Senior Acct Manager – Foodservice Distribution & Industrial Trade Finance

Tyson Shared Services•Springdale, AR

About The Position

The Senior Acct Manager leads Trade Finance and accounting activities for the Foodservice Distribution and Industrial Sales Groups. The role oversees distributor incentives, rebates, contract pricing, and trade spend, and ensures accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, and compliance with GAAP and company policies. The position partners with Revenue Management, Trade Payables, Sales Finance, Foodservice Sales, and other teams to provide financial insights and support business decisions. The role owns trade-related quarter-end close and monthly LE processes, manages accounting and forecasting activities, supports audits, resolves escalations, and communicates results and risks to leadership. It also leads and develops team members, including performance management and recruiting, and drives continuous improvement in Trade Finance processes and systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
Seven or more years of accounting or finance experience preferred.
Management experience preferred.
Strong leadership presence and ability to coach, develop, and engage team members.
Advanced Excel skills.
Working knowledge of SAP.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Use approved AI tools responsibly, safeguard sensitive information, follow company policies, and critically validate AI-generated outputs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with process improvement and system implementation.
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.

Responsibilities

Lead execution and oversight of foodservice distribution trade accounting and forecasting activities.
Ensure accurate accounting, including accruals, spend oversight, and balance sheet treatment, 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.
Promote responsible adoption of approved AI solutions and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.