Trade Receivables/Allowances Representative

Lyons Magnus LLC•Fresno, CA

4d•$25 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally. At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future. A key member within the Trade Receivables Team, this team member is responsible for processing short pays and deductions issued by customers relating to invoice-specific matters such as shipping or quality, as well as relative to trade spend items such as billbacks, rebates and promotional items permitted under programs and agreements with the Company

Requirements

Self-starter and highly motivated professional
Organized and detail oriented
Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Adobe
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, preferred
Experience with trade spend processing and/or accounts receivable

Responsibilities

Supports the mission, values and vision of the company.
Maintains the best interest of Lyons Magnus first and foremost.
Work with employees of Lyons Magnus in a positive and constructive manner to maintain a professional relationship. Demonstrates courtesy, discretion, friendliness and diplomacy.
Perform validation procedures to determine the accuracy of claims submitted relative to trade spend items such as billbacks, rebates, and other promotional programs, as well as for order specific claims
Coordination and communication across departments (e.g., customer service, sales, warehouse, credit and collections, etc.) to research the basis and validity of customer claims for deductions sufficient to support conclusions to whether credits should be issued to the customer
Issue credits to settle valid customer deductions and/or request repayments as applicable.
Utilize customer-based web tools such as Ariba and iTrade as appropriate to source necessary customer data and information.
Establish and maintain organized workflows relative to your assigned customers to enable timely processing of short pays and deductions.
Assisting in the cash application of daily ACH, wire, and lockbox payments
Provide support to contract management
Support the annual financial statement audit process (working closely with accounting and finance) relative to the processing of claims relating to tradespend and related items
Other duties as assigned