Analyst, Trade Management - Retail

Lactalis LUSY•Bedford, NH

About The Position

The Trade Management Analyst - Retail will be responsible for processing trade claims for assigned customers, working in partnership with sales partners, customers, supply chain, customer service, and other members of the Revenue Team. The role will leverage accounts receivable knowledge in areas of application of cash, managing accounts receivables deduction aging, month end close, accruals, and collection of invalid customer deductions. The Trade Management Analyst will report to Asst. Mgr./Mgr., AR/Trade.

Requirements

3+ years, accounts receivable, trade management and/or collection experience is required.
Advanced Excel is required.
Prior Accounts Receivable and collection experience required.
Understanding of control concepts, policies and trade accounting rules required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree is preferred.
Majors in Business, Finance or related field is preferred.
Prior experience with Trade Management concepts and policies preferred.
SAP and Trade system experience is preferred.
Knowledge of GoSimple is a plus.

Responsibilities

Contribute to business improvement by educating and partnering with the sales team to help manage their financial requirements.
Add value to our customers by providing a direct interface for all trade management and accounts receivable questions, issues, and problem resolution.
Ensure internal control and financial integrity over the trade management process by validating transactions are recorded consistently with internal policies and accounting rules.
Proactively prevent invoice disputes by identifying invoice price discrepancies and resolving them with Sales and Customers.
Collect customer invalid deductions.
Establish cross-functional relationships to respond to the needs of the business: resolution of customer issues, improved management of trade spending, improved collections.
Process accurate and timely application of cash receipts in accordance with established guidelines.
Run Open Aging to review/resolve/track open short-pays and deductions for assigned group of customer accounts.
Validate / Invalidate Customer Deductions, ensuring accuracy of promotion contracts and promotion claims as a result of clearing Valids and identifying Invalids for Collection/Repay.
Manage transactions in third Party Deduction Management System to ensure timely and accurate deduction clearing.
Validate Non-Trade Deductions and resolve timely – Process Credits/Rebills (Billing Complaints).
Complete daily/weekly/monthly to-do / check List for operational effectiveness.
Complete Month End Check List in accordance with month end procedures and requirements.
Process Payables weekly against Trade Deals in deduction management systems and email remits to customers.
Manage personal and Team email inboxes timely and efficiently.
Perform AD Hoc duties as assigned.