Deductions Analyst

Job description

Deductions Analyst

Background & Purpose of the Job

Reporting to the Deductions Hub Team Lead, this position will be responsible for tasks relating to customer specific Customer deductions. This role will have a dotted line reporting structure to the Deduction Hub Manager who is responsible for coaching and directing the Deduction Analyst's tasks on a daily basis. The position will be an integral part of the deduction team, which has significant impact on key performance measurements of deductions.

Who You Are & What You'll Do
• Process and research deductions, cheques, receiving deductions, sorting, and validating them to ensure deduction is valid. Compiling backup and ensuring audit compliance. Clearing deductions to appropriate trade buckets, issuing cheques as required, ensuring all backup is loaded into EDOCs in a timely manner and within Audit Compliancy.
• Working closely with the Key Account Managers/Account Team to ensure events are planned meticulously and amounts are sitting in the right buckets to clear deductions.
• Responsible for the Maintenance and Reconciliation of the Invalids Process and Tracker.
• Assist in deduction reconciliation's and analysis; analysis of deduction balances.
• Provide monthly status updates to account teams.
• Require understanding and usage of multiple systems (SAP, AMPS, customer websites where applicable, EDOCs.)
• Work closely with the account team and other deduction specialists. Assist account team with deduction clearing where required. Business Partner with Customer Development/Finance/Customer Service.
• Spotting inefficiencies and making recommendations for improvement.

You're a born leader: Good interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail; ability to work under pressure of deadlines. Positive attitude and ‘can-do' spirit. Able to prioritize tasks, be proactive, and determined. You take pride in delivering work to the highest standards
You're a strategy guru : You love to think outside the box and imagine new possibilities for the business. Customer focused (ensuring customer insights guide UL decisions, looking for better ways to serve internal and external customers) You are a visionary, creating strategies to drive business growth and inspiring others along the way.
You love to win, and have fun doing it Bias for Action brings a sense of urgency to get things done, drives simplification, result orientated.
You're a changemaker: Spotting inefficiencies and making recommendations for improvement. Become a change champion for the team

What You'll Need To Succeed
An undergraduate degree, and have at least 2-3 year's business experience. Prior experience and knowledge of deductions systems and processes (AMPS, SAP). Experience with SAP, Excel skills and financial knowledge (reconciliation, accounting, forecasting and planning). French is an asset.

What We Can Offer You
Meet the Women of Customer Development | Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans; Life Insurance; Optional Life Insurance including Spousal Life and Child Life; Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance; Consumer Directed Health Care Spending Account; Defined Contribution Pension Plan; Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan; Tuition Reimbursement; Fitness Subsidy; Paid Vacation and Holidays.

Please note: as part of the job application, you may be asked to complete pre-screening questions. Completion of the pre-screening questions are mandatory in order to be considered. Please allow yourself plenty of time to complete both the application and pre-screening questions. If the pre-screening questions are partially answered or not at all, it will adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the pre-screening questions at once as you will be unable to return to it later.

Unilever is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. Unilever is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process please let us know.
Deductions Analyst