Senior Rebate Analyst

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company seeks a Senior General Accounting Rebate Analyst to manage customer incentive programs including rebates, prebates, and equipment incentives. You will ensure accrual accuracy, issue payments, and support reconciliations at our Global Headquarters in Cleveland, OH.

Responsibilities include month-end entries, accrual validation with Finance teams, and processing credit/debit memos, audits, and ad-hoc reports. OnBase workflow and NADB/Oracle tasks are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field.
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• Experience with fixed assets management and rebate software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting for customer incentives, rebates, prebates, and equipment incentives.
• Ensure accrual accuracy and proper support; maintain within Oracle NADB systems.
• Process rebate payments and ARJV/NADB submissions; handle credits memos.
• Load assets for amortization and reconcile GL to sub-ledger.
• Support audits and process improvements for accrual accuracy and system integrations.

Skills

Accounting experience

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or CPA

Tools

MS Office

Oracle Cloud

OneStream

AOM

Business Objects

OnBase

NADB

Job description

The Senior General Accounting Rebate Analyst is responsible for the management of customer programs including rebates, prebates, and equipment incentives. This role is tasked with ensuring the accuracy of program accruals, issuing payments, and submitting reconciliations. Ad-hoc reporting, audit requests, and project support are additional tasks that this role may be asked to assist with.

This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Global Headquarters in Cleveland, OH.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• This position is responsible for all aspects of accounting for our customer incentives

  • Compiling contracts and agreements

  • Ensuring proper accruals and proper support for accruals

  • Set up and maintenance within Oracle Channel Revenue and NADB systems

  • Month-end journal entries, reporting, and reconciliations with a focus on accuracy and timeliness

  • Participate in month-end Close meetings with Finance teams to review accuracy of accruals and discuss new/expiring contracts

• Reviewing/issuing customer rebate payments

  • Confirm rebate payment amounts with Business Unit Finance teams

  • Issue payments/credits to customers

    • Initiating/ Reviewing/ Approval of customer credit/debit memos within the OnBase workflow

    • Initiate check request in Payment Request tool

    • Submitting requests for ARJV within CPR/NADB

• Amortizing/reconciling contract incentives (prebates/equipment)

  • Load assets in the Fixed Assets system to amortize over the life of the agreement

  • Ensure short-term and long-term assets are categorized appropriately

  • Reconcile General Ledger to Sub-Ledger

  • Retire/transfer assets as needed

• Respond to requests from Audit/Tax relating to customer incentives

• Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies by enhancing accrual accuracy, minimizing manual accounting adjustments, supporting system implementations and integrations, and collaborating on Finance Transformation initiatives.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years Accounting or Finance experience
• Experience with MS Office
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• MBA or CPA
• Experience with fixed assets management, including asset categorization, amortization and reconciliation processes
• Experience with rebate management software
• Experience with Oracle Cloud, OneStream, AOM, Business Objects, OnBase, NADB