Position Summary
Why join our team?
The role sits within the broader Finance Operations team with our vision to create value beyond the numbers. Our 5 key goals are as below:
• Commit to excellence
• Partner the business
• Empower decision making through data
• Grow and reward our people
• Innovate and transform
Role and Responsibilities
Your Key Responsibilities:
The purpose of the role is to ensure that all commercial deals are booked and customer offers issued within agreed SLAs. Furthermore, this role is responsible for the true up of customer promotions and management of the balance sheet reconciliation and aging clearance. The role sits within the Finance Operations Team, and reports to Junior Commercial Finance Operations Manager;
Key duties include;
* Ensure that all bookings are processed and offers issued to customers as approved by the business
* Ensure fair and accurate accrual bookings in line with accounting standards.
* Responsibility for the management of the balance sheet reconciliation and aging clearance.
* Review all bookings post-promotion and calculate any P&L / BS impact for reported sell out and work with the Commercial and FP&A teams to ensure this is factored into the SD forecasts in a timely manner.
* Manage the process of accounting for sales deductions and support the divisions.
* Ensure that these costs are completely and accurately recorded, correctly classified, that spend is appropriately justified and within budget/authority limits, and that supporting processes are efficient and effective.
* Working with AR team to validate and process of customer claims received and management of account accruals
* Support Commercial Finance Managers with data requests
Process and system improvements
* Continuous review of end-to-end processes
* Undertake project to review processes and implement automation of bookings process as appropriate for different product categories.
What we need for this role
To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:
* Exceptional attention to detail with data transposing.
* Ability to work in a high pressure environment, take quick and effective decisions and direct others.
* Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively at all levels, get key messages across succinctly and work with others.
* Proven track record in demonstrating accountability and ownership; proactive approach.
* Strong reporting skills, display key information and convey messages clearly, concisely and with impact.
* Work well under pressure, with good decision making skills under tight deadlines.
* Advanced excel skills (data handling, pivots, sumifs, charts etc).
* Experience of working in technology or FMCG sectors;
* Hands on experience of using ERP systems (preferably SAP).
What does success look like?
Processing of the c.2,000 bookings per month with minimal error, and aligning to internal KPIs and customers contracts.
Ensuring accurate forecasts of sales deduction budgets by product in line by providing timely and accurate true up information to the FP&A and Commercial teams.
Skills and Qualifications
Benefits of working at Samsung include
* Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week
* Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
* Pension contribution
* Three volunteering days each year
* Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
* Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
* Access to a discount shopping portal
* Partner Colleagues are not eligible for certain types of statutory leave such as Samsung Family Leave or Sick Leave policies but may be eligible for statutory payments via their agency
A note on equal opportunities
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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