Billing & Audit Specialist – Accessorial Costs

U.S. Multimodal Group; Orland Park (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Commission plan

Paid PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Career development

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

U.S. Multimodal Group is hiring a Billing & Audit Representative to join our logistics team. You will review, audit, and process billing transactions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely invoicing. The role requires strong analytical skills and collaboration with internal teams and customers.

You will manage accessorial charges, review invoices, and support cost-control initiatives. This position offers growth in a dynamic, transportation-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Finance, or related field (or equivalent).
• 3-7 years in transportation, logistics, freight operations, carrier management, or accessorial billing.
• Strong understanding of transportation and logistics operations.
• Experience managing carrier relationships and cost-control initiatives.
• Proficiency with TMS, ERP systems, and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage all transportation-related accessorial charges, including detention, layover, driver assist, lumper fees, stop-offs, re-delivery fees, fuel surcharges, and other costs.
• Review, validate, and approve accessorial invoices and billing requests.
• Ensure accessorial charges comply with contracts, carrier agreements, and company policies.
• Resolve discrepancies and disputes related to accessorial charges.
• Monitor accessorial spend and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Develop dashboards to track KPIs and financial performance.
• Serve as primary contact for accessorial issues with carriers and customers.
• Negotiate and audit accessorial charges to ensure accuracy and fairness.
• Maintain positive relationships with transportation providers and internal stakeholders.
• Support contract negotiations with historical data insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes that drive accessorial costs.
• Develop SOPs for managing and approving accessorial charges.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and Transportation to improve efficiencies.
• Implement process improvements and tech solutions to automate workflows and reporting.
• Maintain records and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

U.S. Multimodal Group is hiring a Billing & Audit Representative to join our logistics team. You will review, audit, and process billing transactions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely invoicing. The role requires strong analytical skills and collaboration with internal teams and customers.

You will manage accessorial charges, review invoices, and support cost-control initiatives. This position offers growth in a dynamic, transportation-focused environment.