Finance Business Services Analyst

Execute Trade Promotion activities within defined contractual Service Level Agreements and enforce GAAP and other authoritative accounting guidance, as well as Company policies and procedures, for Trade Promotion reimbursements. Provide the businesses with expert knowledge, training, guidance, and support on Vistex Agreement Objects to facilitate Fountain Foodservice Trade Promotion contract payments. The role requires a ‘customer first’ orientation, strong organization ability, keen attention to detail and the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities:

Contract/Vistex Agreement Maintenance:

• Own the completeness, accuracy, validity, and timeliness of Agreement data in Vistex for assigned accounts.
• Owns responsibility of rebate documentation including all supporting data analysis, SOX documentation and approvals.
• Maintain contact with Sales, Finance, and Master Data process teams to ensure alignment to Vistex Agreement usage and raise issues for resolution.
• Day-to-day decisions for the overall landscape for Vistex Agreement objects and the application of business rules, policy, and strategy.
• Responsible for data accuracy, performing and reporting on periodic audits and data integrity checks.
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting the effectiveness of Rebate administration processes.
• Ability to utilize system inputs and validate Vistex rebate calculations to ensure accuracy.
• Regular communication with customers and business partners to resolve open AR, uncashed checks, and other customer-based requests.

Business Decision Support:

• Responsible for analysing, interpreting, and determining Vistex system solution for contracts.
• Through thorough understanding of the logic and philosophy of the Company’s policies, procedures, and controls, provide the proper cause of action to resolve indefinable situations (grey areas).
• Providing expert knowledge and guidance to the businesses for specific Vistex Agreement objects.
• Provide insight and recommendations to proposed data design additions, structure changes, value determinations, standards and conventions on systems.
• Collaborates with functional groups on effectiveness and efficiencies of Rebate processes including Sales, IT, Volume team, Master Data, and Finance.

Accounting:

• Ensure that reimbursements are paid correctly and in accordance with GAAP and Company policies and procedures.
• Prepare all monthly documentation to aid in the balancing and reconciling of the Vistex System with the financial general ledger. Identify and reconcile all transactions of the general ledger to Vistex sub-ledger.
• Enforce good accounting practices in reimbursements and reconciliations.
• Manage applicable schedules to fulfil contractual obligations and deadlines for rebate accounts.

Special Projects:

• Active participant as the subject matter expert for Rebates on projects.
• Participates in the development of system and process transition and implementation plans.
• Provides input into analysis for system development.
• Plays an integral role in ongoing data improvement initiatives.
• Contributes to the development of communication materials.
• Develops presentations and correspondence.
• Process manual payments.

• 3+ years of work experience in Finance/Accounting or related preferred.
• Degree required: Accounting, Business, Finance, or Economics preferred.
• Food & Beverage industry experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required (e.g., Pivot Tables, V&H Lookups, Formulas).
• ERP experience required (SAP, Vistex, PowerPoint preferred).
• Knowledge of income statements, accruals, cash flow statements and balance sheets highly preferred.
• Financial acumen, experience with problem solving with analytical thinking and presentation skills.
  Vistex experience a plus.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a modern beverage company with a bold vision built to deliver growth and opportunity.  We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it! 

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us? 

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work. 

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.