Senior Rebate Analyst
About The Position
The Senior General Accounting Rebate Analyst manages customer programs, including rebates, prebates, and equipment incentives. The role ensures accurate program accruals, issues payments, and submits reconciliations, and may also assist with ad-hoc reporting, audit requests, and projects. This position is based at Sherwin-Williams’ Global Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, and is not hybrid or remote. Because the role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company requires a criminal-history review. The analyst is responsible for accounting for customer incentives, including compiling contracts and agreements; ensuring accurate accruals and supporting documentation; maintaining records in Oracle Channel Revenue and NADB; and preparing month-end journal entries, reports, and reconciliations. The role participates in month-end close meetings with Finance teams to review accrual accuracy and discuss new or expiring contracts. The position also reviews and issues customer rebate payments and credits, coordinates payment amounts with Business Unit Finance teams, and processes customer credit/debit memos, check requests, and ARJV requests through the specified workflows and systems. It manages the amortization and reconciliation of contract incentives by loading assets into the Fixed Assets system, categorizing short- and long-term assets, reconciling General Ledger to Sub-Ledger, and retiring or transferring assets as needed. The analyst responds to Audit and Tax requests related to customer incentives and supports process improvements, operational efficiencies, system implementations and integrations, and Finance Transformation initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 3 years of Accounting or Finance experience.
- Experience with MS Office.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status.
- At least 18 years of age.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- MBA or CPA.
- Experience with fixed assets management, including asset categorization, amortization, and reconciliation processes.
- Experience with rebate management software.
- Experience with Oracle Cloud, OneStream, AOM, Business Objects, OnBase, or NADB.
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of accounting for customer incentives, including rebates, prebates, and equipment incentives.
- Compile customer contracts and agreements.
- Ensure accruals are accurate and supported by appropriate documentation.
- Set up and maintain information in Oracle Channel Revenue and NADB systems.
- Prepare month-end journal entries, reporting, and reconciliations accurately and on time.
- Participate in month-end close meetings with Finance teams to review accrual accuracy and discuss new or expiring contracts.
- Confirm rebate payment amounts with Business Unit Finance teams.
- Issue customer rebate payments and credits.
- Initiate, review, and approve customer credit/debit memos through the OnBase workflow.
- Initiate check requests in the Payment Request tool.
- Submit requests for ARJV within CPR/NADB.
- Load contract incentive assets into the Fixed Assets system and amortize them over the agreement term.
- Ensure short-term and long-term assets are categorized appropriately.
- Reconcile the General Ledger to the Sub-Ledger.
- Retire or transfer assets as needed.
- Respond to Audit and Tax requests relating to customer incentives.
- Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies by enhancing accrual accuracy, minimizing manual accounting adjustments, supporting system implementations and integrations, and collaborating on Finance Transformation initiatives.
- Assist with ad-hoc reporting, audit requests, and project support as needed.
Benefits
- The Company offers a range of benefits relating to retirement, health care, total well-being, and daily commute; eligibility and details are provided through the benefits website.
- The Company describes rewards, benefits, and flexibility intended to support health and well-being.
- The Company describes opportunities to learn, develop new skills, and grow one’s contribution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
