Junior Finance Analyst

Pernod Ricard; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Hybrid and flexible working

Summer hours

Employee Assistance Program

Generous parental leave policy

Career development

Office drinks & events

Inclusive culture ERG

Job summary

Pernod Ricard Australia is seeking a Junior Finance Analyst (Trade Spend Analyst) to join our finance team. You will collate, validate, and process trade spend allowances and discounts, and work with Sales to manage accruals.

You will develop expertise in claims validation, prepare journals and month-end reporting, and provide analysis to support pricing and revenue. This role offers hybrid work and development opportunities within a global drinks company.

Qualifications

• Experience in trade spend, claims processing, rebates, or commercial finance support.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills with the ability to reconcile information.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, or month-end reporting in an ERP or finance system.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work autonomously.
• Confident communication skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Validate and process claims against the Sales model and reconcile outstanding claims and rebates.
• Investigate claim discrepancies and liaise with the Sales team to support review and approval.
• Prepare claims summary reports and provide commentary on unprocessed and historical claims.
• Provide allowances and discounts analysis to support the Sales and Business Analyst teams.
• Maintain product mapping, scan data and the sales model.
• Provide pricing support during the Pricing Controller’s leave and assist with ad hoc reporting and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Trade spend

Claims processing

Rebates

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Are you a recent graduate eager to kickstart your career in finance? Do you have some experience in AP/AR, finance administration or accounting and are ready to take on a new challenge?

As Junior Finance Analyst (Trade Spend Analyst), you'll be at the forefront of ensuring our financial operations run smoothly and efficiently. Report into the Commercial Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the collating, validating, and processing of all trade spend (allowances and discounts) including the reconciliation of claims.

Working closely with the Sales team you will actively participate in the management of our trade spend accruals. This role will encompass a variety of tasks, allowing you to gain comprehensive experience in finance management.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Validate and process claims against the Sales model and reconcile outstanding claims and rebates
• Investigate claim discrepancies and liaise with the Sales team to support review and approval
• Prepare claims summary reports and provide commentary on unprocessed and historical claims
• Provide allowances and discounts analysis to support the Sales and Business Analyst teams
• Maintain product mapping, scan data and the sales model
• Provide pricing support during the Pricing Controller’s leave and assist with ad hoc reporting and process improvement initiatives

What you will bring to the role

• Experience in trade spend, claims processing, rebates, or commercial finance support, ideally within FMCG or a similar environment
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to validate information and reconcile discrepancies
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, or month-end reporting in an ERP or finance system
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately and autonomously
• Confident communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendship, and fun. Conviviality is energy, spirit and charisma, and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our four core values; we have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

We know that happiness at work starts with that feeling of belonging you get from an inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated. Our values are lived, they drive our behaviours, and it’s what brings our culture to life.

Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one’s most meaningful contribution. We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

Our mix of benefits

• Product allowance
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Summer hours
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous parental leave policy
• Career development
• Office drinks & events
• Inclusive culture ERG

Joining and contributing to an Inclusive workplace

As Créateurs de Convivialité, we are committed to better reflect the richness of our society, the marketplace, and communities in which we operate. We believe that it is the best way to build effective teams, understand our consumers by market and sustainably grow our business.

Pernod Ricard is part of Forbes World’s Best Employers and has been recognized by Equileap among the top 100 Employers for Gender Equality. As a skills-based organization, we ensure fair processes and equal opportunities for all candidates and team members by assessing your skills against role expectations. We recognize that some of you might need extra support with your application, require accommodations or special arrangements for your interview, if this is the case, please contact us, we would be delighted to support you and welcome your application.