Associate Manager -Sales & Operations

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH is seeking a Finance Analyst to manage trade spend claim processing, auditing performance criteria, and maintaining documentation standards.

Responsibilities include monitoring aging, supporting quarterly reviews, and collaborating with Finance, Sales, and IT to improve processes for timely claim clearance.

Qualifications

• 6-7 years of business experience with problem solving and data interpretation.
• Solid understanding of general accounting and accrual transactions.
• 2-3 years of experience with Microsoft Applications with high proficiency.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize with minimal direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills across levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure training for EPM system access and quarterly access reviews.
• Assist with timely and accurate processing of trade spend FSV checks, deductions, and adjustments.
• Assist with managing aged claims and collecting supporting contracts.
• Monitor period KPIs and aging metrics to meet targets.
• Analyze deduction activity and forecast cash flow; provide period reporting on write-offs.
• Design and implement efficiencies to streamline trade payment processing.
• Collaborate with FSV Finance and PACMAN Systems to drive process improvements.
• Support quarterly Balance Sheet Reviews and SOX testing.
• Provide ad hoc reporting for leadership and FSV Finance as needed.

Skills

Problem solving

Root cause analysis

Data interpretation

General accounting

Microsoft Office proficiency

Independent work

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional communication

Curiosity and learning

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

This position supports the managing a team of claims for trade spend payments to customers. The Team is responsible for auditing against specific performance criteria and supporting documentation standards, ensuring claims are cleared in timely manner, and adhering to aging metrics.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate training is completed EPM system access and conducting quarterly access reviews
• Assistintimely,accurate, and efficient processing of trade spend FSV checks and deductions, fund adjustments, and customer enrollments
• Assistwith FSV Finance and Sales to manage and collect or clear aged claims, including obtaining all necessary contracts and supporting documentation
• Monitor period KPI’s, including aging percentages, and ensure adherence to target metrics
• Perform analysis of deduction activity, forecast balances for cash flow reporting, and provide period reporting on write-off activity
• Design and implement trade payment process efficiencies to streamline trade payment processing
• Collaborate with FSV Finance toidentifyand implement business process efficiencies and changes to drive improvements to trade spending
• Work with the PACMAN Systems team toidentifyand implement process and system improvements
• Assistwith quarterly Balance Sheet Reviews and SOX testing
• Provide ad hoc reporting for leadership and FSV Finance as needed

Qualifications

• 6-7 years of relevant business experience and practical exposure in: problem solving, root cause analysis, and/or summarizing and interpretation of data
• Service oriented with ability to manage the day to day and periodic time-sensitive problem solving
• Solid understanding and working knowledge of general accounting and accrual transactions
• 2-3years of experience with Microsoft Applications with an extremelyhigh levelofproficiency
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work with minimal direction
• Ability to learnnew technologyconcepts quickly with attention to detail
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and is results oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills with ability to work cross functionally with people at multiple levels in Sales, Finance, Control, Retail,Tradeand IT
• Curiosity for learning, critical thinking and able to interpret trends in data and share insights