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
*Dental and Private health care.