Analyst Freight Payment

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a leading company in the corrugated packaging business, committed to delivering high-quality customer service and operational excellence. The Analyst Freight Payment role is essential for supporting the automated freight payment process, ensuring accurate and timely invoice payments, and managing various financial controls and disputes related to carrier invoices. Responsibilities Reconcile the freight payment funding requests (obligations) to actual carrier invoice processing results prior to authorizing funding to be released from PCA’s bank account Control contract rates from the plants/corp to the freight payment company Address payment disputes and issues Monitor the payments and pending/holding status for the “top 20” carriers at least twice per week Audit a percentage (quantity subject to auditor guidelines) of invoices each week to assure the system is working consistently and accurately Develop and implement business rules and/or tolerances for the freight payment company to use when calculating payments on behalf of PCA Learn and use the full complement of the freight payment vendor’s invoice management and reporting/history tools for efficient navigation of problem definition, resolution, reporting to plants, carriers, and management Skills Education: equivalent to 4-years of college preferred Computer and software knowledge: Excel, Word, email are essential Business experience with freight payables is preferred Experience working with remote locations and with various levels of staff/management is preferred Benefits Paid Holidays. Medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages. An employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions. Company Overview Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is the fourth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United It is a sub-organization of vapepackagingboxes. It was founded in 1959, and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Packaging Corporation of America has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 5 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.