Freight & Invoice Coordinator

Seismic Recruitment; Botcheston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Seismic Recruitment is seeking a Freight & Invoice Coordinator for a busy shipping team in Desford. This is a 12-month initial contract, full-time on-site, with around 37.5 hours per week.

You will process freight invoices, reconcile data, and analyse large freight data sets using Excel. Strong attention to detail and proactive problem solving are essential to improve processes and support shipping operations.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills including PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Experience analyzing large volumes of data.
• Experience with invoices, reconciliation or financial/administrative data.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to interpret information and spot discrepancies.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with different teams.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Process freight invoices relating to inbound and outbound materials.
• Check invoices against services provided and ensure information is accurate.
• Work with and analyse large sets of freight and shipping data.
• Collate metrics and produce analysis around freight invoices and shipping performance.
• Provide general administrative support to the wider Shipping team.
• Liaise with colleagues to investigate and resolve queries.
• Support continuous improvement and look for ways to improve existing processes.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Invoices / reconciliation

Attention to detail

Information interpretation

Organisational skills

Communication

Process improvement

Tools

PivotTables

VLOOKUP

XLOOKUP

Job description

Freight & Invoice Coordinator

Desford LE9 (working full time onsite)

Initial 12 month contract - Very likely to extend for the right person

37.5 hours Monday to Thursday 07:00 - 16:00 or 07:30 - 16:30 Friday early finish typically 12.30

Up to £16.60ph PAYE DOE + holiday and pension contribution OR Umbrella hourly rates up to £22.70ph

Are you confident working with large volumes of data, Excel and invoice processing, with a strong eye for detail?

We're recruiting a Freight & Invoice Coordinator to join a busy shipping team within a leading global manufacturing organisation.

This could suit someone from freight, logistics or supply chain, but equally we're interested in candidates with backgrounds in finance administration, accounting or high-volume invoice processing. Ideally between 3-4 years of relevant experience, previous freight experience isn't essential if you have the strong Excel, data and accuracy skills we're looking for.

What will you be doing?

• Processing freight invoices relating to inbound and outbound materials


• Checking invoices against services provided and ensuring information is accurate


• Working with and analysing large sets of freight and shipping data


• Collating metrics and producing analysis around freight invoices and shipping performance


• Providing general administrative support to the wider Shipping team


• Liaising with colleagues to investigate and resolve queries


• Supporting continuous improvement and looking for ways to improve existing processes

What are we looking for?

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience with functions such as PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP


• Experience managing and analysing large volumes of data


• Experience with invoices, reconciliation or financial/administrative data


• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy


• The ability to interpret information and spot discrepancies


• Good organisational and administrative skills


• Strong communication skills and confidence working with different teams


• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

The above represents a summary of the contract assignment. A full description of this contract assignment is available. A full explanation of this rate and all deductions will be explained in a key information document (KID) supplied to registered candidates