Position: Commercial Finance Analyst, Trade Claims
Industry: FMCG
Working Duration: 6 months contract - Maternity Cover (Renewable based on business needs)
Working Location: 1 First Avenue, 2A, Dataran Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor (Hybrid 3 days WFO 2 WFH)
Working Day/Hours: Monday – Friday; 9.00am - 6.00pm
Salary: Range from RM 5,000 – 6,000 (Based on experience + skills) with statutory contribution + leave entitlement + medical insurance
Analyst Commercial Finance - Trade Fund
Job Description Summary
- You will work under the guidance of the Commercial Finance Manager to maintain finance transactions, data, systems and reporting. You will also collect data and perform detailed checks/controls.
Scope:
- This position is responsible to provide business partnering support to the Sales team, which focuses on Trade Spend Management. This role is vital in ensuring an effective & efficient Trade Spend Management; understand, document, control, manage tracking model system and operational process at both frontline (Sales) and at back-end support (Finance)
Key accountabilities:
- Validate sales trade claims from customers and ensure trade claims supported with proper documentation (invoice, proof of performance, sales reports)
- Review accuracy of trade claims and identify invalid/ non-compliance claims while following up with sales team for resolution
- Track trade spend actual vs approved budget and maintain clear audit trail for trade claims
- Prepare, review and issue credit notes for approved trade claims and ensure accurately reflected in system
- Partner with AR, OTC and Sales teams to clear customer deductions in timely manner to avoid aging issues
- Support finance manager on month end closing processes (JV posting, financial reporting)
- Monitor and analyse actual sales performance vs budget and forecast with explanations to management
- Business partner with sales, accounting and operations to support commercial decision making
- Continuously improve processes to strengthen compliance governance and reduce leakages
Requirements: Finance/Accounting background
- Finance/ Accounting background with 2-3 years working experience
- Excellent experience with Microsoft Excel
- Preferred experience with SAP
- Proficient communication skills, demonstrates good organizational skills, keen analytical ability and attention to detail
- Good process mapping ability
- Strong willingness to learn
- Passion to learn and grow
If you are interested to apply, please forward your latest resume to [Confidential Information] AND [HIDDEN TEXT]
Subject: Job Application – Commercial Finance Analyst, Trade Claims
