DOMESTIC FREIGHT AUDIT COORDINATOR TRAFFIC

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide. 

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Summary: The Domestic Freight Audit Coordinator —Traffic role is responsible for ensuring timely payments of vendor invoices by maintaining or entering accurate records and preserving documents for incoming and outgoing goods.

Key Responsibilities

• Audits and reconciles freight bills to ensure payments to carriers are approved timely and correctly
• Prepares and organizes source documents via email; identifies and interprets data to be entered
• Provides carriers with updates on their statements and recent payments using SAP
• Contacts preparers of source documents to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data.
• Enters alphabetic, numeric, or symbolic data from source documents into computer following format displayed on screen and enters necessary codes
• Compares data entered with source documents, or reenters data in verification format on screen to detect errors, makes corrections as necessary
• Ensures carrier payments are compliant with current contractual agreements, including the identification and resolution of any freight bill rate and accessorial charge variances
• Assists with resolving billing discrepancies with carriers
• Verifies accuracy of source documents, including Proof of delivery, lumper receipts and invoices
• Maintains a continuous improvement mindset with respect to the quality, efficiency and overall effectiveness of the freight audit and payment functions and related internal controls, resulting in increased accuracy and a decreased risk of fraud and errors.

Additional Responsibilities

• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings
• Performs additional or similar duties as directed

This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $25 to $27.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit starts at 10 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, and 7 days of sick leave per year (9 in Seattle), accrued bi-weekly.  Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); six months to a year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
• Knowledge of accounting programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of E2open or other Traffic Management Systems would be a plus
• SAP experience preferred
• Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize to meet milestones
• Efficient multitasker
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with the willingness and ability to identify process improvements
• Self-motived able to work with little supervision

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship