Transportation Consultant - Freight Pay & Audit

Role Description

This position plays a critical role in optimizing our transportation costs and ensuring financial accuracy across Cardinal Health’s extensive Medical supply chain. This position is central to managing and executing freight invoice audit and payment processes, leveraging both third-party and in-house systems. The role will not only ensure timely and accurate payments but also drive continuous improvement, identify cost-saving opportunities, and collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams including Transportation, Warehouse Operations, Systems Support, and Finance to maintain operational excellence and financial integrity.

• Verify invoice and freight bill accuracy in adherence to company and team procedures.
• Develop, audit, and maintain standard operating procedures for Freight Pay team across all pay systems.
• Process invoice activity in queues, resolve invoice inaccuracies/discrepancies, resolve carrier balance due disputes, ensure timely payment of invoices, and partner with carriers to resolve open invoices on the aging reports.
• Request all rate information not on file in accordance with procedures with corresponding internal team(s).
• Ensure proper general ledger coding and cost allocation procedures are being followed across all pay systems.
• Investigate and diagnose potential errors and duplicate carrier billing or payments, managing process and relationship with third party post auditor.
• Identify challenges, defects, or enhancements that will improve the overall efficiency and quality of invoice processing of pay system and collaborate closely with internal or external teams to implement.
• Partner closely with internal Product and IT teams in managing the freight audit system to ensure its functionality meets team SLAs and KPIs expectations.
• Act as a reviewer and approver for any expedited payment through the pay systems.
• Identify patterns and trends such as carrier behaviors, invoice rejections, accessorial charges, operational planning errors, system errors, etc. and work with necessary parties on resolution or improvement.
• Lead and participate in cost savings projects, perform ad-hoc reporting and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in Freight Audit, Transportation and Logistics Finance, Accounts Payable, or similar role within a high-volume environment preferred.
• Experience working in ERPs (SAP, Oracle), TMS platforms, or freight audit systems.
• Intermediate level Excel skills – V/X Lookups, Pivot Tables, etc.
• Strong work ethic, accuracy, and attention to detail, positive attitude.
• Travel expectations: 10%.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Paid time off plan.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• 401k savings plan.
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Work-Life resources.
• Paid parental leave.
• Healthy lifestyle programs.