Analyst Freight Payment

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company focused on providing innovative packaging solutions. The Analyst Freight Payment role supports the automated freight payment process for the Corrugated Division, ensuring accurate and timely payments to carriers while addressing invoicing issues and maintaining financial controls. 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 Experience: Business experience with freight payables is preferred Experience working with remote locations and with various levels of staff/management is preferred Benefits Paid Holidays. Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages. Upon hire, 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.