Our client based in Wellingborough are seeking to recruit a Sales Accountant to join their busy team.
Responsibilities:
To act as a business partner to regions within the EMEA organisation to ensure correct approval, identification and accrual of customer programs expenses consistent with agreements with customers
Accurately control and record customer program expense and accrued balances.
Maintain schedules of accrual balances that are reconciled to the Company's liability to each customer.
Generate and publish monthly customer reports.
Uphold company policy regarding customer programs activity and assist/support regions with their compliance.
Maintain communication with sales regions and monthly meetings to review activity.
Ensure accruals for customer programs are posted correctly.
Highlight areas of concern with accrual balances and levels of spend.
Monitoring invoices received against the relevant accrual (cross referenced to contracts and turnover to ensure validity of charges).
Liaising with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
Month-end close.
Following appropriate procedures in evaluating and authorising P&A spend.
Adhoc analysis to support requests from the business and on-going initiatives.
Deal with Adhoc requests relating customer programs.
Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years' experience in a finance/accounting department.
Part accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or qualified by experience.
Experience in an environment where negotiation skills and internal customer service are essential.
Strong skills of articulation and able to speak and act with authority.
Experience of month end close processes (account reconciliations and posting of journals, preparation of working papers to support balances).
An understanding of accrual accounting and general accounting principles.
Strong discipline and attention to detail.
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
Benefits:
25 days holiday - 1 additional per year up to 30 days
