Assistant Manager- Trade Promotion Management

PepsiCo Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. Hyderabad is seeking a dedicated Deduction Analyst to support the North America Beverage sales customer team.

You will manage settlements for Trade Promotions, analyze and validate payments and deductions, and review invoices with Market teams to ensure accurate processing of TPM deductions and payments. The role requires 3-5 years in Finance/Sales, strong data skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Finance/Sales.
• Bachelor's in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance, Master's degree is a plus.
• Prior FMCG company experience preferred.
• Analytical skills with data handling capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Proactive, responsive and results driven.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Processing and reconciliations of Payments/Deduction invoices and monitor approvals from stakeholders and its timeliness.
• Invoice analysis, breakdown by segmentation and ensure timely closure of tactics post payments and manage trade spend in respective accounts.
• Communicate risks and opportunities to Sales team/Control/Finance.
• Validate tactic pricing with pricing grids for discrepancies in accruals and invoices.
• Payments and funding tracking for vendors.
• Manage expectations through verbal and written interactions with internal teams including sales, Finance and Control.
• Ensure delivery of accurate and timely payment data in accordance with SLA.
• Implement improvements and standardization of reporting; optimal use of technology (Automation).

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's in Commerce/Finance

Master's degree a plus

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

This position will be part of the North America Beverage organization. This position contributes to the success of the Pepsi Beverages Company by supporting the sales customer team. The Deduction Analyst will manage the settlements for Trade Promotions. The role will work on analysing, calculating and validating the payments and deductions. Deduction analyst will work with dedicated Market team to review the payment invoices and processing deduction and payments on TPM. The role will be responsible for accurate calculation on payments due, identifying and raising any variances.

Responsibilities

• Processing and reconciliations of Payments/Deduction invoices and monitor approvals from Stakeholders and its timeliness
• Invoice analysis, breakdown by segmentation and ensure timely closure of tactics post payments and manage trade Spend in respective accounts.
• Communicate Risks and Opportunities to Sales team /Control/Finance.
• Validate Tactic pricing with Pricing Grids for any discrepancy in accruals and invoice
• Payments and funding tracking for vendors
• Manage expectations through verbal and written interactions with internal teams that includes sales, Finance and Control
• Ensure delivery of accurate and timely payment data in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA)
• Implement continued improvements and simplifications of processes, standardization of reporting and optimal use of technology (Automation)

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Finance/Sales
• Bachelor's in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance, Master's degree is a plus
• Prior Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company experience preferred
• Analytical Skills: Good data skills and ability work through large data sets
• Communication: Strong communication skills and collaboration skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Proactive, responsive and results driven
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel and PowerPoint