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  • ID
    #28309871
  • Job type
    Full Time
  • Salary
    TBD
  • Source
    RBI Refresco Beverages US Inc
  • Date
    2021-12-27
  • Deadline
    2022-02-25

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The Senior Accountant of Commercial Finance is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all Trade Spend accounts for the North America business unit including monthly journal entries and reconciliations, while also being responsible for all related financial activities such as forecasting, reporting, and analysis. Trade Spend accounts generally include promotions, rebates, volume incentives, payment term discounts, other discounts, pickup allowances, returns, damages, and brokerage. This position reports directly to the Senior Manager of Commercial Finance, and works closely with Commercial Finance, accounts receivable, sales, accounting, and FP&A.

Essential Functions:

  • Own critical aspects of the monthly accounting activities and financial reporting processes to ensure accuracy of all Trade Spend accounts.
  • Manage MDF checkbook process including ROI review, pricing condition setups, and monthly true-ups.
  • Prepare all Trade Spend journal entries both monthly true-ups and ad-hoc miscellaneous and corrections.
  • Prepare all Trade Spend balance sheet reconciliations including appropriate identification and resolution of any reconciling items.
  • Build all Trade Spend P&L account and balance sheet forecasts.
  • Write all Trade Spend P&L account bridges with commentary and quantification of rate, volume, and mix variances.
  • Submit all Trade Spend audit responses of reports and documentation for compliance.
  • Compose clear, comprehensive, and concise, executive summaries in response to management requests.
  • Articulate and quantify any accounting or finance issues verbally and in writing with corrective action, root cause identification, and countermeasure.
  • Support management, sales, accounting, and FP&A with troubleshooting to resolve Trade Spend related issues.
  • Lead special projects and enhancements through action plans and Pareto.
  • Create and maintain SOPs for Trade Spend related accounting and finance activities.
  • Have a solid understanding of the company, customers, industry, and the latest news affecting it all.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Embody Refresco’s values of passionate, entrepreneurial, responsible, agile, and excellent.
  • Accounting knowledge with strong understanding of GAAP and ability to quickly and thoroughly learn company accounts, systems, and procedures.
  • Advanced Excel skills including pivots, lookups, weighted averages, large data sets, quick navigation, clean presentation, easy to follow workbooks, and visually depiction of data.
  • Business system skills including PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams, and eager to learn other applications.
  • ERP skills including SAP and Analysis for Excel.
  • Writing skills that are clear, comprehensive, concise, compelling, and consistent.
  • Problem solving skills through critical thinking, research, and data analysis.
  • Ability to show accountability, initiative, inquisitiveness, and a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Ability to provide fact-based recommendations across various levels of the business.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both within a team and cross-functionally, while balancing multiple tasks and changing priorities.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
  • 3-5 years of relevant accounting and finance experience
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or active pursuant (preferred but not required)
  • SAP/BI experience (preferred but not required)

Working Conditions:

  • Physical – Continuously sitting for prolonged periods using a computer as the job is administrative in nature.
  • Visual/Sensory – Requires attention to detail with one or two senses at a time.
  • Work Environment – Fast-paced environment requiring the ability to remain focused under pressure. Attention must be concentrated in the face of numerous changing stimuli.
  • Mental Stress – Pronounced pressure from deadlines, project management, accuracy, or similar demands. Continuous requirement of decisive action.

Working Requirements:

  • Based in Tampa corporate office with minimal travel requirements.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of the employee. Activities, duties, and responsibilities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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