Transportation Analyst - Freight Payments

Job Title: Transportation Analyst - Freight Payments (Long-Term Temp)

Location: Fountain Valley, CA (In Office)

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM

Pay: $35-$40 per hour

Job Purpose

The Transportation Analyst - Freight Payments is responsible for administering weekly freight payment processing for inbound and outbound transportation. This role works closely with freight payment vendors and internal systems to ensure accurate cost processing, variance resolution, and timely reporting across logistics and finance. This position also serves as a subject matter expert (SME) on freight payment issues while supporting ad hoc analysis and continuous process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Process weekly freight payment files for inbound and outbound shipments using customized internal workflows
• Create weekly check requests for freight bills in coordination with Finance
• Analyze VTM/WebRes freight payment data; research and resolve payment variances
• Maintain pending WebRes lines at or below departmental targets
• Communicate discrepancies to freight payment vendors and coordinate corrections
• Audit and report international and domestic accessorial charges on a weekly and monthly basis
• Administer monthly Inbound Landed Cost (LDC) reporting and update LDC rates in AMOS
• Assign appropriate GL accounts to freight payment transactions
• Pull, analyze, and report freight payment data using Access databases and SQL queries
• Provide ad hoc reports, cost studies, and analysis for management and company HQ (Seoul)
• Backup Transportation Analyst support for FTL truckload scheduling as needed
• Identify and support improvements to internal freight payment and data processes
• Complete required MPA Academy training annually

Additional Responsibilities

• Weekly freight payment processing and check requests (Inbound/Outbound) - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.