German speaking Rebates Analyst

To improve financial performance of the shared service centre by reducing claims, speeding up validation of deductions and ensuring accurate reporting.

Working for a multi-national team.

Client Details

A leading household name in the FMCG market.

Description

• Manage the customer rebates and promotional invoices, ensuring customers invoices are validated with the accruals tracker and processed in a timely manner
• Manage the creation of Non-Discretionary LTA (Long Term Agreements) and Discretionary Customer agreements, avoiding non-approved expenditure
• Monthly & ad-hoc review of rebate expenditure, including accruals, and providing necessary & meaningful report variance analysis to local Business Team
• Monthly reconciliation of the subsystem (TSM) to SAP GL accounts and month end reporting
• Ensure timely approval and processing of claims, Invoices and deductions by customer.
• Conduct thorough investigation of disputed claims / deductions with local Logistics Service Provider, local Country Sales and with customer where necessary.
• Ensure pricing consistency for all credits.
• Drive process changes as well as Efficiency & Effectiveness improvements.
• Build relationship with external and internal customers
• Timely escalation and resolution of disputes.
• Responsible for the SOX compliance of SSC processes.
• Cover/backup for other CFS functions
• Reporting

Profile

• Must be fluent in spoken & written English & German
• Good spoken & written communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise tasks
• Ability to work to deadlines and have an attention to detail
• Strong numeracy & analytical skills
• Ability to make things happen with strong sense of ownership
• Intermediate level in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of communicating in cross functional teams
• Previous working knowledge of SAP
• P&L & Balance sheet knowledge
• Ability to operate efficiently under continuous change
• Previous experience in a Business to Business claims and/or Accounting within a service centre or a back office environment.

Job Offer

28 days' holiday + 8 bank holidays
Hours are 8.30 - 17.15 Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.30 - 13.00 and 30 mins for lunch
Private Medical Insurance
Profit Share Scheme
Money purchase pension; company 4%, match up to 5%
Private health screening
Life Assurance
Gym on site
Social club