Senior Acct Manager – Foodservice Distribution & Industrial Trade Finance

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

About The Position

Responsible for leading Trade Finance for the Foodservice Distribution and Industrial Sales Groups and overseeing related accounting activities, including distributor incentives, rebates, contract pricing, and trade spend. Ensures accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with GAAP and company policies. Partners with Revenue Management, Trade Payables, Sales Finance, Foodservice Sales, and other groups to provide financial insights and support business decision-making. The role leads Trade Finance accounting and forecasting, owns the quarter-end close process, and manages the monthly LE process for trade. It also supports audits, maintains documentation standards, reviews financial results and variance explanations, resolves accounting issues, communicates results and risks to leadership, and drives process improvements and system enhancements. The position includes leading and developing team members, including performance management and recruiting. The successful candidate must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
Strong leadership presence and the ability to coach, develop, and engage team members.
Advanced Excel skills.
Internal management and management support applicants at level 79 or above will trigger automatic notification to their current manager upon selection for interview.
Candidates must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Professional team members are expected to use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, adhere to company policies, and validate AI-generated outputs.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of accounting or finance experience.
Management experience.
Process improvement and system implementation experience.
Working knowledge of SAP.
Experience with SAP AFE queries and Trade systems (Forge).
Strong finance/accounting and internal control knowledge.
Strong AI skillset to support process improvement and advance insights and analysis.
Ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, critically evaluate outputs, and apply professional judgment.

Responsibilities

Lead execution and oversight of foodservice distribution trade accounting and forecasting activities.
Ensure accurate accounting, including accruals, spend oversight, and balance sheet accounting for rebates, billbacks, distributor incentives, and contract pricing.
Own the quarter-end close process for Trade Finance activities for the Foodservice Distribution and Industrial Sales Groups.
Supervise and manage the monthly LE process for trade.
Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal controls.
Provide audit support and maintain documentation standards.
Partner with Sales, Sales Finance, Revenue Management, and Trade Payables on trade program planning and analysis.
Review financial results and validate variance explanations.
Drive process improvements and system enhancements.
Communicate results and risks to leadership.
Manage escalations and resolve accounting issues.
Lead and develop team members, including performance management and recruiting.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Trade Finance processes.
Use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, follow company policies, and validate AI-generated outputs.
As a people leader, drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for AI-supported outcomes.