Analyst I - Commercial Finance

First Quality • Mcelhattan, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years of history, growing into a group of companies employing over 5,000 team members. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, First Quality produces personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. The company values humility, unity, and integrity, leveraging advanced technology and innovation. This role is for the Finance Analyst I position within First Quality Consumer Products, located in McElhattan, PA. The position is responsible for managing assigned customer accounts, including credit evaluations, financial reviews, collections, and Market Development Funding (MDF) levels. It also involves evaluating and maintaining accrual accounts for promotional and other customer-related expenses, partnering with Sales Ambassadors and supply chain leaders to improve efficiencies in the order-to-cash process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business or Accounting
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Possess advanced analytical and critical thinking skills
• Able to work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to recognize problematic processes and take a leadership role in the design and implementation of solutions
• Team player with ability to interact with all departments

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders for all commercial finance aspects of assigned customer accounts
• Collection of customers account balances via phone and email
• Review, investigate and resolve customer’s deductions, discrepancies, and claims in assigned time frame by engaging with cross-functional supply chain and sales colleagues
• Perform root cause analysis and interact with cross–functional colleagues to identify areas of improvement to limit reoccurrences of unauthorized claims due to internal deficiencies on assigned accounts
• Issue credit and debit memos as required to clear approved customer claims or identify chargeback’s to customer accounts
• Release orders that go on credit hold
• Evaluate and maintain sufficient MDF and other customer accrual accounts for customer promotional and sales related expenses using Vistex
• Prepare monthly reports to Sales team and Finance team as needed
• Create and maintain Vistex agreements to ensure proper accruals for promo and rebated related customer programs
• Perform maintenance on customer files within ERP system as needed
• Any other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level