transfers into the company system of record and reconcile provider/company reporting.
- Define metrics, maintain dashboards, implement improvements, and manage automation/enhancements projects.
- Manage third-party freight audit providers and lead improvement initiatives.
- Mentor/train team members and new hires on freight audit/payment policies, procedures, and systems.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years supply chain/audit/logistics (or related).
- 3+ years freight audit and payment.
- Bachelor’s in Business, Finance, or related.
- Attention to detail with large datasets; critical thinking.
- Experience in multi-functional projects and global teams.
Preferred:
- Master’s; 10+ years across all transportation modes.
- Power BI/analytics dashboarding; people management; leadership experience.
Required skills: Data analysis, freight audit/payment, general ledger coding, transportation/logistics management, trade compliance, process improvements, cost allocations, team coaching.
Application: Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub).
- Collaborate with transportation, warehouse operations, supporting functions, and finance to ensure timely payment of freight invoices per contracts.
- Produce financial reports; partner with regional/local finance for month-end close and accruals.
- Monitor and explain monthly transportation budget performance vs. plan.
- Ensure accurate general ledger coding and cost allocation.
- Develop and monitor regional and global freight audit and payment process strategies.
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting requirements and applicable industry/legal standards.
- Measure and report audit/payment process effectiveness.
- Ensure freight payment data transfers into the company system of record and reconcile provider/company reporting.
- Define metrics, maintain dashboards, implement improvements, and manage automation/enhancements projects.
- Manage third-party freight audit providers and lead improvement initiatives.
- Mentor/train team members and new hires on freight audit/payment policies, procedures, and systems.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years supply chain/audit/logistics (or related).
- 3+ years freight audit and payment.
- Bachelor’s in Business, Finance, or related.
- Attention to detail with large datasets; critical thinking.
- Experience in multi-functional projects and global teams.
Preferred:
- Master’s; 10+ years across all transportation modes.
- Power BI/analytics dashboarding; people management; leadership experience.
Required skills: Data analysis, freight audit/payment, general ledger coding, transportation/logistics management, trade compliance, process improvements, cost allocations, team coaching.
Application: Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub).