Associate Manager -Sales & Operations

Overview

This position is supports the managing a team who audit QSDI and Frito-Lay FSV claims for trade spend payments to customers.  The Team is responsible for auditing against specific performance criteria and supporting documentation standards, ensuring claims are cleared in timely manner, and adhering to aging metrics.  The Supervisor supports the Senior Superivsor and acts as a business partner with FSV Finance to identify trade process gaps and implement solutions to optimize trade performance. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate training is completed EPM system access and conducting quarterly access reviews 
• Assist in timely, accurate, and efficient processing of trade spend FSV checks and deductions, fund adjustments, and customer enrollments 
• Assist with FSV Finance and Sales to manage and collect or clear aged claims, including obtaining all necessary contracts and supporting documentation 
• Monitor period KPI’s, including aging percentages, and ensure adherence to target metrics 
• Perform analysis of deduction activity, forecast balances for cash flow reporting, and provide period reporting on write-off activity 
• Design and implement trade payment process efficiencies to streamline trade payment processing 
• Collaborate with FSV Finance to identify and implement business process efficiencies and changes to drive improvements to trade spending 
• Work with the PACMAN Systems team to identify and implement process and system improvements 
• Assist with quarterly Balance Sheet Reviews and SOX testing 
• Provide ad hoc reporting for leadership and FSV Finance as needed 

 

Qualifications

 

• 2- 3 years of relevant business experience and practical exposure in: problem solving, root cause analysis, and/or summarizing and interpretation of data 
• Service oriented with ability to manage the day to day and periodic time-sensitive problem solving 
• Solid understanding and working knowledge of general accounting and accrual transactions 
• 2-3 years of experience with Microsoft Applications with an extremely high level of proficiency 
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work with minimal direction 
• Ability to learn new technology concepts quickly with attention to detail 
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills  
• Self-motivated and is results oriented 
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills with ability to work cross functionally with people at multiple levels in Sales, Finance, Control, Retail, Trade and IT 
• Curiosity for learning, critical thinking and able to interpret trends in data and share insights