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Manager II, Carrier Payables

J.B. Hunt

Lowell, ARFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Lowell, AR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Under general direction, the Manager II, Carrier Payables manages a team responsible for carrier payables and makes time-sensitive decisions while balancing competing priorities. The role leads team development and performance, supports process improvements and department initiatives, oversees settlements, audits, budgeting, and financial reporting, and builds relationships with carriers and internal stakeholders. A finance or transportation/logistics background and team-management experience are required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team ManagementFinanceTransportation LogisticsAccounting Payroll

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED2+ Years Finance or Transportation Logistics ExperienceBachelor's in Finance, Business Administration, Management, Communication, or Transportation Logistics3+ Years Finance or Transportation Logistics Experience3+ Years Accounting Payroll Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Title: Manager II, Carrier Payables Department: Finance Country: United States of America State/Province: Arkansas City: Lowell Full/Part Time: Full time Job Summary: Under general direction, this positions manages a team of carrier payable personnel. This individual will possess a high level ability to make time-sensitive decisions, manage multiple competing priorities, and work in a fast paced environment. The position requires experience in a finance function and managing a team. Job Description: Key Responsibilities:

  • Leads talent identification, development, performance, and overall management efforts for a carrier payables team, including managers of people
  • Communicates and escalates any issues resulting in lost revenue or delay in payment
  • Identifies areas for process improvements & automations to improve efficiencies
  • Contributes to the Carrier Payables department's projects & initiatives
  • Responsible for large settlements and collaborating legal & risk management
  • Compiles regular audits to research/dispute valid charges, compile and send to internal / external stakeholders, manage responses for accuracy, conduct audit meetings to explain disputes, adjust orders
  • Leads in developing strategies to strengthen carrier relationships
  • Networks and builds relationships with internal & external stakeholders by solving and responding to financial inquiries and complaints
  • Leads budgeting process including producing thorough, accurate and timely budget and expense management reports for the organization
  • Responsible for developing and presenting updates to internal/external stakeholders
  • Leads with applicable closing, allocation and financial reporting duties

Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • AND 2-3 years of finance OR transportation/logistics experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Finance, Business Administration/Management, Communication, OR Transportation/Logistics
  • AND 3-4 years of finance experience OR transportation/logistics experience
  • AND 3-4 years accounting/payroll experience

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation: Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education: Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, GED (Required), High School (Required) Work Experience: Business Administration, Management-Entry Level, Sales, Transportation/Logistics Job Opening ID: 00647462 Manager II, Carrier Payables (Open)

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Both J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Hunt Mexicana S.A. de C.V. are equal employment opportunity employers without regard to any characteristic protected under applicable law, including veterans and disability.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,870 open Finance Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$106–167K/yr1,367 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 14 open Finance Manager jobs in Arkansas and 1,870 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Finance Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,712 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,312 of the 1,870 open Finance Manager jobs (70%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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