Trade Analyst

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Solaris Paper is a North America towel and tissue manufacturer focused on the Retail and Away-from-Home markets. Our products include premium bath tissue, paper towels and facial tissue. Our family of brands include LoCor Towel and Tissue and Advanced Dispensing Systems, Livi VPG Select and Livi VPG towel and tissue and FIORA branded consumer towel and tissue products – one of the fastest growing consumer brands in North America.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Trade Marketing department is a cross-functional department spanning accounting, finance, sales, business operations, & marketing. Complete the Trade Marketing lifecycle of Promotion Planning à Invoiced Shipments à Expense Accrual à Customer Claims Receipt à Claims Settlement by processing customer claims and performing settlements of claims against accruals in order to maintain accurate and timely company financials. Trade Marketing Team, Sales Team, and Brokers– update results, progress, and resolving settlement issues. External Consultant – support and learn from external consultant (if applicable).

RESPONSIBILTIES

Trade Settlement:

• Match customer claims to approved promotional plans
• Work with Trade Marketing team, Sales, and Brokers to identify and resolve settlement issues
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable team to maintain coordination between Trade Settlement and Invoicing, Cash Application & Customer Collections
• Issue customer checks as required and authorized through approved promotional activity
• Assist as part of the Trade Marketing team by identifying differences between how trade funds are accrued and how they are claimed in order to increase the accuracy and reliability of Trade Promotion planning and accrual
• Ad-hoc financial analyses as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Knowledge

• Major in Business. Accounting or Finance major preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Strong organizational and communication skills

· Capable of building effective relationships and successfully partnering with internal customers

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills required
• Ability to understand and implement complex concepts, processes, and business structures

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal:

Depends on Project—Primarily with a Sales Director, Trade Manager, & Accounting

External:

Depends on Project—Customer Accounting Dept., Category Manager, & Brokers

WORKING ENVIORNMENT

This job is in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, email, phones/cell, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. There is sitting and repetitive hand, finger and wrist use.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Solaris Paper offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision health insurance programs, flex time (may be available), paid sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement, excellent in-house training program and much more!

Solaris Paper is an equal employment opportunity employer that recruits, hires, and promotes qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, disability, genetic information, military and veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,000.00 - $62,400.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Do you have working knowledge of SAP?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations