Finance Analyst - Rebates (12 month FTC)

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Come and join us as a Finance Analyst on a 12 month ftc to work alongside our Finance Manager to support our ever-growing Rebates Finance team. 

The Role:

The rebate collection analyst plays a pivotal role in the timely and accurate collection of rebates debt across the City Plumbing estate, this role will be working closely with commercial/finance and external stakeholders (Suppliers) to ensure rebate debt is collected in line with agreed payment terms and reconciliations are completed back to our accounting records.

Attention to detail is central to this role as supplier agreements are subject to a varied set of rules, with no two the same ,you will be responsible for checking the accuracy of the rebate payments being received.You will need to have the confidence in your ability to enable you to build strong relationships with both the commercial team and Finance Team and It will be important for you to persuade commercial teams of the importance of following processes to ensure accuracy of payments and accruals. Finally, a good level of organisation and ability to focus on the task in hand will be vital to your success in the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier rebate debt collection and management of aged debt within our rebate system.
• Allocation and approval of rebate payments received via credit note & Bacs on a daily basis 
• Creation and allocation of supplier debit notes on a monthly basis to collect outstanding rebate debt.
• Management of the rebates mailbox managing queries from internal and external stakeholders
• Rebate reconciliations between actual payment received and system accruals, reporting variances to suppliers, commercial and finance in a timely manner. 
• Supporting the finance manager and finance analyst in month end close tasks (Journal creation/postings, balance sheet reconciliations)
• Analytical reporting for finance/commercial providing insights on supplier trends and outstanding debt positions.
• Working closely with internal commercial stakeholders and suppliers to ensure debt is collected inline with expectations.

This is a hybrid-based opportunity on a 12 month FTC with true flexibility to work from home, but you should be within commutable distance of our offices in Crick, Northamptonshire

You:

You’ll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with an innovative and agile approach to problem-solving.  You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider Finance team and you’ll thrive on delivering excellent support to the wider team.

Skills and competencies

• Studying towards becoming fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
• Excellent excel skills or Google Sheets.
• Analytically-minded with experience of working alongside stakeholders.
• Able to deal with large volumes of data and analytical reporting.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with excellent time-management skills.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, Financial Accountant, Finance Accountant, Finance Analyst, Finance Business Partner, Construction, Building Merchants, Building Products, Fleet, Supply Chain.

Us:

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

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We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. 

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.