Commercial Accountant at AVI Limited

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Maintenance of Customer Trade Term Contracts
• Manage Trade Term Agreements and accruals in SAP
• Calculation of Quarterly and Annual Sales Growth Incentives
• Growth Incentive Accruals and monthly Recons
• Verify Consultant Commissions received from Beauty Retailers
• Raise accruals for Consultant Commissions
• Upload Trade Spend Grids into SAP
• Liase with Key Account Managers (KAMs) to confirm monthly trade spend
• Raise Fixed Spend Accruals monthly
• Process accrual adjustment journals
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts relating to instore discount (by customer) on a monthly basis. This includes sallies, tallies, markdowns, etc.
• Maintain Monthly Master pricelist and share with internal stakeholders
• Monitor Daily price discrepancies and follow up with relevant KAMs
• Monitor Weekly AVI Promo summary vs mandates and follow up on discrepancies
• Participate in testing and Cutover of the SOS Trade Spend Project
• Reporting on Trade Spend estimates vs actuals
• Liaise with Internal and External auditors as required
• Support the Commercial Manager with the half year and year end reporting close out process
• Assist the Commercial Manager with all commercial projects and financial analysis as required

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• Completed Articles
• Experience within an FMCG environment will be advantageous
• Qualifications:
• CA (SA) Qualification

Additional Requirements:

• Advanced Excel
• SAP Knowledge
• Experience in FMCG / Consumer Goods
• Knowledge of financial processes

Competencies:

• Thinking Analytically
• Continuously Improving
• Building Relationships
• Articulating Information
• Meeting Deadlines
• Attention to Detail
• Planning & Organising
• Taking Initiative