What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trade Spend & Cash Collections Analyst position at Twinings North America?
Job Description
Trade Spend & Cash Collections Analyst
Your Role:
Reporting directly to the Controller, the person in this key & visible role will be responsible for researching, validating, and applying Accounts Receivable claims. They will leverage their experience to implement changes in processes by improving existing procedures for clearing deductions.
This person will act as a Finance business partner to the Sales team and will assist Sales in adequately promoting our product through the timely application of aged accounts receivable claims.
Your Responsibilities:
Fully co-operate with and adhere to all company health, safety and environmental policies and procedures, communicating suggestions for improvement to line manager.
To perform this job effectively, an associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff members with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Trade Spend & Cash Collections Analyst
Your Role:
Reporting directly to the Controller, the person in this key & visible role will be responsible for researching, validating, and applying Accounts Receivable claims. They will leverage their experience to implement changes in processes by improving existing procedures for clearing deductions.
This person will act as a Finance business partner to the Sales team and will assist Sales in adequately promoting our product through the timely application of aged accounts receivable claims.
Your Responsibilities:
- Research customer claim deductions (trade spend related and other) using customer web portals and direct customer correspondence; partner with sales as needed.
- Contribute to a more efficient and effective customer claim research process to support sustainable growth.
- Partner with 3rd party brokers to gather the backup documentation required to clear claims.
- Address and dispute erroneous claims.
- Facilitate process improvement with effective tools for resolving accounts receivable claims.
- Provide ERP support (Navision) for setting up new customers and sales brokers.
- Work with Operations team with the research and application of shortages.
- Ad hoc projects as requested.
- High level communication and interpersonal communication abilities
- Solid experience with financial analysis
- Oral and written communication skills
- Capability to understand new software products; experience with software implementation is beneficial
- Proficient in Excel and Windows applications
- Prior experience with cash receipt automation is beneficial
- Size of business approximately North America $170m, approximately 70 employees.
- 7 years overall professional experience.
- 5 years industry relevant experience.
- Retail or CPG experience.
- Intuitive approach
- open and communicative
- Action-minded
- Flexible
- Thorough, detail oriented
- Able to follow through
- Organized
- Motivated and engaged
- Integrity
Fully co-operate with and adhere to all company health, safety and environmental policies and procedures, communicating suggestions for improvement to line manager.
To perform this job effectively, an associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff members with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
