Finance Analyst - Trade Spend and Pricing Analyst

Essity • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Essity is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst to support Trade Spend and Pricing operations. The role supports the execution, monitoring, and control of trade spend, deductions, and pricing, providing operational and analytical support for trade investment tracking, deduction validation, and pricing execution. It helps ensure financial discipline, data integrity, and timely reporting for decision-making by Finance, Sales, and Marketing teams. The ideal candidate should live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The analyst will process customer deductions and claims, investigate recurring issues, support trade-spend reconciliation and accruals, execute price-list updates, monitor pricing accuracy, and prepare financial reports and analysis. The role also supports month-end close, business reviews, cross-functional teams, and improvements to processes and reporting tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or Accounting.
• 1–3 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or Commercial Finance.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive and results-oriented.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and cross-functional environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP, TPM, and BI tools; Power BI is preferred.
• Experience in FMCG or commercial finance.

Responsibilities

• Process and validate customer deductions and claims in a timely manner.
• Perform root cause analysis on deductions and identify recurring issues.
• Coordinate resolution of deduction issues with sales partners.
• Support tracking and reconciliation of trade spend against plans.
• Assist with accrual calculations and validation of actual spend.
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trails for trade spend and deduction activities.
• Execute price-list updates and ensure accuracy in systems such as SAP or equivalent.
• Support implementation of price increases and promotional pricing.
• Maintain invoice damage allowances included on invoices.
• Validate pricing conditions and customer-specific agreements.
• Monitor pricing accuracy and resolve billing or invoicing discrepancies.
• Prepare regular reports on trade-spend performance and deduction trends.
• Support variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Assist with month-end closing activities related to trade spend and deductions.
• Analyze data to identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Support maintenance of reporting tools and trackers to improve trade-spend visibility.
• Support Sales and Marketing teams with data and insights related to trade investments and pricing.
• Assist in preparing materials for business reviews and decision-making forums.
• Collaborate with Sales, GBS, Supply Chain, and Finance teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in trade-spend and deduction processes.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across systems and reports.
• Contribute to automation and simplification of reporting tools.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary and annual incentive bonus.
• United Healthcare PPO insurance.
• EyeMed Vision Insurance.
• Delta Dental Insurance.
• Wellness program through Rally Healthcare.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution.
• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.

What This Job Offers

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