Responsibilities:

• Support, partner and align with Marketing and Commercial in the development and management of Customer Rebate and Incentive Programs
  • Construct models to calculate customer rebate payments and work with the Commercial and Marketing team to validate all rebates prior to Marketing issuing payments
  • Partner with Marketing to analyze the effectiveness of marketing programs
  • Provide insight and scenario analysis as part of new program analysis
  • Support Marketing/Commercial in tracking customer qualification for the annual PTR event
  • Develop methods to refine the assignment of marketing promotional funding for key customers
  • Develop monthly general ledger accruals for customer rebate and incentive programs, working with the VLS Controller to ensure compliance with GAAP, internal accounting policies and guidelines
• Partner with Commercial and Human Resources to calculate and support territory sales results in alignment with the annual sales incentive compensation programs
  • Prepare and analyze sales results per program guidelines and criteria
• Partner with Commercial and the Director of FP&A to build the annual sales budget and to complete the monthly forecast process
  • Build budget models for each Region to support the budget and forecast for gross sales, net sales and product margins.  Provide support and analysis to the Commercial Leads
  • Develop budget and forecast analysis in preparing for VLS Executive and Board review
  • Develop presentation materials & information requested for M&A scenario
• Work closely with Director FP&A to develop and expand analysis of product sales, margins and trends by product, geography and customer
  • Generate ideas and implement analytics and metrics
  • Partner with Marketing to expand VLS market share analysis
  • Dealer profitability analysis and modeling
  • ROI analysis of program and initiatives
  • Develop KPIs and effective results presentation, i.e., charts, trend analysis
  • Create financial models to analyze various business opportunities and cost savings initiatives
  • Work closely on implementation of financial planning and reporting tool (Adaptive) and continually improve the data integration and reporting thereof
• Support monthly variance analysis, MD&A and finance results package
• Assist in development of materials for executive management, board of directors and external stakeholders
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential
• Other duties not listed above as assigned by immediate supervisor

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3+ years related experience
• Minimum education of BA or BS degree in Finance or Accounting
• Expert Excel skills and financial modeling capabilities; learns and knows the business drivers
• Experience with 3 statement financial modeling and accounting concepts
• High attention to detail and a strong quality orientation; individual has a continuous improvement mindset, thorough and values accuracy and completeness
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills; willing to make recommendations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required to convey information clearly to Commercial and Marketing staff and Executive Management as needed
• Strong interpersonal effectiveness
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and priorities and react quickly to changes in direction
• Strong organizational skills and meets deadlines